I can see why he suggested Gypsum as a calcium source, you certainly don't need anything that would raise your PH any higher like lime. I thought maybe you had sodic soil considering where you live, gypsum is recommended to displace sodium in such soils but you've got raised beds so I wouldn't think you had overly high sodium levels.
I don't understand why the test would come back as low on N with the liquid fish, alfalfa meal and blood meal you added. I wouldn't add any wood chips or leaves that are not fully composted as decomposition would take nitrogen from your soil.
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