10/09/2012
Why add Gypsum to soil as a conditioner?Gypsum has over 30 benefits when added to the soil as a conditioner.Gypsum is a material that performs in all three categories of soil treatment: an amendment, conditioner, and fertilizer.
"Dr Arthur Wallace (Ph.D Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) and Dr. Garn Wallace (Ph.D Bio-Chemistry) of wallace laboratories, California, U.S.A believe that if soil structure is not right, then nothing is right".
Gypsum helps to loosen compacted soil, improves water and air pe*******on and improves the plants natural leaching abilities. This will also improve the effectiveness of other fertilizers used on the soil as they can pe*****te the soil much easier.
Gypsum fertilizer is used to aid soil structure and provide trace nutrients for plants without altering the PH of the soil.
Calcium oxide is a strong base, while sulphur dioxide is a strong acid. When the two are combined, the resulting salt is calcium sulphate or gypsum.
The acidity and alkalimity cancel out, forming a neutral substance. The major nutrients in gypsum are calcium and sulphur, both of which are essential to plant life and processes.
Calcium helps build cell walls and is essential to internal transport systems within plants. Sulphur is essential to protein and oil production in plants and their seeds and in the successful maturation of plants and their fruits.
