Gypsum
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05/17/22 12:46 PM
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Someone told me they use this for lawn and garden fertilizer. Anybody ever use it for that?
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 12:58 PM
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Gypsum also supplies elemental sulfur as well as calcium. Like Keith says, it's the one way to raise calcium levels without changing pH. It also has value in loosening tight knit clay soils and creating more of the desirable crumb structure that plants need.
Benjamin Franklin was a big proponent of gypsum use.
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 01:12 PM
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I have hauled many tons from pits in OK and TX to concrete plants also
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 02:46 PM
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Also helps break down hard clay soil.
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 03:19 PM
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But, will it make grass and gardens grow better? On the types of clay that goes concrete hard in times of drought, yes. But as said it is dependent on whether it is needed on your soil type.
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 03:28 PM
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But, will it make grass and gardens grow better? If your garden and lawn need what it has then yes, absolutely, but if it doesn’t then no, in fact it could hurt it. There’s no such thing as an additive that just flat helps gardens and lawns across the board. Get a soil analysis and add what it lacks. Your soil will need vastly different amendments than mine does, or even your neighbor on the next block over, and the amendments you need will vary greatly depending on what exactly you are trying to grow. The worst thing you can do for your garden is start throwing amendments in it Willy nilly without knowing what it already does or does not have in it
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Re: Gypsum
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05/17/22 04:52 PM
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Company I work for pays to get rid of it.
Helps hold water in the garden imo
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Re: Gypsum
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05/18/22 01:14 AM
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I disagree with the above. The main purpose of lime is to adjust pH into a range that plant nutrients are more available for plants that do best in the 6-7.5 range. Gypsum will not raise an acidic soil's pH at all.
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Re: Gypsum
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05/18/22 01:53 PM
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Also helps break down hard clay soil. Yup. And can LOWER ph
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