It wasn’t that long ago that I had never heard of Neem Oil. Now, I’m not sure how I ever lived without it.
For small jobs in the greenhouse, I use 1 tsp. Neem Oil, 1/2 to 1 tsp. Castille soap and fill the spray bottle with water. For big jobs in the garden, I use a hose end sprayer and set it to 1 – 2 T. per gallon for most applications. If I’m having a serious infestation, I may bump it up to 3 T. per gallon.
If you aren’t familiar with Neem Oil for use in the garden, this site might help. There’s also great info here. There’s little air circulation in the greenhouse and I battle mites in there. Neem Oil will get rid of the mites, it’s also good as an insecticide, fungicide, miticide and pesticide but yet, it’s supposed to be safe. According to this article, it doesn’t even hurt the bees if used sparingly. In this part of the country, it’s almost impossible to garden without using something and so far, except for those blasted grasshoppers, Neem works well for me.
The funny thing is . . Neem is also said to be good for humans. Supposedly, it’s good for hair, skin, nails . . you name it! I have a bit of a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that I’m using Neem oil to help my skin and hair, and I’m spraying it on my plants to kill bugs. But . . I’m doing it.
This Neem Butter is one of my favorite creams when I feel like my skin needs a little more help than my homemade hand cream can offer. I wonder why I never thought to add a few drops of this oil to my hand cream recipe. Maybe I’ll try that.
If all that I read is true, this is some pretty amazing stuff.
Sherrill says
Does it kill or at least chase away moles? I’m at my wits end with these stinkin’ moles!!! Think I’ve tried everything BUT Neem!!
Sandie says
I use a need oil mouthwash and toothpaste, and it has really helped me reduce the infections that I get from the teeth that need pulled. (It’s on the to do list, but until the budget is a little healthier, it has to wait. 🙁 But until then the Neem oil products have been amazing.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I did read the information, and it looks like what is in cosmetics is part of neem oil, after the insecticide part is extracted.
Dar in MO says
I will have to check it out. This reminds me of when Aloe Vera was so popular back in the day. It was good for everything under the sun and some people even drank in mixed up with juices and such. I know I had a plant that I used the leaves for burns and scratches to stop the itching and it worked well with healing scrapes and cuts. Wonder if they are related.?
Ruth Chow says
Do you think this type of Neem oil would be better for plants or a waste?
JudyL says
I’m sorry but I’m not sure what you’re asking me.