Got a ? about my previous grow Northern Lights

[Trimmings426]

You that followed my last grow remember that right at the end of flowering period I found spider mites on 2 of my plants and some told me to not spray them with the Neem Oil in the flowering stage. Ok heres where I screwed up, before I got the posts back I panicked and did indeed use the Neem Oil on those 2 girls. Now my question is this, of coarse it will make it taste like chemical even though I went through and did a good bud wash to wash away the taste of the Neem Oil, but since I did hit them during their flowering stage would that have effected their potency or killed the thc in the bud. After I did this I checked the colmes and they still looked great no effect to them but would it effect the potency of the cured bud or could it just be that they haven`t cured long enough yet. They have only been in the cure zone about 2 1/2 weeks give or take a day or 2

[Qwertywill]

You will probably have a somewhat neem taste on them! You can always sample and see! I dont think potency would be effected.... someone else?

[Trimmings426]

And the cureing? Say as supposed to a 2.5 week cure as to a 3 month + cure that would have a great effect on the potency I've read right. Research says that a short time cure as to a long term cure can make the difference between medioker bud and dank bud cause my strain Northern Lights is supposed to be one of the top strains like really potent and all I experienced was a slight head change so got to be the cure time I hope cause my plants looked smelled and over all was really nice. Its just very frustrating

[GreenhouseEffect]

How about the safety of smoking those buds after the Neem? I know it's supposed to be bad for you to smoke buds that have been sprayed, but not really sure if they would be safe to smoke after washing or not.

[Qwertywill]

Washing is a great idea!

[alltatup]

Using neem oil: Since trichomes infuse in oil, the neem may have penetrated the trichomes and you may have had some chemical interactions with the cannabinoids--including THC, of course.

https://www.discoverneem.com/side-effects-when-breathing-neem-oil.html

See if you can find more info on inhaling neem.

[oldjarhead100]

I have used neem oil for years and I've sprayed them in bloom unless its real close to harvest the taste will dissipate over time I wouldn't worry you did a wash so I would say your all set