Veggie oil works without the smell. :)
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Uuh got any sources for that claim?
Yeah, I was gonna say, it kinda needs to have azadirachtin in it by definition.
If someone sells you neem oil that’s lacking, they’re just a con man.
Good info, thanks
It does though? It depends on the refinement level, but the seeds and the pressed oils definitely have it.
I think neem oil smells like fried onions. But I also like durian and matsutake so maybe i’m an outlier.
I know some Danish fish you might like…
Surströmning is from Sweden 😉
It’s been quite a while since I used it but I remember kind of liking the smell.
There was a tiny undertone of some sort of funky rotten garlicky smell, but predominantly I thought it was more spicy and piney smelling
I enjoy the smell too.
Seriously: could I just use olive or seeds oil to get rid of aphids, for instance?
Most oils will suffocate aphids when applied directly, but neem oil contains azadirachtin, a pesticide which will stay on the plant and will keep aphids away by disrupting their lifecycle.
This makes sense. Thanks.
You can just make a simple soap solution to spray them with. Look up home made insecticidal soap.
Last time I tried that I killed my plant, lol.
That’s thinking outside the box! No more plants, no more pests!
Get at the root of the problem
You can’t use regular soap; insecticidal soaps are fatty acid salts with potassium, while regular soaps are made with sodium.
As I do more reading though, I find warnings that many dish detergents will harm plants. Some people do spot tests, but buying a commercial insecticidal soap is safest. I guess I’ve been lucky, maybe because I use a crunchy natural dish detergent that is pretty mild.
I don’t know what you consider regular soap, but my understanding is that liquid soaps typically have potassium, bar soaps may use either. But I was using the term pretty loosely, people often make homemade insecticidal ‘soap’ with dish detergent which isn’t technically soap at all. Any surfactant tends to kill insects by compromising the waxy coating that keeps them from drying out.
I would also like the answer to this question please
Bless your heart.
