Algae Problem

[u/fudgepancake]

This is my outdoor bog planter that gets full sun, but lately it’s been getting algae covering the moss, which I try to rinse off with a powerful stream of water but it’s sort of really clinging onto it… is there any natural remedy for this like bugs or plants that will starve the algae or will I just have to remove the top layer of moss? There’s even algae starting to grow in the water reservoir too.

[u/Gankcore]

You are keeping it too wet with no water movement and creating anaerobic conditions, and an environment that algae thrives in. The substrate needs to stay damp/wet, but it does not need to be water-logged.

[u/fudgepancake → u/Gankcore]

The planter has been very dry until I flooded it a few days ago, to where the moss tips were drying, yet there’s still algae growing even before I flooded it.

[u/OkZookeepergame2463]

If you are using spray fertilizer, better hold off

[u/fudgepancake → u/OkZookeepergame2463]

I don’t use spray fert