CULT: Gypsum (was Old sawdust)
- Subject: CULT: Gypsum (was Old sawdust)
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 09:44:23 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Rebecca A Stickel wrote:
>
>
> Please excuse my ignorance, but is this (gypsum) what drywall or wallboard
> is made of? Could you use drywall scraps, ground up?
>
Yes, sheetrock (drywall, wallboard) is made from gypsum, but I don't know if
there are other additives used to help keep it compressed. Additionally there
is the glue that is used to adhere the paper to the sheet. and to hold the
paper together.
With that many unknowns, I don't think I would recommend ground up sheetrock
as a soil amendment. As well, there is the issue of how you would grind it up
and how long that would take.
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