Re: CULT: Gypsum (was Old sawdust)
- Subject: Re: CULT: Gypsum (was Old sawdust)
- From: M* S*
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:02:22 -0800
From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
Rice Hulls make a very good soil amendment. Originally we lived in an area
with a lot blue clay. Much similar to cement in the summer. I still
remember my grandmother using a pick ax to break up the soil. Rice hulls
were recommended to us as a way to loosen the clay permanently. They work
wonderful, creating great drainage and take years to decompose. My two
cents
Mike
-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>John | "There be dragons here"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
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