So you've probably seen our recipe for the weekly IPM spray.
1 Gallon warm water
1 tablespoon Neem Oil
5ml Agsil16H Liquid Solution
1/2 Ounce Essential Oil Blend (optional)
But how do you make sure it all comes together and mixes properly?
This video has a few tricks that should really help.
Basic transcript to go along with the video:
to make 1 gallon:
1 gallon warm water
1/8 tsp of 200x Aloe Vera powder per gallon. (this weighs about 0.3 grams)
mix aloe and water into sprayer first. let it soak for a few minutes, make the rest of the spray separately:
Agsil 16H Liquid solution:
3 tablespoons Agsil 16H for every 8 oz water. You can store this liquid solution when not in use.
In a blender:
warm water
1 tablespoon neem oil
5 ml Agsil 16H liquid solution
1/2 oz essential oils
blend. should turn milky white.
any floating chunks mean neem oil did not emulsify properly, would be wise to blend longer or just start over and watch the full video. If it’s good, stir up the Aloe Vera water and add the blended Neem solution.
apply with lights off. keep shaking while spraying to keep emulsified.
key is to make sure it’s emulsified properly.
Thought that the ratio for the essential oils was six drops per gal of water?
Hi Jeremy ,
I usually mix my neem and the essential oil withDr. Bronner’s SAL SUDS , mix it well and keep it for few weeks and use it every week mixing the solution which is like a cream with water each time I need to spray. Is that ok? Does it reduce the potency keeping it this way?
Thank You.
Hi,
Is there a reason you don’t use pre-mixed aloe juice instead of the straight powder? I make about a weeks worth of aloe juice I keep in a shaker bottle, then use this in my sprays.
Sip no till… you have other videos for it yet? Enjoy your videos hope to see more.
Hey Jeremy,
I have many aloe plants growing around my house.
How can I use the actual plant for the spray?
Thanks again!
Frank
Hi Jeremy
Just wanted to know if you had any links you could share
Looking for a expert / sales assis in the hand pump sprayers market
The Chapin you use is way to big for my garden use & trying
to tell a sales person you want a sprayer for spraying compost teas
The general answer is " you should speak with the manufacturer
of the compost teas product " Ahhhhhh !
So if you know anyone who would understand the conversation
& help me find another sprayer option in a smaller version
that would be much appreciated
Regards
Martin
How long will this mix last if not all of the mix is used.
can you use this on vegetable plants too i have a minor infestation and don’t want to spray anything dangerous
hey guys, can you replace the neem oil with neem meal? and how much would you add?
Just wanted to say thank you for your business and doing this to see how it is done. It certainly help me with done questions I had
Thank you
CM
If you have been reading about cultivating indoors with organic soil then you've heard of SubCool's Super Soil. I admit to starting with this mix and thought I was really doing something special when I first went for it. I bought all the stuff and was really excited to use it.
My results were actually pretty good, but I've since moved on I think you should too.
Besides the "base soil" being purchased instead of made from scratch, I have many other issues. All in all this taking bagged soil and adding worm castings and nutrients isn't a bad idea, but it can be improved upon and money can be saved.
Here is the Recipe: 8 large bags of a high-quality organic potting soil with coco fiber and mycorrhizae (i.e., your base soil) 25 to 50 lbs of organic worm castings 5 lbs steamed bone meal 5 lbs Bloom bat guano 5 lbs blood meal 3 lbs rock phosphate ¾ cup Epson salts ½ cup sweet lime (dolomite) ½ cup azomite (trace elements) 2 tbsp powdered humic acid
Now I'll go through each item: Read more.....
Paul
October 16, 2019
Hey Jeremy,
You say “you can use this spray up until the first couple of weeks of flowering”. Does this mean before you go into flowering or are you saying I can spray during the first two weeks in flower?
Also can i use this solution on the soil as well?
Would there be any benefit in the soil?
Thanks