Alfalfa monoculture next year Z4

[Maddog66]

It was harder to find 50# bags of gypsum (pelletized) than I thought it would be. But I did and they were 18 each. I bought 4 for my alfalfa plot today.

 

[homerj]

It was harder to find 50# bags of gypsum (pelletized) than I thought it would be. But I did and they were 18 each. I bought 4 for my alfalfa plot today.

Menards in Rhinelander out of stock?

 

[Maddog66]

I didn’t think to check there actually, but 3 other local-ish places didn’t have it in bulk bags now. They said they get it in the spring and sell out over the summer.

I could have waited on buying it, but the warm weather up here lately has me jumping the gun. As usual.

 

[homerj]

I didn’t think to check there actually, but 3 other local-ish places didn’t have it in bulk bags now. They said they get it in the spring and sell out over the summer.

I could have waited on buying it, but the warm weather up here lately has me jumping the gun. As usual.

I've never found it cheaper than at Menards. I've also not bought it in bulk so maybe it'd be cheaper that way.

 

[Maddog66]

Homerj, when you buy gypsum, does it actually say the word Gypsum on the package?

Mine does not. I just the chemical decsription :

0-0-0-21CA-17S Calcium Sulfate Fertilizer.

 

[homerj]

Homerj, when you buy gypsum, does it actually say the word Gypsum on the package?

Mine does not. I just the chemical decsription :

0-0-0-21CA-17S Calcium Sulfate Fertilizer.

Menards stuff says pelletized gypsum

 

[Foggy47]

Menards stuff says pelletized gypsum

Just checking on my local Menards for gypsum. One thing of interest to me is gettng sulfur added to any fertilizer I buy. I see that this gypsum has sulfur included. price is right at $7.88 for 40 lbs. Some of the benefits do not occur to be as beneficial in my sandy soils tho. I got no problem with water passing through. I can hardly make a puddle in my sand. I always remember a local seed producer tell me that sulfur was critical to crops in sandy soils. That always stuck with me. One year I put two bags of sulfur on a newly developed large plot. I really got some good growth from that new plot. Tho....I was always worried about spontaneous combustion - with the smell of that on sulfur when I spread it on my land.