Fairway Gypsum Application

Every year we spread gypsum on our fairways per recommendations made by Mavis Consulting.  The gypsum breaks down easily after a few passes with a steel drag mat and a few minutes of water.

The trick is actually getting it out of our spreader.  The material is a consistency of a damp, heavy flower and requires some "coaxing" to get it out of the spreader.  The picture below shows Carl doing just that.

Gypsum is important for a number of reasons.  A few of them are:

1. It's a source of calcium and sulfur for plants. 
2. Gypsum improves soil structure.  Flocculation, or aggregation, is important in the soil profile for plants to have healthy roots.    
3. It also improves water infiltration into the soil.