that's too bad, you seemed interested. I will do what I can then, to research it. If the mites come back, I will try seventh generation dish soap, lavender flavor, at a concentration of 1/2tsp per quart.
i like using garlic, soap, strong scented herbs, oil and companion plants first before considering neem. but i do use neem before i flower ganja, i prefer to use an arsenal of natural deterrents before considering using neem on problem crops.why are we not reserving neem oil for resistant colonies?
my mites were as bad as this guy's and I followed the exact same plan of attack. Setting reminders on the calendar is key. I see an occasional leaf with spot now, but it's very much under control and manageable.
I was surprised to hear from a family member who used to market pesticides to farmers that he uses plain old dish soap and water to control spider mites on his plants when he takes them in for the winter. And here I am, all organic this and that, and I am the one doing overkill?
Anyway, I like the smell of neem, and the plants don't mind, so I just keep on spraying once a week, albeit a very low dose.
Only time I got mites in my last run was when I forgot to spray every 3rd week.
WTF!? "...wash harvested buds" ? Wouldn't that make for a mildewy disaster???!
How long can plants be neemed into the bloom phase?
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Yeah, is this actually ok?