Any idea what this is

[JamieB]

Dried up plant matter of some kind. My first thought was sphagnum moss, but closer look at pictures says no.

 

[poconojoe]

Dried up Parrot's Feather?

 

[addy1]

He says usually hidden, parrots feather is not hidden!

 

[poconojoe]

He says usually hidden, parrots feather is not hidden!

Ha! True!

 

[poconojoe]

Is it at least pond related? Or is the stuffing from the seats of your '53 Ford?

 

[j.w]

Looks like some kind of plant roots all dried up!

 

[rubyduby]

Is it at least pond related? Or is the stuffing from the seats of your '53 Ford?

That’s a good one. I have seen something similar in old cushions...horse hair I think it was...

 

[rubyduby]

Upon closer inspection I think that the strings are braided like cord of some kind. And the mat appears to be squarish...

 

[rubyduby]

Okay, I just looked up dried moss and that‘s what I think it is...but why would it be hidden? Oh come on GBBUDD...just a little hint...maybe “getting warmer”

 

[poconojoe]

He's holding out....

 

[GBBUDD]

Is it nesting material?

close but so far

 

[GBBUDD]

Last year I tried an experiment. mainly out of curiosity in being a new bog owner and I set up Papyrus on top of an aquablox. no stone no nothing just dangeling in the water but protected from the fish . so that photo is just roots a 27x16x17.5 aquablox was completely fled by 4 papyrus. And anyone who questions the benefit of a bog over a sponge filter etc theres the sponge but it is alive and absorbing all the bad stuff in our pods. if you look close you can see tge imprint from the aquablox

 

[GBBUDD]

Dried up plant matter of some kind. My first thought was sphagnum moss, but closer look at pictures says no.

I would have to say Jamie was the winner or being very close

 

[JamieB]

Looks like some kind of plant roots all dried up!

I’d say she wins, as she was closer, dries up roots.

 

[poconojoe]

Those Papyrus do have some crazy roots. I tore some out this Spring that had died over the Winter.