Neem oil to get rid of PW?

Noticed 2-3 leaves have a little powder mildew, I took a paper towel with water on it and wiped it away. It came back after a few days, so i was wondering if I use a little bit of neem oil mixed with water on a paper towel will it get rid of it?

when you have PM you cant do anything other than control it. I have thought i got rid of it before, but it just went on a few month hiatus.

hm... I'll just keep wiping it off. It took about 2 weeks before it showed back up. I'll keep an eye on them

davickm1 said:

hm... I'll just keep wiping it off. It took about 2 weeks before it showed back up. I'll keep an eye on them

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don't fool around with PM once its in the garden it can be VERY persistent.

check you RH and make sures its not too high.
If you can and your plants are strong enough allow your room temperature to get into upper 80s (can go as high as 90+) for a couple of hours a day.

if possible immediately drench spray with neem oil or something else like potassium bicarbonate, rosemary extracts, milk, molasses or h2o2.

Repeat at least twice a week since once you can see the PM their are spores everywhere.

Pluck the leaves with the mold to stop spores from spreading.Keep up good ventalation and use a fungicide on the leaves around the mildew to prevent it from spreading. Neem is used for mostly pests like aphids or spider mites. You have to get it early or it will cause problems, but it seems you have caught it soon enough. Good luck

Neem oil can be used to treat your pm but it isn't a one shot and your done sort of treatment.

H2O2 is the answer

both as treatment to remove it by misting

have a read:

http://joemacho.hubpages.com/hub/Hydrogen-Peroxide-for-Plants


and as after treatment if the problem was`t remove in time (sucks to loose a harvest)

have a look:

[video=youtube;S7jE7qzfgQs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jE7qzfgQs[/video]

Thanks everyone. I'll stay on it and keep an eye out. I have two fans in my greenhouse and the temps do rise to 80 sometimes. I've plucked 2 leaves, I'll keep an eye for anymore.