Neem Oil

Country Breeze · April 1, 2019

Cold Pressed Neem is awesome stuff for insects that eat the leaves or fruit. Doesn't work so well on sucking insects like aphids unless used as a contact spray. Like Ginger said, soapy water or a good spray from the hose will take care of aphids as well.

As for which soap to use, any dishwashing detergent like dawn is fine. The soap is only used to suspend the neem in the water. Without it, the neem just floats on the water.

When I lived in Tampa Neem was used a bunch for scale and other insects on woody shrubs and trees in the landscapes. I don't know if it was used on Veggie gardens around there.

April 1, 2019	#5
Country Breeze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: On The Mason Dixon Posts: 93	Cold Pressed Neem is awesome stuff for insects that eat the leaves or fruit. Doesn't work so well on sucking insects like aphids unless used as a contact spray. Like Ginger said, soapy water or a good spray from the hose will take care of aphids as well. As for which soap to use, any dishwashing detergent like dawn is fine. The soap is only used to suspend the neem in the water. Without it, the neem just floats on the water. When I lived in Tampa Neem was used a bunch for scale and other insects on woody shrubs and trees in the landscapes. I don't know if it was used on Veggie gardens around there. Last edited by Country Breeze; April 1, 2019 at 10:13 AM.