Ukutshala kwe-Coriander

© Louise Brodie

Ukusabalalisa

Ukusakazwa kweCoriander kuvela enzalweni.

Indlela Yokutshala

I-Coriander etshalwe ngabalimi abakhulu bezohwebo ngokuvamile iyenziwa ngokuhlwanyela okuqondile. Imbewu itshalwe cishe ngamamitha ayishumi ejulile. Imbewu yeCoriander ikhula kahle kepha kuhle ukuhlwanyela kabili imbewu edingekayo futhi elula uma kudingeka. Lokhu kwenziwa ngabahleli bemishini noma ngesandla, kuye ngokuthi ubukhulu bomsebenzi.

Isikhala

©Glenneis Kriel

Izitshalo zeCoriander kufanele zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha angu-5 eceleni kwemigqa engama-30 cm. Lokhu kuyimvelo yezitshalo ezizungeze u-650 000 ngehektare. Ukusebenzisa kanye namathrekhi amathrekhi ashiyelwe imikhuba yokuphatha nokuvuna.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Hlwanyela imbewu ye-coriander ngqo emasimini entwasahlobo. ENingizimu Afrika, ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba lapho usongo lweqhwa selinciphile.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Ukukhiqizwa kwe-coriander entsha, abakhiqizi abathile baqala ukuvuna amaqabunga amasha kusukela emavikini ayisihlanu kuya kwanguyisithupha kusukela ekuhlwanyeleni.

Umanyolo

Ngaphambi kokutshala, isampula yomhlabathi esimele kufanele ithathwe futhi ithunyelwe ukuze ihlaziywe. Lokhu kuzoveza uhlobo lomhlabathi kanye nezidingo zomsoco ezitshalweni ezihlosiwe.

Ukuze uthole umhlahlandlela onzima, lesi sincomo esilandelayo singasetshenziswa uma kungekho ukuhlaziywa kwenhlabathi. Isicelo sokuqala esingu-500 kg se-3:1:5 singasakazwa futhi sihlanganiswe enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-15 cm kuya ku-20 cm ngaphambi kokuhlwanyela. Lokhu kuzokwenza izitshalo ezintsha ze-coriander zibe yisiqalo esihle ekuzinzeni ngokwazo. Njengoba i-coriander ayidingi umanyolo omningi, kungcono ukuqapha ukukhula bese ukhetha ukuthi ngabe i-nitrogen engaphezulu iyadingeka yini ekukhuliseni ukukhula. Inani elifanayo lokulimala lingenziwa ngokusebenzisa ukuchelela kokunisela emva kokuba imbewu ihlume futhi izitshalo zivela.

Ukunisela

Iningi labalimi be-coriander abathengisa ukufaka umanyolo njengoba lokhu kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuqapha ukuphathwa komswakama kwenhlabathi. Isitshalo se-coriander singahamba kalula kumbewu uma kuvunyelwe ukuba amanzi agxilwe ngenxa yesomiso. Ngakho-ke, uma i-coriander ingaphansi kokutshala ukukhiqiza amaqabunga amasha, qinisekisa ukuthi isitshalo sikhuliswa ngokwanele. Ungapheli ukunisela njengoba lokhu kungabangela izifo zezimpande noma amabhaktheriya emaqabunga. Ngakho-ke, kungcono kakhulu ukufaka amadivaysi wokulinganisa umswakama ukuze uhlole umhlaba njalo.

Kuye ngezinhlobo zenhlabathi nesimo sezulu, isilinganiso esihle sokunisela sikhona phakathi kuka-25 no-30 mm ngeviki sisakazeka ngaphezu kwezicelo ezimbili phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo zasehlobo futhi kunciphisa ukuchelela ngenkathi kuphelile noma izinyanga zemvula zonyaka. Zama ukugwema ukuchelela ngqo ngaphambi kokuvuna, kepha ukuchelela ngokushesha emva kokuvuna ukubuyisela okuqukethwe okunamandla uma ufisa ukuvuselela isitshalo ukukhiqiza futhi.

Translated by Nsika Khoza