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24 Selwyn Times Wednesday July 26 2023 Cubing Club Friday 3.30-5pm Stretch your brain at our drop-in Cubing Club at Lincoln Library. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Bring your own cube or challenge yourself with one of ours. Fortnightly on a Friday. Free. Bookings not required. Lincoln Library Selwyn Trap Library Saturday 10am-1pm Selwyn Trap Libary will have trapping advice and free trap hire. There will be a limited number of DOC200 to loan out. Email traplibraryselwyn@gmail. com Lincoln Farmers Market Selwyn Netball Have-A-Go Sunday 10am-noon To recognise the various women’s sporting World Cups happening this year, Selwyn is celebrating women in sports with some fun events. The Selwyn Netball Club will be holding ‘have a go’ sessions at the Selwyn Sports Centre. Come and learn the basics and have fun with the team. From 13 to 17 years: 10-11am; 18+ years: 11am-noon. Free to attend, bookings required: events. humanitix.com Selwyn Sports Centre Email daniel.alvey@starmedia.kiwi by 5pm each Wednesday Pool Spectacular Sunday 2-4pm The aquatic centre will have all the toys out at this jampacked, spectacular afternoon of family pool fun. There will be something for everyone, including infants. Cost from $3.80 per person, bookings required: events.humanitix.com Selwyn Aquatic Centre Leeston Business Event Monday 10.30-11.30am Are you based in Leeston and represent a local business? Connect with others in the Leeston area over coffee, hosted by the district council. Find out more about support available for your business, the upcoming Selwyn Business Survey, and hear from the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and other agencies. Refreshments will be provided. Free, register your interest: events.humanitix.com. Crate & Barrel, 3 Market St Device Drop-In Tuesdays Tuesday 11am-1pm These informal support sessions can help you familiarise yourself with your digital device. Whether it’s a tablet or mobile phone, we can help you with the basics. Free Drop-in. Te Ara Ātea Selwyn Libraries Big Book Sale, Saturday and Sunday, Te Ara Ātea. Check out the big book sale of withdrawn books, puzzles and other media. Items will be priced from $1 for all children’s and young adult books, $2 for most adult fiction and non-fiction, and a selection of speciality items for $5. Drop-in. Saturday 9am–5.30pm and Sunday 10am–3.30pm. Staying Safe - A Refresher Course for Older Drivers Wednesday August 2, 10am- 2pm The classroom-based course run by Age Concern and supported by the district council will help you re-familiarise yourself with traffic rules and safe driving practices. It will also increase your knowledge about other transport options and help you remain independent for BOARDING SCHOOL Boarding at Nelson College I’m Tim Middleton, recently appointed Director of Boarding and Deputy Principal at Nelson College. Having worked in teaching and school leadership for 22 years I am excited to be part of this dynamic community. Boarding is at the heart of Nelson College, with boarders from New Zealand and across the world; the Pacific, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. From our newly refurbished on-campus hostels, boarders enjoy access to two gymnasiums, a pool, a weights room, playing fields and music suites. In this close-knit family environment, students longer. A light lunch is provided. Free, RSVP to Wendy Fox at Age Concern Canterbury by Wednesday, July 26: wendy.fox@ ageconcerncan.org.nz or 03 331 7808. West Melton Community and Recreation Centre Mahoe Reserve Working Bee & Planting Day Sunday August 6, 2pm-4pm Come along and help look after your reserve. Please wear closed-toe shoes, gloves and eye protection. Any questions call Sue 021 100 1009. Mahoe Native Reserve, Boundary Road, Lincoln enjoy a safe and busy lifestyle which gives them access to structured academic support, widespread opportunities, and the beautiful Nelson region. We emphasise strong communication between home and boarding staff who ensure the comfort and development of your son. These staff also have close links to the day school, strengthening the academic support for all boarders. Boarding provides an organised week that includes school, sports and outside activities, as well as academic support through regular tutorials. The sunny Nelson climate allows for year-round activities that include trips to the local beaches and rivers, ski field and lakes, as well as some city-based recreation. Boarding Enrolments Now Open START YOUR LEGACY Welcoming Family Environment High-level academic & leadership programmes More than 30 sports options Year-round outdoor activities in the Nelson/Tasman region Competitive rates & no school fees
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday July 26 2023 Selwyn Times GARDENING 25 Spring dreaming: Winter a time to plan Winter’s a good time to think ahead – peruse catalogues, order new seeds and plants, and prepare the soil Vegetables Gardening at this time of the year is limited, as winter’s worst weather usually comes in July and August. Cold, wet days are an opportunity to look through garden catalogues and order new seeds or plants. This is also a good time to plan where next season’s vegetables will be sown or planted, using the practice of rotation outlined earlier this month. Although five-year garden diaries are valuable, an alternative is a sturdy indexed book. Record planting and other information under each alphabetically listed vegetable, noting the date when seeds were sown or plants put in. Note varieties and after harvesting, indicate how well each did. This gives a year-by-year record of the garden, one that is easier to cross-check than a series of diaries. Green manures oats, lupins and the like not yet dug in should be cut and turned into the ground. Soil cleared of crops such as winter cabbage, broccoli and parsnips benefits if it is turned over, too. Rough LOOK FORWARD: Take time over winter to consider what you’d like to plant in spring, and prepare accordingly. digging is the best treatment at this time of the year, with weeds placed under the surface and any spare compost thrown over the surface. Complete with a dressing of garden lime. The rate will vary depending on soil acidity but plan on 50g to 100g a square metre, the bigger amount for heavier soils. Hedges can be trimmed in warmer areas but should be left until later in the year in areas that experience hard frosts or snow. Soil can be prepared, conditions permitting, before cloches and cold frames are put in place for growing plants under shelter. If soil clings to tools or boots, the ground is too wet and any work should be postponed. When the soil has been dug, composted and worked to a fairly fine crumb-like consistency, position the cloches and leave them for three weeks before sowing seeds. This warms the soil under the cloches and the more that are used, the better the lift in soil temperature under the individual shelter. Cloche gardening is suitable for small gardens and strawberries give earlier crops grown in this way. Flowers Pruning roses this month can be risky, as early pruning can encourage roses to throw out fresh shoots that will be zapped by frost. Coastal areas can usually get away with winter pruning but in general, August is the preferred month for rose pruning. Garden centres have barerooted roses in stock now and buying early is recommended to obtain popular varieties. Cinerarias grown in a glasshouse will be pushing up their flower stems and will benefit from a liquid manure once a week, the day after they have been watered. Cyclamens (above) can also be started in the greenhouse and brought indoors as soon as the first buds appear. Tuberous begonias can be grown in pots in the glasshouse until almost ready to flower in summer, when they can be taken indoors or put on a sunny doorstep or deck. Carnations can also be treated in this way. Fruit If any new fruit trees are still to be ordered, do not delay or you may miss out on a chosen cultivar. Plant trees and soft-fruit bushes (currants, gooseberries, raspberries and brambles such as blackberries) in well-composted soil to get them off to a good start. Spending time getting the soil into good shape before planting pays dividends later. With young fruit trees, avoid letting them crop the first season. Let the trees’ sturdy trunks and branches develop for better fruiting as they mature. – ODT Canterbury Timber & Hardware Timber Wood Fuel Pellets 20kg Bag for $14.10 each or Buy 10 Bags for $13.70 each Call in today for your free quote! NEW ENTRANCE: 167 Manion Road, Rolleston Jason Pester P 03 347 7465 F 03 347 7032 E jason@cthl.co.nz Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Saturday: 8am-12pm We are here C T H Canterbury Timber & Hardware
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