The benefits of neem oil for plants

By: Manoj Prasad Image Credit: Pinterest Published: 16-05-2024

Neem oil, which comes from the Azadirachta indica tree, is good for plants in many ways.

[{"selector":"#anim-06f8f8c6-9ff8-4e44-98ca-4b8d0b17baaa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b44f7bd-69f2-41ea-bfe2-50589feac82f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0d89708-1443-4080-b1a2-eded24942e5b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-886fe79b-948a-4afd-aeb2-d297dd1658a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1dcc18ab-11d8-4824-9e30-f6e793c11a18","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc475ed2-606c-47ab-a0a6-b41315e204e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9201193-850d-43bc-a6e6-e63272ff0618","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.30303%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Insect pests like aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, and spider mites are successfully kept away and controlled by this strong natural insecticide.

[{"selector":"#anim-6b08dad8-afd0-48b3-91f8-c449bda18a98","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c58c4a5-185d-41a8-b2ed-9bc43dab1ec7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a94a2eb-b6d8-412a-9ab1-8a7030ba40c8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73109557-9419-4fee-87d6-297b8ed40f47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25012f7a-314b-4e8f-a2b9-50105496c15d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10f1b9b5-69a5-4bb3-a546-266540a366be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83476c1b-af0b-4c73-8bc8-873046125f1c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -666.55978%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Active compounds in the oil, such as azadirachtin, stop insects from growing and reproducing.

[{"selector":"#anim-ce46016a-ca21-4b86-9bd7-cb557503a292","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9697d4bd-8047-41ec-ae51-e6a69ff1250b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ffa82f22-5029-494c-a96e-8ddd31fa0a10","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eca4eb9f-4cad-467b-b0b0-b7d6a5915105","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca7ca522-b42e-4a3c-a0d6-77efe40a6312","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43324285-734f-4a7e-be78-c5bb580c3ae5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0297fe0-2062-4af3-9bcc-f380cd901e6e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 186.35730%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

This makes it a safer option to synthetic pesticides for the environment.

[{"selector":"#anim-682c9d5c-9eb6-410a-837f-03014c920f48","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4bbddc5a-19d9-4079-96ef-2fbc75880112","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7ab1a42-da80-4f87-b394-515de9b5a8e1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5b25baf-5d0f-48cf-b043-0c756968be08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88bb6d84-5c91-41f6-99c8-24ddd065f5e6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c5c262b3-0ab5-4d13-8153-f573f0ce36b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fd76588-e93b-4b74-b240-bdabde195f18","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(102.28426%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Neem oil is also antifungal and antibacterial, which means it can help stop and treat plant diseases caused by fungi and bacteria.

[{"selector":"#anim-c414d544-9f41-4e59-8573-3592e81a7b4d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68129d4a-caad-4fb5-a897-c90d444f46a5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58b190a4-831a-4d0a-847b-4a33b5c72c78","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4746d6b-452e-4dbb-b1d0-b76821a37f75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f7b8c1d-ccae-4ee8-a487-f7d09c766087","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9baea2f4-c6c9-4715-a7c2-6af2b5f73ffe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-597a55e8-2918-49fe-a4db-91c60d620937","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.58496%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Flaky mildew, black spot, and other fungus diseases can't get into plants that have it.

[{"selector":"#anim-2ce48231-b438-4095-ae0a-e8c314df49a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-286c0a46-a7c3-4c91-bb7b-5c7a8d0196f1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51884951-7324-440d-b077-be87cdbfd6bd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2908a380-9d2a-405f-bee1-cdbafe81fa9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5db952fd-e6ef-497d-beb5-19eeac608ab4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ef0b2ad-5ae6-49bb-a814-1af154c92303","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-add20a56-319f-4c54-b6a4-9b870935f133","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -853.44598%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Additionally, neem oil works as a natural spray fertilizer, giving plants the nutrients they need to grow and be healthy.

[{"selector":"#anim-9e7bfd75-9b85-444e-9576-6eb0d9c88e90","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bcd8b2f-7286-4061-a73d-33d9e8d2dced","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6db0380-9415-4daa-a275-e7b5d89cf29d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4a9708f-1625-4fff-bf52-5cb5cd490169","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2bd14b02-37bc-48c0-b3c6-e4995279e63d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a02fb523-957b-4b82-8b00-a35daff5e2b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95de9c59-1e52-4d79-9b7f-240c6e9dc8b4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 134.82905%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

When neem oil is put on plant leaves, it creates a barrier that protects them from natural stresses like drought, too much heat, and UV radiation.

[{"selector":"#anim-97064fdf-14da-46cd-aadc-f7e49b5ac3ee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-074b7330-b9a9-48cf-90f1-1f33d1d1e206","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-010e7a6d-e58c-43f8-9c14-16985518c555","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-972270c4-c9e6-48de-9f04-f66719610f51","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fc47f53-b5cb-4bec-9448-ddfda2d28ffe","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e72837fe-bddd-435f-89fd-d0526cfb40ec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de8ab922-5c79-45d1-b6d5-6be6a27f67fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(102.58397%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

This barrier slows down the loss of water through transpiration, which makes plants stronger in tough circumstances.

[{"selector":"#anim-79376c3d-0f74-4e73-a6ec-52590a1ba31a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-912c9be5-2f17-45d4-80c2-09c299077825","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c33e9f4d-9745-4b76-a4f0-b79498282d79","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fe7f5a7-662e-4fb3-897b-9897eb000209","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f64a24ad-402d-4d9e-be33-724e79db9702","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e52b1da-21fe-4849-b207-f4a2541aee20","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c5cd49d-8771-408c-97c0-d363c9e804ea","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-107.73481%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Overall, neem oil is a flexible and environmentally friendly way to keep plants healthy and growing.

[{"selector":"#anim-e7dcb9e4-96b3-4a75-a937-ac3af59ccda1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-127.08332%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-880af12a-5b89-48fe-bd63-fcfee3be6a06","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28d6d6a5-a430-4812-98fb-fba3faf0d19e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f372ae40-5662-4054-8db8-a2da4b36cb38","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b771554-2cac-45b7-bebd-fc0841dfe2e7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abcbfd20-ad60-420d-8fe8-a9fef07f51e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63e5c8e7-0d94-4f28-9aff-c149a9f97803","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -850.91429%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]