pests Aphid or spider mite infestation question

miguelovic said:
 
I definitely bow to Coots extensive knowledge, and was not aware of the discrepancy between Indian and Chinese practices, or that Dyna-Gro was purely Chinese. Though I can't really wrap my head around the idea that Indians are organic purists and the Chinese never grow organically, I can see that Ahimsa would only source from organic Indian farms. I would choose Ahimsa over something I can source more locally, but I prefer not to be gouged, by the company and the shipping costs. Is the neem oil I and others buy garbage? It works, just as people get good result from Dyna-gro. Is neem oil from Ahimsa the best you can buy? I wouldn't argue against it.
 
Ahimsa - 36 dollars a litre, plus shipping. If I recall correctly, the shipping is ludicrous and doubled the cost.
 
NewDirections - 12 bucks a litre, shipping within Canada.
 
 
 
I was not saying that "all plants grown anywhere are the same, whether organic or conventional". That would be ridiculous and contrary to pretty much anything I believe in related to horticulture and beyond. It was my understanding that cold pressed oils are preferable to impeller or solvent extracts, but perhaps I need to read more, and maybe only relevant in the culinary world ie. using oils raw. I wouldn't use cold pressed olive oil to fry with though XD
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It's all good my friend. Yes Coot is like the professor of botany and horticulture isn't he? An amazing, extremely knowledgeable man. I wish I knew 1/4 of what he does. ;)
Buildasoil.com has Ahimsa certified organic neem for $13 for 2.5 lbs, $50 for 16 lbs.  and $70 for 23 lbs. It's great quality too I am told. http://buildasoil.com/
 
bustapepper said:
yes some of the leaves on the plants are a bronzy color. azamax is not available in my area. canada, what I did is mixed 2 tsp of dish soap, 1 tsp of vegetable oil, and half a tsp of garden sulpher, in a 38 ounce sprayer with water sprayed my plants, let it sit for 20 minutes then blasted them with the hose. to rinse it off, but the bugs are about the size of a tiny grain of pepper and are a yellowish brown color.
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DO NOT MIX ANY OIL WITH SULFUR.
The mix CAN do some nasty stuff to your plant,including kill them
 
https://insects.tamu.edu/extension/publications/epubs/e-419.cfm
 
http://www.bbg.org/gardening/article/least-toxic_controls_of_plant_diseases
 
I used a sulfur based fungucide to get rid of broad mites one week and neem the next.
Almost killed all my plants.I was rotating the 2 to see if it would be more effective.
Neem doesn't do squat whenever I've used it but make the leaves took nice and shiney.
 
"But do not use sulfur if you have applied an oil spray within the last month. Sulfur can injure plants if used when temperatures exceed 80 ..."
 
Beelzeboss said:
 
found it,problem is, its sorta on the high price.
http://www.supercleanneem.com/
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Jay-sus that makes Ahimsa look cheap.
 
Neemresource.com, newdirections.com, Dyna-gro. Ahimsa is the best, but I'm a tightwad and will source things cheaper if I can.
 
New Directions is my favourite, they have crazy selection, good price, and many products have GC- analysis. Rosemary oil FTW XD
 
miguelovic said:
 
Jay-sus that makes Ahimsa look cheap.
 
Neemresource.com, newdirections.com, Dyna-gro. Ahimsa is the best, but I'm a tightwad and will source things cheaper if I can.
 
New Directions is my favourite, they have crazy selection, good price, and many products have GC- analysis. Rosemary oil FTW XD
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Yes New Directions does but...... they charge $20 on orders under $100.
 
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