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).
One exception, I found last year was the Opal apple, which is a crisp, sweet, yellow apple. Winter. Now you might think winter would not be a time when a lot of varieties hit the market place, but that isnât the case. There are a lot of apples making their debut in the winter months. Some of the winter varieties include the Pinata, which is crisp apple with a great flavor that contains a hint of something tropical.