Gypsum Increases the pH of Acidic Soils. One mechanism in which gypsum can increase soil pH enough in some acid soils to sufficiently decrease the level of soluble aluminum to grow crops satisfactorily is replacement of hydroxyl ions from some clay lattices by sulfate ions.
Photo: Getty Images. Lesley Nicol, the actress who plays Downton Abbeyâs often-harried cook Mrs. Patmore, said she pestered series creator Julian Fellowes like he was Daisy about giving her character a man. After months of nudging, he relented. âHe was probably thinking, Oh, shut up already! I had asked so many times,â she laughed.
Now as the sixth and final season of Downton Abbey draws to a close, we look back to our January/Febuary 2014 issue for TeaTime Downton Abbey Style. Our Downton Abbey tea was inspired by season one, episode two, of the television series, where we first see Lady Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, played by celebrated British actress Maggie Smith, make tea. In this memorable scene, she used a Royal Crown Derby Imari tea set like the one pictured above and a silver tipping kettle. As we ...