On 5/27/2016 9:51 PM, Pavel314 wrote:
I needed five tablespoons of gypsum (calcium sulfate) for a mushroom spawn project so I went to the feed store. I couldn't find a small bag or box on the shelves, so I asked the clerk. She said that all they had was a 50-pound bag for $9.99. I figured that for only ten dollars, I'd buy the sack and use the excess somewhere.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of use for gypsum, other than breaking up clay soil for better drainage, which isn't a problem for us. I guess I could just spread it around the pasture, figuring that the calcium will eventually get into the grass, which will give my sheep stronger bones when they eat it.

Any novel ideas of what to do with 49.99 pounds of pelletized gypsum?

Paul

Get yourself one of those seed slingers at a big box store. I bought one
years ago and use it to sling pelleted gypsum on the lawn. Our home was
built on clay with a two inch layer of sand. Builder did this to avoid
the Federal flood insurance.

Putting the gypsum out takes some time to break down the clay. We did
that on a lot in Corpus Christi, TX back in the late seventies and it
worked over a several year span. If I remember correctly we did it once
a month and watered heavily.

George