Home | Contact | Privacy | About |
This forum uses cookies
This forum makes use of cookies to store your login information if you are registered, and your last visit if you are not. Cookies are small text documents stored on your computer; the cookies set by this forum can only be used on this website and pose no security risk. Cookies on this forum also track the specific topics you have read and when you last read them. Please confirm whether you accept or reject these cookies being set.

A cookie will be stored in your browser regardless of choice to prevent you being asked this question again. You will be able to change your cookie settings at any time using the link in the footer.

Neem Oil
#1
Neem seeds contains up to 45% of a brown and bitter oil (neem oil or oil of Margosa). It has many medicinal uses and can also be used in lamps and for soap making.

Neem oil can control blackspot, powdery mildew, anthracnose and rust fungi.

How to Produce Neem Oil in Your Kitchen: Extract the kernels from the seeds by pounding the seed in a mortar and winnowing out the shells (use a separate mortar because neem seed is very bitter). Pls see the complete info here: https://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/crop-a...pesticide/



To spray neem oil on crops, you need to dilute it with water but neem oil will not mix with water. You need a surfactant to make it mix with water. A good home surfactant is liquid dish washing soap or soap. Don’t use detergent because they’re toxic to soil organisms. To make neem oil solution stick well to leaves, you can add saponins like aloe vera juice.

As an insecticide, use 4 teaspoons neem oil + 1 tablepsoon dish washing soap + 1 gallon water. Spray on plant or use as soil drench at 1l for 1m2 of soil. The best time to spray is during the cooler parts of the day – morning, late afternoon or evening. Doing so will prevent neem from harming beneficial insects like butterfly. For heavy infestation, apply weekly and for prevention, apply biweekly.
Food for the Nation.
Reply
#2
@farmtech, pls my questions 1. Pls is it from d neem seed we can extract dis neem oil from. 2. Pls sir can u pls specify d dishwashing ingredient dat we need. 3. Can only neem oil and aloe vera oil (excluding dishwash) be used if yes d right measurement(u only give dat of neem oil dishwash). Thanks
Reply
#3
(06-14-2015, 05:32 PM)Ikowa5 Wrote: @farmtech, pls my questions 1. Pls  is it from d neem seed we can extract dis neem oil from. 2. Pls sir can u pls specify d dishwashing ingredient dat we need. 3. Can only neem oil and aloe vera oil (excluding dishwash) be used if yes d right measurement(u only give dat of neem oil dishwash). Thanks

1. Yes, you extract the oil from the kernel inside the seed.
See the complete method here: https://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/crop-a...pesticide/
2. You can use soap dissolved in water or liquid soap, but don't use detergent.
3. No, the aloe and neem oil will not mix very well, you need the surfacant to make them mix.
Food for the Nation.
Reply
#4
?Where can we buy neem seed?
Reply
#5
(02-29-2016, 03:09 PM)FarmKing Wrote: ?Where can we buy neem seed?

I dont know. But you can locate neem trees and pick them for free. Most of it are just wasting away.
Reply
#6
(02-29-2016, 03:09 PM)FarmKing Wrote: ?Where can we buy neem seed?

I dont know. But you can locate neem trees and pick them for free. Most of it are just wasting away.
Reply


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  My Cucumber Farm Journey June 2023 Henlus 19 3 10-10-2023, 10:59 PM
Last Post: Manger
  Good Herbicide for cassava Trimex 2 8 09-11-2023, 09:43 AM
Last Post: Manger
  Has Anyone Tried Biochar? FarmTech 2 2,400 01-22-2023, 09:04 PM
Last Post: FarmTech
Thumbs Up Nematicides Question Hunter 12 32 12-03-2022, 08:14 PM
Last Post: FarmKing
  Fermented Cow Urine for pest and disease Control? FarmTech 1 849 11-04-2022, 09:38 PM
Last Post: Hunter
  Carbofuran for Whitefly Control? Kiwi 6 1,398 09-30-2022, 06:53 PM
Last Post: Kiwi
  Nicotine/Tobacco as Pesticide for Crops Henlus 0 0 06-27-2022, 10:45 PM
Last Post: Henlus
  Pesticides can't wet cocoyam and moringa leaves. Kiwi 12 844 06-12-2022, 09:46 PM
Last Post: Henlus
Photo My Relation’s Bitter Leaf Farm in Pictures FarmTech 10 13,588 06-07-2022, 07:07 PM
Last Post: Henlus
  Will NPK cause Cocoyam to rot? Donk 2 5 06-07-2022, 06:47 PM
Last Post: Donk



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)