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  • From: "Gianni" <GIANNI-2@prodigy.net>
  • To: <nafex@egroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Orchard Article
  • Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:33:31 -0500

Hi Doreen:
 
Neem oil spray works great! I think there is a sister to neem in the mahogany family that grows
or is being developed on the West coast.
Have used neem to control aphids, whiteflies, scale, fungus gnats, scab etc., as you stated a very
little bit goes a very long way. Usually a dosage is 1 or 2 tsps/tbspns per gal. Most pests and fungus's
hate it and head for the hills. Very good product with no ill effects and quite properly organic as the oil
is derived from the seed of the neem tree indigenous to India....
Greenlight web is....
 
Best wishes,
Gianni
----- Original Message -----
 
Subject: Re: [nafex] Orchard Article

Donald Yellman wrote:  2.  I have not tried neem oil.  Thought it was only
an insecticide, not
>a fungicide.  I did have a lot more trouble with rots and necrotic spots
>in the apples this season, due, I guess, to the frequent rains, and an
>attack of cedar apple rust.  I would like to try neem oil if it is not
>outlandishly priced, and available in fairly large quantities --- say
>quarts.  What's a good source?  Problem is, with all these trees, I need
>more than a few ounces to be able to cover the orchard.  I think captan
>does some good, but how much, I don't know.  Next spring, I will have to
>apply something for CAR, which I believe is now established in the
>orchard.

My answer:  Yes, neem seed oil has fungicide properties.  When I lived on
the Gulf Coast of Texas (the humidity, cockroach and fungus capitol of the
world) and grew peaches, I used only neem seed oil sprays to control fungus
and insects with great results.  It is sold by Green Light under the name
Vegetable, Fruit and Nut Spray, and Lowe's Home Improvement Centers carry
it.  A bottle is about $8 and makes gallons and gallons of spray.  If you
cannot find it in stores, go to the Green Light website and order it there.
I believe it is www.greenlight.com  I could be wrong, but any search engine
can find the site's URL.

Yes, you did look noble and focused as you pruned for the camera!
Doreen Howard



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