Hi! My winter unheated high tunnel kale has some algae growing on the soil surrounding the plants (pictured) and some with a bit of algae on the base. The soil has remained pretty damp throughout the winter and we've been scraping algae from the surface when we notice it mainly to prevent fungus gnats in the beds. After doing some research, I had a few unanswered algae questions! First, I am wondering if the algae is a competitor or a beneficial in this case. Second, does it at all impact the safety of consuming the crop and when is algae toxic (is soil algae ever a major safety concern?)? I know algae is fairly common in soil, but I'm not experienced in identifying type. Going off of that, is algae growing in the soil likely to impact the quality of water in drip irrigation that is coming from a commercial water source? Thank you!