Palmerosa, a cousin of Rose Geranium, is also effective. I put just a drop or twoâno moreâof pure essential oil of rose geranium on each dogâs cloth collar every week, and it really. keeps the ticks away. Check with your vet before using essential oils on cats. Iâd still check the pets daily for ticks.
Apples are a different story. Thanks to entrepreneurial growers and a generous helping of luck, most grocery stores have a full 11 varieties in rotation (Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, McIntosh, Rome Beauty, Fuji, Jonathan, York, Gala, Idared, and Yellow Newton).
On a scale of tart to sweet in terms of taste, Kiku apples are the sweetest. They are crisp and juicy with a firm flesh, like its Fuji apple parent. These Italian-raised apples are ruby red with light colored stripes. Kiku apples are large, and can grow to be up to five inches in diameter.