Neem Oil for Plants How and When to Use It on Plants
Neem oil is a vegetable oil derived from neem tree, which is native to India. Neem has been used in medicinal and beauty products. It’s oil also a natural pesticide extracted from the neem tree. It’s used for controlling insects and fungal diseases in plants. Using this oil for plants can be an environmentally friendly way to eliminate many garden pests on indoor and outdoor plants.
How to Neem Oil Works
Neem oil contains some compounds that disrupt the growth and development of pests. Neem oil also has anti-fungal properties that help put down fungal diseases by inhibiting the growth of fungal spores.
How and When to Use Neem Oil
Neem oil acts as a preventative method also pest control for an existing infestation. Neem oil using best time during the morning or evening hours. Avoid using neem oil during the middle of the day, because the combination of neem oil and direct sunlight can burn the plants. Applying neem oil may vary depending on the garden plants you have.
- First buy cold-pressed neem oil, liquid soap, a spray bottle and a gallon of water. Mix a gallon of warm water with a teaspoon of liquid soap or insecticidal soap, which works as an emulsifier for your mixture.
- Add a small amount of neem oil in the warm water. Mix one to two tablespoons of pure neem oil to your mixture. Then fill a spray bottle with the diluted neem oil solution.
- Apply the solution to your plants. Wait twenty-four hours after spraying. If there is no damage from the solution, you can then thoroughly mist your indoor and outdoor plants, spraying directly on plant leaves.
- Reapply the application as needed. Use this spray biweekly as a preventative measure. If you’re trying to control an active pest infestation, spray your plants with neem oil in every week.
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