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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: bobpaine on December 23, 2012, 09:13

Title: Horticultral gypsum
Post by: bobpaine on December 23, 2012, 09:13

Does anyone know of a good supplier of garden gypsum, that is reasonably priced? Finding it difficult.

Title: Re: Horticultral gypsum
Post by: Yorkie on December 23, 2012, 14:22

I've never seen gypsum advertised.  Will ordinary lime do?

Title: Re: Horticultral gypsum
Post by: mumofstig on December 23, 2012, 14:31

ebay
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/110903595934?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

Title: Re: Horticultral gypsum
Post by: arugula on December 23, 2012, 14:42

Its a shame the postage on that quantity is more than the cost of the item. :( Would this not be available from a good garden centre or more old-fashioned nursery in your area?

Title: Re: Horticultral gypsum
Post by: Trillium on December 23, 2012, 15:44

Gypsum is getting very hard to find for gardeners with clay soil. Few people understood its use with clay soil so retail suppliers got stuck with a lot and wouldn't carry it again.

Now it mostly goes to the plasterboard industry. So, if you can find some scrap plasterboard and you have a decent hammer, you can make your own.