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6 Unique Ways to Use Essential Oils in Your Garden
Essential oils serve many purposes outdoors as well as indoors. For example, you can create your own insecticide for plants, attract bees and other pollinators, or keep pets from using your vegetable patch as a litter box. Read on to learn how to put essential oils to use in your garden. 1. Create a Homemade Insecticide for Your Garden You can buy pesticides at the hardware or grocery store. However, many of them contain harmful chemicals that have serious health and environmental risks. To ...
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6 Essential Oils for Your Bath That Improve Inflammation
Finding those quiet, calm, and peaceful moments in your day to care for yourself can make a difference in your health, mood, and performance. After a long, hard day's work, most of us look forward to a long hot bath, and adding some essential oils can make the experience even more relaxing and luxurious. There are several ways you can enhance the effectiveness of your soak. Here are six carefully curated essential oils you can add to your bath and the benefits each one offers. Recommend...
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Exploring Lavender Essential Oil: Health Benefits, Uses, and Extraction Methods
Introduction Essential oils, nature’s potent plant extracts, are widely used for their therapeutic qualities in holistic health practices like naturopathy and aromatherapy. In this guide, we’ll focus on lavender essential oil, one of the most popular and versatile oils available. Here’s what you’ll learn: Extraction Methods: How lavender oil is obtained through processes like cold pressing and steam/water distillation. Usage Tips: Various ways to incorporate lavender oil into your daily ro...
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What Are the Best Essential Oil to Clear Blocked Pores?
Dry skin and blocked pores are your skin's worst enemies. They make skin look dull and patchy, directly impacting your mood and social interactions. If your skin is giving you trouble, tea tree essential oil may be just the product you've been missing. Let's look at the benefits of essential oils for your skin. **Disclaimer: Applying essential oils directly to the skin may cause burning and irritation. It's recommended that essential oils are diluted in a carrier oil (like cas...
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Essential Micronutrients: Boost Your Garden Soil for Healthier Plants
For a truly successful garden, gardeners must go beyond basic knowledge of water and sunlight and educate themselves on the significance of soil nutrients. While many focus on macronutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, micronutrients are just as essential for plant health, even in smaller quantities. To have a successful garden it is important to understand all of the ins and outs of Micronutrients. In this article, you’ll learn: The differences between micronutrients and macro...
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What Are the Best Outdoor Plants to Repel Flies?
Nothing ruins a nice, serene moment than the annoying buzz of a fly or the sting of a mosquito on your fragile, tender skin. Using chemical repellants is a tempting idea to deal with these pesky flies but they are definitely not safe for the environment and can cause long-lasting health effects on you and your loved ones. If only there was a natural way to repel flies away from your home and surroundings. Great news, there is a way you can achieve this using plants and plant-based products. ...
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Sulfur Deficiency in Plants: Symptoms, Causes, and How to Fix It
By: Amir Tajer, B.S.M.E., QAL — Co-Owner & Technical Director, Greenway Biotech Last updated: February 18, 2026 Technical Review by: Amir Tajer, Greenway Biotech Technical Team (soil fertility and specialty fertilizer formulation) Reviewed against: Penn State Extension, Iowa State University ICM, and Rutgers NJAES sulfur fertility guidelines Disclosure: Greenway Biotech manufactures sulfur powder and fertilizer products mentioned in this guide. Alternative sulfur sources and organic opt...
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5 Signs of Blood Sugar Issues You Need to Know About
Understanding the intricacies of blood sugar management is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, particularly for those dealing with or at risk of diabetes. In this comprehensive article, we'll explore the critical signs of blood sugar issues, dive into the symptoms of blood sugar spikes, discuss the role of diet and supplements like magnesium, and provide a guide to managing your glucose effectively. Here's everything you need to know about recognizing and handling blood sug...
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Oral vs. Transdermal Magnesium: Which Method Is Right for You?
