Quote Originally Posted by eastbaygordo
Neem seems pretty safe and is used in lots of stuff.
It seemed to kill a fungus my dog had on his back too.

I did burn plants with too strong a dose or in too much light but it kills insects, fungus, and mites and is food safe.
I don't dispute any of that including the plant burning.

But it is like using a shotgun where a flyswatter would suffice.
Kills the ladybug larvea too, and they are friendlies.

"Use of broad-spectrum pesticides will kill beneficial insects, leaving plants open to attack from pests
Continual use of any pesticide will eventually induce pesticide resistance in pest species"

[align=left]"There is no doubt that beneficial arachnids and insects closely related to
sensitive pest species may be injured by horticultural oils. Not only will they
suffer from contact toxicity, but their prey will be less available after treatment,
affecting their ability to survive and reproduce."[/align]

[align=left]That said, with me, it's a personal preference.
Call me picky, but.
I do not like the smell, or taste of neem.
And I am, in the end, the end user.:rastasmoke:

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Weezard Reviewed by Weezard on . The experiment...going wrong? Right so new enough to the whole thing, i.e. site included so dunno if this is posted in the right spot or whatever but have a few bag seeds and did the whole germination in the paper towels and two popped the shell and I in turn popped them in some compost soil for seedlings and covered it with clingfilm...:) so I was thinking happy days ...however the first seed which is now about 5 days post germ has sprouted which (I am pleased to inform peeps about) but the tip is brown and since day one Rating: 5