RE: gypsum

Irises are heavy feeders including both calcium and sulfur. Plant nutrients have to be dissolved in water for the plant to be able to adsorb the nutrient. Since gypsum (calcium sulfate) has a very low solubility, neither the calcium nor the sulfate are readily available to the plant. The low solubility also means gypsum has a very minor effect on pH. The gypsum package gives the application rate for loosening the clay. The rate  is high enough that the ground is white before tilling it in.
 
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
h*@directcon.net  www.beautiful-view-iris.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandra [mailto:bardraj2003@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:47 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] gypsum

Oh, and I was blaming it for the poor growth in that bed the first year.  I though I had put too much.  What
about the sulfate part could that have any bearing ?
 
Sandra
 
----- Original Message -----
From: h*@directcon.net
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Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 9:38 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] gypsum

My understanding of gypsum is that it is good for loosening clay soil but of minimal value as a source of calcium because of its very low solubility. I have clay so use gypsum routinely when rototilling beds.
 
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
h*@directcon.net  www.beautiful-view-iris.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandra [mailto:bardraj2003@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:22 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] RE: IB Agatha Christie (gypsum)

That's what I had added to the soil, too - gypsum, several years ago.  Hmmm, perhaps an experiment is in
order.
 
Sandra
----- Original Message -----
From: w*@mintel.net
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Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] RE: IB Agatha Christie

Sandra, Sharon, et al.,
Agatha looks more like Sandra's version.  In fact, that's exactly the way I remeber it colorwise.  That grew in pretty good soil which may have had some gysum (calcium sulfate) added several years ago, but I can't really say that the soil was calcium rich.  Don't know.
Chuck Bunnell
Lafayette, IN
Region 6 
Zone 5a-5b
----- Original Message -----
From: s*@aol.com
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 12:04 AM
Subject: [iris-photos] RE: IB Agatha Christie

Sandra,  et al
 
Attached is a combo of my Agatha Christie, top left and yours, bottom right.  There really is a difference, probably soil conditions.
 
Sharon

 





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