Well, if you have a dog you can use it on the dog's favorite "to go" spots.

tj

I started reading on it and I can disperse it in garden beds. That is what I'll do to use up what I have. i have neutral ph so not concerned about adversely tipping any soil make up scales. Not that much to make an impact anyway.

Doesn't change soil pH.

Save it in a dry place for when you need it again. It is a very soluble form of calcium if you ever find your soil in need.

Spread that gypsum around as you wish because it will do little for your soil in Texas.

kimmq is kimmsr

Kimmq, can you elaborate?

kimmg, don't you need a good reliable soil test first to know that to advise the op?

I know it is described as loamy clay but I will have to search deeper as to mineral content on the soil conservation website

If you live someplace that is arid, southern California, Arizona, New Mexico) gypsum would be a good soil amendment to help reduce the sodic qualities those soil have due to inadequate rainfall. Few other soils, where adequate rainfall is the norm accumulate the salts that make soils sodic and, contrary to the hype of the sellers spreading gypsum on those soils will do little.

Perhaps this from Colorado State University might answer more of your questions.

http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Soil/gypsum.htm

kimmq is kimmsr

good info but was surprised about gypsum not fluffifying the soil. I can assure you that I can stick my hand into soil I've amended with gypsum, two years after the fact. It has also made it much easier for the @#$% squirrels to yank daffies, which they then toss like garbage once they realize what they are. gypsum does make my clay soil fluffier. I need to investigate this more.....

I looked til my head started spinning. I think there is confusion between gypsum as nutrient and gypsum as soil texture improvement. I plan to disperse in the hopes to improve texture. It's just some extra I have. Would not go out and buy any more.

Was gypsum all that was added to the soil, or was some organic matter added as well?

kimmq is kimmsr

If you're asking with respect with past beds for daffodils I added a couple shovelfuls of compost. These few small beds, were specifically created to plant daffodils. If you're asking about regular garden beds I've never used gypsum, just compost and mulch for top dressing.

So then most likely it was the compost, organic matter, and not the gypsum that made those beds "fluffy".

kimmq is kimmsr

It was said:

"If you live someplace that is arid, southern California, Arizona, New
Mexico) gypsum would be a good soil amendment to help reduce the sodic
qualities those soil have due to inadequate rainfall"

The facts:

- Sodic soil is soil which has excess sodium.

- Low rainfall areas typically have high calcium but not necessarily high sodium.

- Low rainfall areas typically also have pH on the high side, this due to the high calcium load.

In SoCal, where I gardened for 30-some years, the typical soil pH was between 6.8 and 7.0.

Gypsum is helpful in 2 instances:

-- a. In soil with low calcium, as in high rainfall areas.

-- b. In soils with high sodium.

I fall in category a