ErrorException Message: WP_Translation_Controller::load_file(): Argument #2 ($textdomain) must be of type string, null given, called in /home4/rvanjsu1/public_html/wp-includes/l10n.php on line 838<br> https://www.gkvks.com/wp-content/plugins/dmca-badge/libraries/sidecar/classes/{"id":2902,"date":"2019-04-22T04:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T04:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2019-04-22T04:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T04:10:52","slug":"neem-oil-spray-for-plants-how-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/neem-oil-spray-for-plants-how-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"NEEM OIL SPRAY FOR PLANTS &#8211; HOW TO USE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Today\u2019s post, we will look into some amazing miracles of Neem oil in gardening. \u00a0We will also learn what is Cold Pressed and Heat pressed neem oil and which neem oil works best for your gardening needs. \u00a0Plus we will also learn how to use neem oil in your garden with some of the tested and most effective formulae or combinations.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Neem oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the Miracle Tree \u2013 that\u2019s the Neem Tree.\u00a0 The botanical name of neem tree is <em>Azadirachta indica. \u00a0Azadirachtin and Nimbin \u00a0found in neem oil are the two major compounds responsible for its antibacterial and antifungal actions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> This neem tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and can be easily grown at home gardening level even in large containers.  <br> <br> Before we discuss on which Neem oil you should purchase for best efficacy in gardening, we will list out the best uses of neem oil for your plants and gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Its Byfar the best Organic Pesticide available\nworldwide.&nbsp; It has an excellent safety\nprofile and the best efficacy to treat a large number of pest attacks on your\nplants. &nbsp;It is infact a broad spectrum\npesticide effective on&nbsp; pests like Aphids,&nbsp;Mealybugs,\nWhiteflies, Caterpillars,leaf miners, fungus gnats, Thrips and mites,\nGreenflies, Grasshoppers and other Scale insects. &nbsp;It kills pests in all their lifecyle\nstages like the adult stage or the larval stage.<\/li><li>It has the Anti bacterial, anti viral and anti\nfungal properties not only for use on plants but also prescribed for humans and\npets for various skin and hair problems.<\/li><li>Its also effective on Slugs and snails which eat\naway a lot of your garden overnight. I have an important episode to identify\nsome hidden pests and insects in garden by examining the leaf signature they\nleave after feeding on the leaves. You can watch that episode from a link in\nthe video description or from an end screen.<\/li><li>It highly Effective in the Treatment of Black\nspot Rose disease, Rose die back disease and Powdery mildew. We have detailed\nepisodes on each of these plant diseases and problems. You can watch those episodes\nfrom the description links.<\/li><li><strong>Neem cake is an excellent organic fertilizer\nfor your plants. Neem cake <\/strong>is the by-product left over after the &nbsp;process of extraction of neem oil from neem\nseeds or neem fruits. &nbsp;Its not only a\nsource of NPK and micro nutrients for plant growth, but when mixed with soil\nacts as a soil conditioner and also antibacterial and antifungal. You can avoid\nfungus gnats if you incorporate about 10 percent neem cake powder in your\npotting mix.<\/li><li><strong>last but not the least is, unlike the\nchemical pesticides, &nbsp;<\/strong>It does not\naffect the beneficial pollinators like butterflies and honey bees which are so\nimportant for a fruitful gardening. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we will discuss the most important aspect of this\nvideo, based on which the quality, composition and efficacy of neem oil depends\n\u2013 that\u2019s the method of extraction of neem oil from seeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Heat Pressing method.<\/li><li>Solvent extraction method and<\/li><li>Cold Press method.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat pressing\nmethod \u2013 as the name implies, its using heat for crushing or pressing the seeds\nto extract oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solvent extraction\nmeans using a solvent like alcohol is used to extract neem oil. This solvent\nextracted neem oil usually has a low price, because\nit is turbid and contains a significant amount of water and metals with low\ncontent of the important compounds namely azhadiractin and nimbin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat extracted neem\noil also has moderate loss of the useful compounds and less effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Whereas the Cold pressed Neem oil extracted without applying any heat, is the best and effective source for neem oil. \u00a0So, when you are purchasing from a local garden store or online, make sure you check the method of extraction mentioned on the bottle or product description. You can <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/product\/b-natural-organic-cold-pressedpure-neem-oil-for-spray-on-plants-garden-200-ml-pouch-with-free-measuring-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"purchase  cold pressed  neem oil here.  (opens in a new tab)\">purchase  cold pressed  neem oil here. <\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use Neem oil properly for the best effects? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I start with the neem oil recipes for plants, the safety profile of neem oil. It has few effects when concentrated form is ingested like stomach irritation causing \u00a0gastritis and vomiting.\u00a0 Then Eye irritation and contact dermatitis can develop on contact specially in children. Otherwise it has an excellent safety profile and its completely biodegradable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the recipe for Neem Oil you can make at Home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before this, few important points &nbsp;you must remember: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Because it\u2019s an oil, it doesn\u2019t mix well with\nwater and must be mixed with some kind of surfactant like liquid soap or even\nshampoo for proper mixing and the coating effect on the plant leaves. <\/li><li>Make sure you do not spray neem oil during the\nsunlight \u2013 best time to spray is in evenings after the sun fades. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To Make the best broad spectrum PESTICIDE FOLIAR SPRAY FORMULATION for 1\nlitre:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\nTake 1 litre Warm Water and add 10 drops of liquid soap like your handwash or\neven some shampoo. Then you add &nbsp;5 ml to\n10 ml of Neem oil into this. 5 ml if you want to spray as a maintenance\npesticide spray for your garden where you do not have much pests.<br>\n10 ml if you have lot of pests on your plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixing this thoroughly before use is very important. <br>\nPerform a PATCH TEST to know how strong it is. This means you Just spray this\non one or two leaves and then wait for a couple of hours to see if the leaf is\nwilting or burning due to too much concentration of neem oil. If you pass the\npatch test, you can spray it on your whole garden safely. Patch test may be\nimportant for newbie gardeners or if you have purchased a new brand of neem oil\nfrom some company for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also make sure you spray the underside of the leaves as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How frequently should I use neem oil? &nbsp;Depending on the severity of pests, use it twice\na week for pest eradication phase and then weekly once for 1 or two months and\nfinally if everything is clean use it once every 15 days as a preventive\nmeasure.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Gardening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Today\u2019s post, we will look into some amazing miracles of Neem oil in gardening. \u00a0We will also learn what is Cold Pressed and Heat pressed neem oil and which neem oil works best for your gardening needs. \u00a0Plus we will also learn how to use neem oil in your garden with some of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1667,1658,1662,1661,1518,713,1660,1657,1655,1663,1654,1665,1664,1652,1656,1651,1207,1666,1653,1537,1539,1659],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2904,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2902\/revisions\/2904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}