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Agriculture & Natural Resources Updates for Fannin & Gilmer Counties

Algae

  • With the recent dry weather encouraging the use, and possible overuse, of irrigation systems coupled with rainfall and humidity, I have had several pictures and questions about a jelly-like substance growing in the turf.  The jelly-like “stuff” is a Nostoc algae, a genus of cyanobacterium formerly classified as blue-green algae.  It has multiple common names like star jelly,…

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