Bonide Captain Jack's Neem Max, 16 oz Concentrated Cold Pressed Neem Oil, Multi-Purpose Insecticide, Fungicide, Miticide, and Nematicide for Organic Gardening

Neem _ My write upUsually Neem Must be mixed with other components because oil doesn’t stay mixed with water. Neem is the best organic product to use for pests under the ground as well as on plants above ground. I am using this Neem Max as a drench (under the ground) on my favorite plants because when used as a drench it is actually systemic. That means that the plant drinks in the Neem water resulting in its leaves and other plant parts not tasting good to pests. Most pests will starve instead of eating a leaf with Neem in it.This is very different from spraying Neem on plants. When you spray Neem on plants, it blocks the air holes on the pests’ bodies so that is why they expire. It only does this on contact. It does not work unless the Neem covers the pest completely.Neem is one of the very few things that is successful against root knot nematodes in soil!But it goes further than that. Last year I used it as a drench every month just on my favorite plants in one plant bed. Gophers got in that bed and voraciously ate up most of my plants but did not touch the plants that I had been treating with a Neem Drench. So, that’s pretty exciting stuff! I had read before this experience that caster oil deters gophers very well but I never read that Neem did that too!🤩I Love that I don’t have to mix it with other products in order for the oil to stay suspended in the water.I should also mention that my struggling plants don’t do well with a full dose of 3-6TBS per gallon. So, what I do is give all plants that I am treating 1 Tablespoon Neem Max per gallon and do that once a week for 3 times or more. That way they don’t have to deal with too much Neem at once. Hope this helps you be successful with your plants and wishing you a Great Year of Gardening!🤩🎉🏆

Product works great on spider mites, but must be applied OFTEN, which is expensive. Also, today when I tried to order, it said it cannot be shipped to my state - which is incorrect. I have ordered this product from Amazon in the past, and it is also sold locally in garden centers, tractor supply, walmart, etc. I wanted to buy it from Amazon because it is a better price, but they won't ship it and I cannot find a 'contact Amazon' button for the product to tell them their information is 100% incorrect. Guess I will have to buy locally from now on.

I give my plants an occasional dowsing in this stuuf to deter spider mites, which are very evil creatures. Seems to work fine as a preventative.

Make sure you DO NOT USE DURING THE DAY AT ALLL. MAKE SURE ITS DRY BEFORE SUN RISE TOO! I kept making the mistake of not mixing it perfectly and didn't use the right sprayer and burned my plants leaves bad. Also you can only use it on some plants so long that up herbs will die from it. Once I got down exactly how to use it It was great and took a few days for pests to go away. It smells funny and it will blow up into your face when spraying so wear a mask to not breath in the fumes. It's not toxic but it is kind of nasty smelling if you get it on you. Hope this helps someone!! :D

Crazy as soon as I applied to plants they instantly became greener & started putting on new growth & bugs gone

Neem works well for soft bodied bugs.

This neem oil is very easy to use. I had a few infestations on both indoor houseplants and on some outdoor plants. I had tried using soapy water sprays, but these seemed to only work very temporarily (and did not affect scaIe at all). So I bought a 32 ounce spray bottle, placed 2.5 teaspoons of this neem oil in the sprayer, added lukewarm water, shook the bottle, and sprayed the affected plants. I repeated this every 5 days or so over about 3 weeks. Although initially the parasites persisted, after 3 weeks they were completely gone and the dead scale was easily brushed off. I was expecting to need to do additional treatments, but so far, none of the infestations has returned.The neem oil isn't so much of an immediate killer as it is a multifaceted growth inhibitor. That is why you may not see immediate results.A handful of tips:- use lukewarm water to mix with the neem oil. It seems to mix easier.- shake the container of concentrate well to mix it prior to use.- shake your spray bottle periodically to keep the oil/water mixture as homogeneous as possible.- definitely be certain to spray the underside of leaves, as most of the insects will be situated there.- don't give up; repeat weekly or so and the infestation will stop- definitely wear gloves and eye protection, and be careful not to inhale any sprayNone of the plants (monstera, dracaenae, or orchids) has demonstrated any ill effects after 4 weeks. Obviously, I did not test this on any fungal infestation or other insets or arachnids, so your results may vary.I recommend this product. But please read the product information to be certain the neem oil is effective against the infesting organism.

The smell is absolutely horrible. I bought this in an attempt to get rid of the spotted lanternflies devouring my grapevine. It did not work. Got rid of the other bugs, but those lanternflies are pure evil when it comes to grapevines! But that smell will haunt me forever.