RE: Neem Oil

Jason,
For your powdery mildew, I have had luck with @ one oz baking powder to a
gallon of water. It is a "green" solution to an extent. The best luck with
mildew and fungus I've had is with Captan. Use 5 teaspoons powder to one
gallon H2O in a sprayer. The "Africa Hot" is here in Indiana as well with
terrible humidity. I'm fighting the "ick" as well.
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jason Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:48 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Neem Oil

Thanks for all the information Steve and Cliff. Talking to more experienced
growers is immensely valuable.

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>wrote:

> Neem oil has been observed to work with insect control to some extent. It
> interrupts the hormonal functions in some insect species. However you must
> allow a certain amount of time for this to work which usually means
> destroyed plants then dead bugs. Neem will have ZERO effect against SVB,
> squash bug and I have seen limited effect on cuke beatles (again, personal
> experience). In my usual self-centered thought process, I didn't consider
> certain situations like a community garden. My apologies.
> Neem will not control fungi or mildew. Try a commercial fungicide for
> control.
> Steve Haberman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of
> Jason Thomas
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:34 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Neem Oil
>
> Steve is so right! I thought I could prevent powdery mildew with Neem Oil,
> Milk and Compost Tea. I get home today and what was a healthy plant this
> morning has powdery mildew. Now I am scrambling to find a way to keep my
> plant alive for the next month so I can get my first decent pumpkin.
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Unless you use Neem Oil for your hair, throw it away. AG's are not
> > typically
> > eaten, so spray the stuff from Dupont Chemical CO. et all. Just my
> > experience and opinion.
> >
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