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.
He played the faithful Dr. Watson opposite Jeremy Brettâs Sherlock Holmes in the famed Granada Television series of the 1980s and â90s. Edward Hardwicke, who played the faithful Dr. Watson opposite Jeremy Brettâs Sherlock Holmes in the famed Granada Television series of the 1980s and â90s, died Monday, the Telegraph in London reported. He was 78.