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Re: [APD] GYPSUM
On 8/20/05, drajitathale <drajitathale at hclinfinet_com> wrote:
>
> (Off the aquatic plants topic), I was advised to use gypsum in my garden
> as
> the water which is used to water the plants is hard salty boring water.
>
> What would be exactly the purpose of adding gypsumn to the soil in this
> situation?
I used gypsum in my garden when I lived in an area with clay soil and
alkaline water. The gypsum "loosens up" the clay, making the soil more
friable giving it a texture that is supposedly easier for plant roots to
penetrate. It definitely makes the soil easier for a person to break up. I
used gypsum in conjunction with compost and it worked much better than
compost alone.
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