Wood Cider Vinegar or Neem Oil for organic pest control outdoors?

As the title says, is Neem Oil or Wood Cider Vinegar more effective for pest control outdoors? I was thinking id alternative them once per week? Thanks!

Neem is great if used regularly. Idk about vinegar, but I do use citric acid in my IPM at low rates for prevention, and higher concentrations for treatment. The neem is good at 5ml/liter with some yucca or a few drops of detergent added to emulsify it-be sure to shake it like your life depends on it, and spray underneath each leaf, as well as the area around the plant outdoors, the soil I mean. Also, spray any nearby non-cannabis plants.

I really just prefer to use hydrogen peroxide, diatomaceous earth, and/or Bacillus thuringiensis. I've never heard of wood cidar vinegar, but neem oil leaves a residue that may be harmful when smoked.

What is wood cider vinegar? I know cider vinegar and steel wool can be used to give a weathered look to wood but I've never heard of wood cider vinegar.

xtsho said:

What is wood cider vinegar? I know cider vinegar and steel wool can be used to give a weathered look to wood but I've never heard of wood cider vinegar.

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Sorry I meant wood vinegar and it's funnily the same as liquid smoke used for BBQ sauce... An old Thai farmer says it's what he uses and I googled it, and indeed it's pretty good. Just don't see much about it being used for cannabis.

It seems that wood vinegar (a.k.a. pyroligneous acid) contains suspected carcinogens. Maybe it might be good for the vegetative phase of growth, but I wouldn't use it during the flowering stage.

However, I still don't know if it's any better than neem oil. Some sources claim that it may improve plant growth, which is not a known trait of neem oil. Perhaps you could experiment with using both on related plants with limited genetic diversity.