I once screwed up my neem oil application, and it's pretty obvious that something is wrong once it happens.
Usually I'll dip my smaller plants in a mixture of insecticidal soap and water, but I was all out of soap and so I used some neem oil.
Turns out, I didn't mix the oil in the water very well, and the oil was resting on top of the water (as oil does) so when I dipped the plant, it was pretty much covered in neem oil. The leaves turned kind of a translucent, browny, yellow, and became very crispy.
Needless to say, the plant died.
I wish I had taken some pictures, but I, like most people, tend to take pictures of my successes rather than my failures.
sneakyt33 Reviewed by sneakyt33 on . Neem oil. So i finally got my neem oil to combat my spider mite infestation with. Read the directions on the back and all but theres one thing that concerns me, the bottle says to apply in early morning or late after noon and to not apply in direct sunlight. Will this stuff burn my leaves if i apply it while the lights are on??? Rating: 5