Last updated: February 20, 2026 Technical Review by: Amir Tajer, B.S.M.E., QAL — Co-Owner & Technical Director, Greenway Biotech. Amir oversees raw material sourcing, purity verification, and product formulation at Greenway Biotech. Reviewed against: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements, Oregon State University Linus Pauling Institute, and Mayo Clinic magnesium guidelines Disclosure: Greenway Biotech manufactures and sells the magnesium products mentioned in this gu...
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Is There a Right and Wrong Way to Take Your Magnesium Supplement?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 50 percent of Americans aren't getting a sufficient magnesium in their diet. If you're like most people, you may not know that you're magnesium deficient — in fact, you may not even know that magnesium is a vital nutrient for the proper function of many systems in your body. So, how can you be sure that you're getting enough magnesium? Many people use a variety of magnesium supplements to boost their body's magnesium ...
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Best Fertilizer for Herbs: Complete Guide
Last updated: March 25, 2026 Written by: Amir Tajer, B.S.M.E., QAL — Co-Owner & Technical Director, Greenway Biotech Reviewed against: UC Davis, Penn State, and Oregon State Extension guidelines Disclosure: Greenway Biotech manufactures the Pepper & Herb Fertilizer 11-11-40 discussed in this guide. Organic alternatives, all-purpose options, and situations where 11-11-40 is not the right fit are also covered. ⚡ Quick Facts: Best Fertilizer for Herbs Best for containers, r...
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A Step by Step Guide to Growing Hydroponic Tomatoes
Last updated: March 25, 2026 Written by: Amir Tajer, B.S.M.E., QAL — Co-Owner & Technical Director, Greenway Biotech Reviewed against: University of Hawaii, Ohio State University Extension, University of Arizona CEAC, and University of Florida IFAS Extension hydroponic production guidelines Disclosure: Greenway Biotech manufactures Tomato Fertilizer 4-18-38, Cal-Mag Plus, and hydroponic nutrients mentioned in this guide. Alternative nutrient approaches and third-party systems are also dis...
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How to Treat Root Rot in Hydroponic Plants
Last updated: March 25, 2026Written by: Amir Tajer, B.S.M.E., QAL — Co-Owner & Technical Director, Greenway BiotechReviewed against: UC Davis, UC ANR, and UC IPM Extension guidelines on Phytophthora and hydroponic disease managementDisclosure: Greenway Biotech manufactures Potassium Sulfate and hydroponic nutrients mentioned in this guide. Alternative prevention methods are also discussed. ⚡ Quick Facts: Root Rot in Hydroponic Plants Primary cause: Water-borne oomycetes — primarily Py...
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How Plant Food is Not the Same As Plant Fertilizer
The health and growth of plants depend on several factors, such as the available nutrients, which provide plants with food and protect them from diseases. Plant food and plant fertilizers are two commonly mistaken words. Here is what to know about them. Definitions of Plant Food and Plant Fertilizer Both plant food and plant fertilizer promote plants' healthy and faster growth. Plant food consists of the natural nutrients already in the soil (water, air, and light). Plant fertilizer only...
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How To Keep Pesky Squirrels Out Of Your Garden
Squirrels can be fun to watch, especially when they show their gymnastic skills by frolicking in the tree branches. However, if the squirrel population around your garden gets out of hand, it can quickly become a nuisance. You may find that your garden is at the mercy of rogue critters when they gain an acquired taste for fruits, veggies and seeds in your garden. If you're wondering how you can tell you have a squirrel problem and what you can do to keep them at bay, you're in the ri...
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Magnesium for Hair Loss: Does It Help Hair Growth?
Of the many nutrients essential for human health, magnesium is one that often goes unrecognized. Related Post: What is Magnesium Chloride - The Forgotten Mineral? This mineral plays a crucial role in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, yet nearly 80% of Americans are magnesium deficient. Magnesium deficiency manifests in various ways, one of which is hair loss. Lucky for you, we specialize in magnesium products that help improve magnesium levels and, as a result, improve hair health...
