proper neem use?

Ok so ive read a few different recipes for neem oil mixtures...i inderstand it must be used every 3-7 days depending on infestation level and even when your bugless as a preventative...but what is the ULTIMATE ORGANIC NEEM OIL RECIPE?? anyone with a highly effective one please share

On the bottle it says add 2 tbsp per gallon. You can try adding a bit of mild dish soap to it. You can switch up your insecticides too, its rather important because mites get immuned to using the same regiment everytime. TRy power spraying your plants too

Well when i asked the question i meant if people had a special recipe...ive heard using peppers and certain spices, cloves etc etc work great...just wondering what other organic stuff works

tht shit dont work tbh.... especially if you have an infestation. I tried every organic way to kill bugs it just doesnt cut it.

theres some stuff at wal-mart thats organic , i use it 1 week then i go to neem oil the next week. even when i dont have any knats or mites. i use 1 oz to every gal of water though with neem, ( i dont mind the smell) kinda like it. lol.. but i spray everything if it dont move and get out of the way then it gets sprayed .lol. top, bottom ,walls, flower pots shoot you name it. i did just start doing this since the last time i had knats.

wcharles said:

theres some stuff at wal-mart thats organic , i use it 1 week then i go to neem oil the next week. even when i dont have any knats or mites. i use 1 oz to every gal of water though with neem, ( i dont mind the smell) kinda like it. lol.. but i spray everything if it dont move and get out of the way then it gets sprayed .lol. top, bottom ,walls, flower pots shoot you name it. i did just start doing this since the last time i had knats.

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Hell yea, keeping up with a pesticide regiment is the best way to NOT have any pests EVER

The spider mites I have/had eat neem oil for lunch now. Monterray Garden Insect spray is some good shit. Bayer Garden insect spray, diluted eco rid, I use all these, not at once, but I use all these. Power spraying is important for leaf buildup

Well im not doing bad..but i just wanna keep the habbit of preventing the little fckers....ive read so many different opinions but rarely read anything negative ...good to know..ill hit up home depot later for some different stuff.....any suggestions?

Did you ever try Organocide? It is made from fish oil and sesame seed oil. It is good from mites and shit like that. I use is on my plants. It smells like fish but it works and you can get it ah HD and Lows

Tetrasan + Forbid. (or generic spiromesifen) that did the job for me, i havent seen a mite in weeks. Neem as a preventive. I still havent seen a mite in weeks. I have 10 x 1k watts so it's a pretty decent sized garden. you can imagine all the nooks and crannies where they could be hiding. but it's been LONG TIME since i've seen anything at all. Tetrasan and Forbid are BOTH translaminar as well. so that HELPS A LOT. meaning u dont HAVE to get the underside, but i still do just in case, and it will cover top and bottom of the leaves. I make sure my plants are all dripping once im done spraying. those lil nasty fuckers should never come back again. Get a 20 dollar sprayer from Home Depot the ones that are like a gallon. Those sprayers work wonders!!!!! but if u have a paint sprayer (fogger) those work wonders as well!!!!!

It all starts in your veg too. so if u have mites in ur veg, make sure u cut down ur moms and so that it doesnt have a huge canopy. Any of your plants that are pretty huge u need to make sure that u cut them down. Make clones if anything. but as ur making the clones, dip them in a solution of forbid or tetrasan or avid what have u. just make sure that u dip them in something. while u make ur clones. after that u can start spraying ur plants. less of a canopy = ez to hit them hard. make sure u get ur soil and everything too. just go in there and make sure u get at least 2 sprayings with the tetra + forbid. they work on eggs too! but just make sure to do it again in case u missed anything. after that you should concentrate on ur little transplants make sure that they are protected. do this untill flower. you should be good. but remember to hit them one last time before they go into flower. and start neeming in flower. after that you should NOT have a problem. RELIGIOUS WITH NEEM for a month or so. untill u never see one ever again. (i still use it no matter what) i like to be safe. but once ur veg shows no sign of them. ur flower shouldnt show signs later either.

IF THEY DO COME BACK LATE FLOWER THO, just hit them with organicide, nuke em, and some neem. if they come back last 2 weeks of flower tho, hit them up with mighty wash. and if your mites dont like foggers. fog it. make sure all ventilation is off and u do this at nite. u want that stagnant fog to kick it before dispersing. otherwise u just wasted money.I also throw in some NPS (no pest strips with fogging as well) So far i think this works wonders. My veg responded very well. 3 sessions of 5 NPS + Fogging (One Session is about 3 -5 Hours) helped so much (room is about 12x12). (AGAIN MAKE SURE EVERYTHING AIR RELATED IS OFF. FANS VENTS A/C EVERYTHING!!!!!!) otherwise u just wasted money and time.

Hiramklarke said:

Well when i asked the question i meant if people had a special recipe...ive heard using peppers and certain spices, cloves etc etc work great...just wondering what other organic stuff works

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Here we go again......he he he......Organic ways do work! don't listen to the nay sayers!........lavender oil works to eradicate mites and eggs.....1/2 ounce oil 3-5 ml dish soap,mix thoroughly then add to 1 gallon water in that order.Spray this solution every 2-3 days for 2-3 weeks if your plants are infested and 1x a week for preventative.This solution also works as a fungicide which helps prevent mold.

Shit. i thought i was in the broad mites thread..... LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are the knats harmful to the plants or just annoying?