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Page 8, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday April 9, 2020 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz HOME &GARDEN Roses can be cut, soft fruits planted Vegetables Cabbage, cauliflower and silverbeet can still be planted to stand the winter if you are fortunate enough to have the necessary seeds sitting in the shed. If so, ground from which potatoes have been lifted recently is ideal for these crops. Sprinkle blood and bone (100g per sqm) on the ground, and rain in May and June will wash it into the soil. Compost can also be spread where these hardy vegetables are to be grown. Cauliflower heads can be damaged by rain and cold conditions as winter nears. Those maturing soon should be regularly checked and the outside leaves turned in on the centres, the curds, to help protect them and keep them white. Celery sometimes shows leafspot at this time of the year and can be treated with acopper spray applied every 10 to 14 days. Because they like cool, moist conditions, leeks usually will keep growing until June. If soil is drawn up around the stems of Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli as they 2271167 •Interiors •Exteriors •New builds •Renovations •Staff houses •Bach/beach house •Commercial InteriorsbyVivienne 86 Belt Road, Ashburton 027444 7633 •www.viviennejames.co.nz Rose cuttings can be taken during the next few weeks. grow, it will not only aid drainage for the plants during the winter, but also help prevent them being blown over in strong winds. Asparagus beds are worth the effort, as these perennial vegetables will produce crops for 20 years or more. Keep the bed free of weeds but leave the plants’ top growth until it yellows. While still green, the plants are manufacturing plant food and building up their crowns, from which strong, edible growths will be cut next spring. This is agood time to apply wellrotted manure or compost into which chopped seaweed has been added. Flowers Rose cuttings can be taken during the next few weeks with reasonable success. Some roses thrive only when budded on to astock with amore vigorous root system, while others, particularly heritage varieties, grow readily from cuttings. Choose short side growths that have had aflower on them. Remove chosen pieces from the main stem, ideally with a heel of the older growth. Cut off the dead flower, remove all the leaves except the top two, and thoroughly soak adeep container of potting mix before inserting the cutting deeply. Cuttings do best if placed in a shady place, as cool temperatures increase the likelihood of roots forming. Cuttings that develop successfully into plants should be left until late autumn next year before planting in their permanent home. An alternative method is layering: bending alow branch to the ground and pinning it in sandy soil after cutting just above the point where the tiniest bud is visible. Cover with more soil, water well and place a brick or heavy stone to hold the layered stem in place. Fruits Autumn is the best time for planting soft fruits of the Rubus family (raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, marionberries, boysenberries and tayberries). Raspberries and blackberries have been eaten in Europe for at least 3500 years, but the blackberry was not cultivated commercially until 1835. Introduced into New Zealand in the 19th century, it rapidly became one of the country’s worst weeds. The loganberry, an American raspberry/blackberry cross, is named after its breeder, Judge J.H. Logan. Boysenberries are also American and the raspberryloganberry/Pacific blackberry hybrid is named after Rudolph Boysen, who bred it in the early 1920s, but it was Walter Knott (of Knott’s Berry Farm) who made them famous. Tasman is avirtually thornless boysenberry variety. The tayberry, developed in Scotland in 1962, is a loganberrylike blackberryraspberry cross. The fruit is somewhat larger than a boysenberry and ripens earlier. Waiau and Aspiring are popular red raspberry varieties, while two heritage raspberries, marketed as Ivory and Ebony, were commercially introduced in 2006. Healthy feijoas coming into season Feijoas are coming into season at just the right time as Kiwis search for new ways to boost their immunity and overall health. The feijoa, which can be successfully grown in Mid Canterbury, will see the nationwide crops peak in April and remain in plentiful supply until the end of June. Eating two feijoas provides 64 percent of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C. Feijoa Association director Julia Third says they are a useful and tasty snack to have on hand at this time of year. “Feijoas are really high in vitamin C. With the flu season coming up, it’s more important than ever to consume plenty of fresh fruit to boost our immune systems and fight off any coughs, colds or bugs,” she says. Feijoas are a source of fibre which helps you feel fuller for longer and is important for digestive health. Breakfast is an ideal time to include feijoas in your diet. Scoop out the flesh and enjoy them with adollop of yoghurt or add some to your cereal or warm bowl of porridge. Feijoa smoothies are also delicious and can be made with either milk or coconut water for a nondairy option. Other popular serving ideas include making feijoa chutney, muffins or simply eating them straight off the tree. “Generations of New Zealanders have grown up eating as many feijoas as they can handle from the tree in their back garden. The flavour is truly unique so make sure you enjoy them while they’re in season this year.” This year the nationwide crops are expected to provide around 20 per cent more volume than last year, with around 1500 tonnes expected to be harvested. “Feijoas are successfully grown in many parts of the country including Nelson/Tasman, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Auckland and in the Far North. This year’s drought has provided an extra challenge but for orchards with irrigation the fruit size will be on par with previous years.” 