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title: "Do you all use Neem oil preventatively? And is there any plants that…"
description: "Do you all use Neem oil preventatively? And is there any plants that I shouldn’t put it on?"
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# Do you all use Neem oil preventatively? And is there any plants that…

_Publié par Lindsay le 2024-07-12_

Do you all use Neem oil preventatively? And is there any plants that I shouldn’t put it on?

## 11 commentaires

### Destinie Merwin a commenté le 2024-07-12

I don’t usually but I brought in some new plants and didn’t isolate them so I just went ahead and sprayed all of them to be safe

#### Lindsay ha respondido el 2024-07-12

I keep making a mess when I spray them….

### Lindsay a commenté le 2024-07-12

How do you not make a mess spraying it?

#### Destinie Merwin ha respondido el 2024-07-12

Honestly? I just spray and then clean the mess up afterwards

### Lindsey a commenté le 2024-07-12

I got a little travel spray bottle from the dollar tree so it doesn’t mist out as much as a large bottle, makes it a little easier to control where it’s going

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### Alyssa a commenté le 2024-07-12

I also take my plants into a bathroom with a tub, spray them down, shake them off a bit, and then use some dish soap (to cut the oily film) and drizzle it all over the area of the tub where I sprayed, turn on the shower head on full blast and move the shower head around and around until the soap is gone 🤷🏻‍♀️

### send\_nodes a commenté le 2024-07-12

Neem oil has to make direct contact with pests to be effective, so using it preventatively might not be making a difference

#### Ji11 ha respondido el 2024-07-13

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### Sydnei a commenté le 2024-07-13

i use it preventatively and to clean the leaves of my plants. i dilute it and add peppermint oil for my patio too

### Ji11 a commenté le 2024-07-13

I use concentrated neem oil mixed with water and a drop or two of Dr bronners. I spray the leaves for cleaning and the soil as a preventative along with a sprinkle of diatomaceous earth (added pest control + silica)  
Neem is also an anti fungal and mold killer. I’ve used it to treat an overwatered cactus that was getting mushy at the base.

### Plant Mom a commenté le 2024-07-13

I spray it on a sponge and use it when cleaning the leaves as a preventative measure

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