Neem oil questions

ok so i use neem oil for an organic insecticide/fungicide. how late should i spray during flowering? i dont spray any neem half way through, for example, i wont spray any neem during week 6 on a 10 week strain. does anybody happen to know if the neem oil has any effect on the mycos & other beneficials in my soil? im all organic & want to keep it that way

Can you use neem oil in recirculating aeroponics system?

...I wouldn't spray them after wk#3...don't want bud rot.

UrbanAerO said:

Can you use neem oil in recirculating aeroponics system?

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...when you say "in", do you mean like in the res? ...I don't think I'd do that, I'd just spray the foilage, mainly the underside of the leaves.

actually, my aeroponics dont have bugs, but my room with 5 gallon hydroton does. so tired of rocks, the fungas knats love to lay eggs in it. I hand water the buckets but I set it up to flood like ebb and grow.

would not put it in a reservoir cus it's really oily and only way to clean it out is with soap. Might clog something, other than that I don't know.

For the original poster you can just water the neem into the soil. I use 1 tsp/gal.

it takes 2 weeks to dissipate so you can spray all the way up until two weeks to harvest.

anomolies said:

For the original poster you can just water the neem into the soil. I use 1 tsp/gal.

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why? that would be murder!!!! i posted this same question in another forum & the response was that neem will & does in fact kill the beneficials if poured into the soil.

Twistedfunk said:

it takes 2 weeks to dissipate so you can spray all the way up until two weeks to harvest.

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spraying neem oil up until about 2 weeks till harvest is about right, although there are some who swear anything sprayed on degrades the smoke.. thanks for all the responses

mamador1r said:

why? that would be murder!!!! i posted this same question in another forum & the response was that neem will & does in fact kill the beneficials if poured into the soil.

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what fact? Show me scientific proof.

anomolies said:

what fact? Show me scientific proof.

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i am a grower & here for help as well as help others. i am no scientist nor do i know of any here on the forums so i can not provide what you are asking for..

what i can do is cut & paste the post i got in another forum from another member asking if the neem kills, & his response is..


"""Neem is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial so yes it will kill the micro herd"""

that statement makes sense to me so i in turn offer the same advice to others. if you think otherwise feel free to continue what you do.

here is a statement from my google search on neem & neem oil

Soil drenches have a negative impact on the beneficial fungi which plants need to help them process nutrients.

feel free to read from the site yourself if you so choose & notice the different studies from different universities

http://www.paghat.com/neemworship.html

good info, +rep.

I'm still going to test it out for myself though because I did recently stop a flea infestation on my cat using neem.

anomolies said:

good info, +rep.

I'm still going to test it out for myself though because I did recently stop a flea infestation on my cat using neem.

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How did you do that?? I have a blue pit and nothing works for her to stop chewing at the fur around her tail, I would try the neem. How did you apply it?