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.
The resemblance between Downton Abbeyâs Mrs. Patmore and the cursed teapot Mrs. Potts has been noted on Twitter. Yes, Angela Lansbury, who voiced the original role, is still alive, but Nicolâs uncanny ability to play a stern-but-maternal maid should be rewarded.