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All Natural, Full Sized Organic Wisconsin Barley Straw Bale

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:02:20 +0000

All Natural Full Sized Organic Barley Straw Bale Measuring approximately 32″ x 19″ x 14″ and weighing approximately 26 lbs.

This is a full sized farmer’s organic barley straw bale tied with twine. This entire bale could be staked to the shore just under the water line of a large natural bottomed pond. Or it can be broken down into smaller portions and put into our mesh barley bags for easier application and more effective decay. We will often insert rocks into the mesh bags to help them sink just below the surface of the water. One bale will fill approximately 6 mesh bags. If you’d rather have biodegradable bags, try our large burlap bags. Not as large as our mesh bags, but completely biodegradable. If left float on the surface of the pond, this bale will eventually sink over time and decay.
The barley straw does not begin to affect algae growth until it begins to decay, so apply your barley early in the year for best results. More water circulation and aeration will help with the effectiveness of barley straw.

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Organic Wisconsin Barley Straw Bale – 70 oz. Treats 20,000 + gallons

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:56:06 +0000

This is one fully stuffed, hand-packed, organic barley bale. We buy our barley from a certified organic barley grower right here in Janesville Wisconsin. We then hand pack the barley into bags. This bag is a plastic mesh onion sack, because we couldn’t find a fully biodegradable alternative. Sorry about that. The good news is that these bags are pretty easy to anchor to the edge or bottom of your pond and you can pull out the onion sack once the barley has finished decomposing. We have been using these bales in our largest ponds for many years in our pond business and we know that you will be fully satisfied with them.

These Barley Bales are pretty big, so we usually only use them in larger farm ponds. Like any barley bale, you will want it to be in some moving water if possible, and submerged just below the surface. You don’t want it to sink over three feet deep, or it just won’t get enough oxygen to decompose properly. They can be buried directly in the rocks and gravel at the bottom of your pond if you have a shallow area, or the bags can be stuffed with some rocks so that they sink to the bottom on their own. You can also stake these bags to the bottom in naturally bottomed ponds. The more water that flows through the bales, the better.

Barley is all natural, so you can never add too much barley.

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All Natural, Organic Wisconsin Barley Straw Bale – 50 oz. Treats 5,000 – 20,000 gallons

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:52:57 +0000

This is one fully stuffed, hand-packed, organic barley bale. We buy our barley from a certified organic barley grower right here in Janesville Wisconsin. We then hand pack the barley into fully biodegradable burlap bags. We have been using these burlap bags for many years in our pond business and we know that you will be fully satisfied with our barley bales, just like all of our clients.

These Barley Bales are larger and should be used on slightly larger ponds. These bales will not fit into a waterfall box unless you ‘ve got a really big box like the Aquascape Grande. You can use these in a wetland filter, but we would usually install multiple 16oz bales instead, simply because they are easier to bury and they can be spread out more. Like any barley bale, these can be placed under your waterfall, or near the side of your pond. You want them to be submerged, so that you don’t see them, but the more water and oxygen that flows through them, the better. You don’t want them to sink any deeper than three feet down in a large pond. Without sufficient oxygen, they will not decompose properly. They can also be buried directly in the rocks and gravel at the bottom of your pond, or the bags can be stuffed with some rocks so that they sink to the bottom on their own. The more water that flows through the bales, the better.

Barley is all natural, so you can never add too much barley.

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All Natural, Organic Wisconsin Barley Straw Bale – 16 oz. Treats 1000 – 5000 gallons

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:38:10 +0000

One all natural, fully biodegradable, burlap bag stuffed tight with all natural Wisconsin barley straw. This barley straw for ponds is packed by hand and is very earth friendly.

This bale of straw measures approximately 13″ x 6″, weighs approximately 16 ounces and will effectively treat up to 5000 gallons of pond water, but you can never over-treat with all natural barley for ponds, so feel free to add more.

By placing these bales of straw in your pond you will be choosing the safe and natural way to keep your pond water clean and clear year-round. Don't be fooled by other industrial packed barley in plastic mesh bags, barley straw extract or barley straw pellets which are all made in factories, these bulk barley bales for ponds are harvested in Wisconsin and packed by hand in Wisconsin. These are as natural as it gets!

Barley straw bales are nature's way to help keep clean and clear pond water. Add barley to the pond in early spring and replace it or add to it after four to six months. When following mother nature's way to treat your pond water, you need to have patience, this all natural barley pond clarifier won't start to work until it begins to decay.

Each bale treats up to 1000-5000 gallons. You can never have too much barley in your pond. Simply float in the water, sink it to the bottom or bury it in the waterfall box or wetland. As long as the barley is decomposing, it is working. We use this exact barley in all of our ponds.

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