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Cyanobacteria were immobilized on hemp cloth, which was subsequently cut into fine pieces for use as a soil amendment. The amendment is intended for speeding recovery of microbiotic soil crusts in semi-arid and arid lands where such crusts have been destroyed by anthropogenic activities. Microcoleus vaginatus, Schizothrix calcicola, and Nostoc were used to create amendments, but most of the experiments in this study utilized the Microcoleus amendment, as it is the most cosmopolitan and ecologically important cyanobacterial taxon in desert soil crusts. The amendment was found to retain its viability in storage for at least 18 months. M. vaginatus grew best in CT and Z8+ (plus vitamins) media with aeration and addition...