Gardening Information

Herb Gardening Section


Welcome to Gardening Information

Article

Here is Why You Should Use Gypsum in Gardening
james ellison

Do you have clay or layer of hard subsoil problems in your garden?
Then gypsum may be the answer to help loosen the soil structure. It is not considered a miracle substance and you will find that it doesn't work right away, but a 3 year program of applications should help improve the poor soil conditions. It is not expensive and is easy to spread where needed.

Gypsum also has a job of repairing the soil that has been damaged through compaction from heavy stock, machinery, in the recovery of sub-soils exposed by earth movement and in soils affected by salinity.

A gardener faces one of the biggest problems in a new or established garden if they have a clay or layer of hard subsoil type of soil. This type of soil creates poor drainage, soggy soil and soil compaction.

When you have a new garden you can work organic humus, which should be done anyway, to loosen the poor soil. Manure, compost, peat moss and soil mulches and conditioners are normally used for this purpose.

You might ask, what do you do in an established garden?
A lot of work and time to recondition soil would be required. Gypsum may be just the answer for reconditioning the soil, because it can be spread on the surface of the soil like in the vegetable garden, flowerbeds or on the lawn. What this means is it does not have to be worked into the soil, it can just simply be spread on the surface.

What does Gypsum do?
It's main purpose is to penetrate the many clay particles in heavy or the layer of hard subsoil type soils and loosen the soil structure. Then this creates air and moisture slots that will loosen and break-up the soil structure.

Be aware that gypsum does not contain any major plant nutrients, so continue a regular fertilizing program even though it contains calcium and sulfur which is needed for plant growth. In addition, continue to put out organic humus as you plant.

Gypsum is easy to apply!
Just spread it on the lawn, using the granular type, with a lawn spreader at the rate of 40 pounds per thousand square feet. Gypsum fertilizer can be spread any time of the year and only one application per year is needed. To get it started working, water immediately after applying. If applied properly it does not affect the pH of the soil, not harmful to humans and your animals and will not burn. And because Gypsum is neutral and will not change the soil pH, you can use it in places where plants like Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons and other acid loving plants grow, they need a little calcium too. Of course, gypsum should be applied per directions.

What is gypsum?
Hydrous calcium sulfate
Calcium Sulfate - CaSO4
Another Name: Gypsite


About the Author

This article is brought to you courtsey of http://www.basic-info-4-organic-fertilizers.com



Herb Gardening Best products


Herb Gardening News

herb gardening

Like an alarm clock for our gardens, the thermometer's swell to 60 degrees awakens gardeners in the spring. As strong as the urge is to get outside and get started, it's best to take a measured approach for the best growing experience and a beautiful ...

Read more


The 60-degree factor - Waterbury Republican-American

For 17 years, Bay Area gardeners have relied on Pam Peirce's authoritative "Golden Gate Gardening" as their go-to resource for no-nonsense general instruction on nurturing fruits, vegetables and herbs in the home garden. Unfortunately, gardeners who ...

Read more


'Golden Gate Gardener' expands advice to Santa Clara ... - San Jose Mercury News

Or help them to make a bottle garden of ferns, fittonia, maranta and cryptanthus planted in an old sweet jar. If granny is a cookery fan, plant up a kitchen windowsill trough with herbs from the supermarket and decorate it with small models of birds ...

Read more


MAKE MOTHER'S DAY WITH A GIFT THAT COUNTS - Daily Express

There's a green caretaker on hand should any of the residents need gardening advice ... The stylish garden has hammocks strung up above the decked base and sheltered from northern gusts by glazed panels. There's also a herb garden and a supply of ...

Read more


Do homes with roof terraces beat gardens? - This is Money

ENJOYING a perfect day with Samo isn't easy. My Slovenian friend is a sanguine individual whose attitude to his country's entry into the European Union and its adoption, in 2007, of the euro speaks volumes. "I was poor when we had tolars," he says ...

Read more


Strike it rich in Ljubljana - The Australian

Gardening is a passion of mine, whether it be vegetables, herbs or flowers, as long as I can dig in the dirt and make things grow, I am happy. My yard and garden are filled with different perennial plants, however when spring arrives, I am digging ...

Read more


My Favorite Top 10 Annual Plants and Flowers - Associated Content

KINGSTON – The fourth annual St. Patty’s Day Bash to raise money and awareness of today’s pressing women’s health issues, specifically Ovarian cancer research, will be held from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Hilltop Athletic Club ...

Read more


Briefly: March 12 - Abington Mariner

"When I decided I wanted to invest in a new cookbook, I thought who better to seek out for advice than you! I'm hoping you might be able to help me with a recommendation or two. I'm just a home cook with no training, but I'm pretty decent at it and ...

Read more


Wanted: a cookbook recommendation or two. Ideas? - Seattle Times

The home center retailer has introduced a new fruit, vegetable and herb plant line called Grow Your Own that encourages increasingly f rugal consumers to cultivate their own edibles . Naturally, the idea is to sell more than plants. In introducing ...

Read more


Edible Complex: Lowe's Garden Promotion Hopes to Harvest Long-Term ... - BNET

The idea is now catching on in Wyoming, Craig said ... Use big containers if you plan on gardening this way. Planting in containers will give you the chance to avoid the bad soil, Graper said. But it also could limit the types of plants you can pot ...

Read more