Re: CULT: Gypsum?
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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.
> ________________________________________________
>
> Although I garden on an old sand dune, rather that a brick pit, my clay
neighbors have recommended a material called Permatill, (or VoleBlock) which
is a fired material that apparently opens up clay (and blocks voles). Info
at http://www.permatill.com. I thinking of trying that new gelatinous stuff
which is reputed to hold water.
Jim Gibbons
Comfy in Carolina
Zone 8a
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