2263525 Kitchen Dreams Your dream kitchen is easiertoachievethan you think! Our highlyexperienced teamishappytowork withyou on your renovation or new build. The Renovation Experts Talk to us now! 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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday April 9, 2020, Page 9 Supporting the community 96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. Phone 3078317 LREA2008 MCRE OH BABY! Let MidCanterbury know about your newarrival... ...inthe Courier’s monthly Baby Page completely free of charge. Simply post or email aphotoofthe new arrival along with the birth details to: PO Box12Ashburton. Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz. Photos forMay 14 to be received by 12 noon Tuesday May12 Choking children cause forconcern The risk of choking among exploring babies and inquistive toddlers while the nation is on Covid-19 alert level four is causing concern among Canterbury medical personnal. They are reminding Canterbury parents and caregivers to keep aclose eye onthe tamariki intheir care whileinlockdown to reducethe risk of choking if an object becomes lodged in their airway. As families adjust to life athome under alert level 4, there ispotentially agreater risk of bored or inquisitive young children putting something in their mouth that gets stuck or accidentally inhaled, which may require emergency medical attention. Canterbury DHB paediatric surgeon professor Spencer Beasley says parents and caregivers need to keep an even more careful eye on children now, especially with some families now juggling working and caring for their young children at home. “Parents and caregivers need to be particularly cautious about children being offered peanuts, especially in the under-six age group where whole peanuts should never be given asthey can block the windpipe so the child Stepping Stones@Braebrook Stepping Stones @Braebrook is locally owned and we pride ourselves on being family focused,flexible and fun! Trust, love and security are fostered through meaningful moments with teachers. Wenurture capability inchildren and view them as partners in their learning and care –taking the time to ensure interactions are respectful and unhurried as we build relationships with our learners. Our dedicated team of Kaiako teach from the heart and value trusting relationships with the children and their families. Calm, open spaces encourage natural development -achance for pēpē to explore and discover, intheir own time. Heuristic resources and experiences are woven throughout our spaces allowing children to freely explore their senses and discover a rangeofmaterials though their play. Regular excursions within the communityare avalued learning experience asare visits from our music teacher, family and friends reading stories and local school groups sharing their learning with us. We are open 7:30 am -6pm and have flexible sessions to suit your families needs. Wehave excellent ratios and believe in alwaysproviding high qualitycareand education forall children from 3months –6years old. We have limited spaces currently available in our Under Two cannot breathe. “Other objects that should be kept away from children include the small sticker labels on fruit, tiny magnets, button batteries and small Lego pieces. Inthe past few weeks alone, we have had two such cases in Christchurch,” says Professor Beasley. As well as protecting children from choking hazards, avoiding a trip to hospital at this time means they get to stayintheir home bubble wherethey are safest. Of all the procedures and surgical operations that hospitals undertake, removing foreign bodies from airways is the one of the most dangerous, and carries ahigh risk for staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It isnot just the child who is at risk –if the child brought COVID-19 with them into the hospital environment, it could put an entiresurgical team at risk as well. “We all have aresponsibility toensure our frontline healthcare staff are kept safe,”addsProfessor Beasley. learning setting with more spaces coming available soon. As always, we encourage you toget in touch early to talk to us about spacefor your child. Follow usonFacebook and take alook at our Website for more information –www.steppingstones.net.nz or contact us 3072088. If youare looking forafriendly, family focused Preschool foryour child please get in touch Enquiretodaytodiscuss available spaces foryour childfrom0-6years. 2271255 kim@steppingstones.net.nz www.steppingstones.net.nz Play is work and work is fun Where Children Learn ENROL NOW -2YEAR OLDS WELCOME Contact: Kindergarten Association Manager Ph: 308 3779 Email: association@ashkindy.co.nz www.ashburtonkindergarten.org.nz Asmall homely centre, with anature based philosophy. Stephanie Hansen Amanda Moore Centre Directors 7Roxburgh Place Tinwald Ashburton phone 03 307 0420 twpreschool@gmail.com We are taking enrolments from 4months to 6years. For further information phone 308 0380 or call in to see us at 174-176 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton PHONE 03 307 2088 022 061 4672 Magnolia Drive, Netherby Follow us on 2271253 2271192 2271254
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