Gypsum use

[casemx 270]

Anyone used gypsum on heavy clay soils ? Did it help ? What rate ? Any experience using it ? Thanks

 

[The Arable Farmer]

Never used it but, will be watching this thread closely as have thought about it in the past.

 

[teslacoils]

Yup. Can't get it economically since lockdown.

 

[Pan mixer]

I had a post on here the other week about the same thing, the upshot was that I might try a bit a 2 tonnes an acre if I can afford it.

 

[Bogweevil]

Test a small patch with a sack of plaster? If clay flocculates think about larger scale?

 

[ih1455xl]

Yep cake it on the more the merrier 2T/ha on paper should still be able to get it tipped for free used to be able to get spread for free aswell but that stopped a while ago

 

[YELROM]

Most of our mg indexes are 4 to 5 would we see a benefit from applying gypsum
Do you go off the mg level or is there other tests that would show if gypsum would be beneficial as my friend does recycling and could bring us back loads when he takes plaster boards in

 

[Brisel]

What are your calcium levels like? For those in N Yorks and County Durham, there’s Agricore virtually giving it away.

 

[teslacoils]

2t/ha is a complete waste of time unless you're doing every acre every year. And then you'd be better doing 1/10th of the area with 20t/ha.