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neem oil

michelled932michelled932 Posts: 5
in Problem solving
By reading about plant care and pest control I have come across neem oil quite a lot. I'm wondering what other peoples opinion is with neem oil, does it work to control pests? what else does it do? what brand/make have you used and recommend? does it harm lady birds as I was planning to introduce them to my garden/greenhouse this year.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Never used it and am
    not keen on the idea of clogging up the pores/stomata of my plants. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    @michelled932  I have.  Watered down - about 10 drops in a litre of water.  I bought Neem whilst in India last year in oil form.  Great (pure) as an effective disinfectant on cuts and scratches - good on scars post op - rather smelly.  I had those shield bugs running over my young cabbages in Sept/Oct and tried Neem - I don't think it was very effective!  There is lots of info on internet.  
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    @michelled932  see my thread 20th September "Cabbage Beastly Beetles".  !!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Certainly had no effect on Root aphids on my Auriculas.
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