when to stop using Neem Oil?

[iris]

StinkyAttic, or any of you other wise ones out there....help a newbie out here......you said to stop using Neem Oil (for Powdery Mildew) "during the last 3 weeks of flowering"......how do I know that?....what to look for?.....any good sites to recommend about the stages...everyone I've seen is kinda vague.....I would imagine once solid buds are formed...

grateful for your advice.
Iris

[stinkyattic]

Solid buds- yup, if neem gets in the buds they'll be NASTY.
So from the time you first see sex, you've got about 2 weeks to deal with the problem. After that, you risk smoking fungicide.
Remember average flower time is 8-9 weeks. Sex shows during the second week for males and a few days later for females.

[iris]

thanx man!

[stinkyattic]

thanx man!

that's WOman!!! :D
Anytime.

[iris]

sorry dear!:o

[Aaron19]

ive just brought neemo spray and my plant is just started showing signs of budding ( leaves are forming the crystal stuff (newbie sorry) so am i roughly week 1 into budding ?
if so thanks because i need to stop 3 weeks near end to use pk 13 14 also

[stinkyattic]

Look for development of sex parts rather than how much crystal is forming. How far along are they? Do you see hairs yet, do you have pics?

[Aaron19]

yea the pistils have been on the plant for a while now

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...458#post890458
that is my plant

its close to 5 months old

[stinkyattic]

Hey Aaron, saw your aug 22 pics. Nice Mugo pines :D Nice plant.

Since you don't have any real bud mass yet, you can still neem it. It's when the buds are starting to fatten that you want to avoid spraying them, becasue as they grow the odor of neem oil will cling to them. You can still spary the low leaves after that though, which isn't a bad idea outdoors where who-all knows what pests are lurking.

[Aaron19]

thanks for the help
so when the buds are actually big n dense stop using neem!!