Re: CULT: Gypsum?
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Gypsum?
- From: J* J*
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:58:35 -0700
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BigAlligator@aol.com wrote:
> << Do you know
> anything about gypsum. Jerry Smith, the garden salesman who calls himself the
> best gardener in the world, says it breaks up clay soil. >>
>
> I received this in a message. Do you all know if the statement about
> the clay soil is true, so I can answer this lady?
A recent article I read said that gypsum helps the individual clay
particles clump together into larger particles. Sounds counterintuitive
but when the fine particles clump into bigger ones, they create air and
moisture spaces and giving you better friability.
In a new bed, it is more effective to till in humus and vegetable matter
as gypsum takes a while to work. Once a year for several years. 50 lbs
per 1000sq ft
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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