I use it in hanging baskets, like you would use dried moss.

Duck weed and azolla work well too. The stuff (DW) underneath will actually stay alive for several days.

What a good use for string algae! Now if I only had some! I've been taking out gobs and gobs of water lettuce and hyacinth and putting it around my Joe Pye Weed. Looks a little funky, but, hey, it's free.

As long as you keep it wet it should be ok - I assume you've put the cuttings in a small vase. Once string algae dries, it's very similar to paper. You'd have to get it wet again and then I'm not sure how it would react. I just add mine to my compost pile.

See?? String Algae really IS good for something! You know...i bet it would make really pretty hand-made paper.

Hmmm I'll try that next time I have string algae. I make my own paper and have added just about any kind of flora you can name. Some work out well, others... well, lets not talk about it!!! :-)

Every time I clean out my UV pressurized filter, I collect the "waste" in a 5 gal bucket I use for the final rince for the filter pad.

I then either dump the waste into the flower garden, or whatever tree looks thirsty.

Everyone seems to be happy.

I DO NOT add to my wifes tomato garden though.
1. She would kill me.
2. I add chemicals to the water everyso often, and don't think I want to eat them!

I've often thought there must be some good and yet unutilized way of using this stuff. Its fibres are so strong!

Terry

I put it in the compost pile.