Ukutjala I-Sweet Pepper

© Louise Brodie

Ukurhatjhwa Kwaso

I-Sweet Pepper irhatjhwa nanyana itjalwa ngembewu.

Indlela Yokutjala

Ama-sweet peppers angatjalwa ehlabathini kodwana leyo akusiyindlela esetjenziswa balima, abalima ngehloso yokuthengisa ngobunengi. Imbewu itjalwa emibhedeni yehlabthi nanyana ematreyini wembewu. Iokha kumila imbewu kuvela amaplantjisi. Sele amaplantjisi akhulile anobude obumasentimitha ayi-15, begodu aqine ngokwanele ukobana angatjalwa esimini.

Iinkhundla

Iintjalo zihlukaniswa ngesikhundla esingaba masentimitha ayi-40 kuya ku-50 ngamalayini ukwenzela bona kubenesikhundla esaneleko ngemva kwareyi amabili, ukwenzela bona iinsetjenziswa kanye nabasebenzi bakghone ukukhambakhamba. Lokhu kutlhoga iintjalo ezihlangana neziyi-30 000 kanye ne-45 000 i-hectare ngayinye, ukuya ngokobana umtjali ufuna isikhundla esingangani.

Isikhathi Sokuvuna

Ebhodulukweni elivikelekileko njengakuma-green house nanyana lapha ubusika balada Kanye nentwasahlobo bunamazinga wokumtjhiso afuthumeleko ukutjala kungathoma ngoMgwegweni noVelabahlinze. Lokha wenza ama-plantjies ngaphandle lapha kuvuleke khona, imbewu itjalwa lada ngoRhoboyi ukuze ingabanjwa bujamo bezulu bentwasahlobo obupholileko.

Isikhathi Sokutjala

Ngemva kweemveke ezisithandathu zokutjala kwembewu ye-sweet pepper, kungathoma kutjalwe amaplantjisi wayo. Lokhu kuvamise ukwenzeka ekupheleni kwakaVelabahlinze nasele kuthoma ukutjhisa ukuya ngenyanga kasihlabantangana. Ukutjala kungenziwa kuzekube sekupheleni kwakaNobayeni.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Ukusukela embewini kuya esithelweni esele sivuthiwe, amapepper wombala (obomvu, osarulana, omhlophe kanye nosarulana) kungathatha isikhathi esingaba ziinyanga ezihlanu ukobana avunwe. Ama-green pepper esele avuthiwe angavunwa ngemva kweemveke ezibunane ngemva kokutjala ama-plantjies.

Ukuvundiswa

Kuhlala kumkhumbulo omuhle ukobana indawo ekutjalwa kiyo ihlolwe yi-extension kanye noyelelisa ngokondleka kwehlabathi officer ngaphambi kokobana utjale. Ukuhlahla okujayelekileko kokuvundisa ama-pepper wakho kukhamba bunje: Qiniseka bona ihlabathi Ilinywa kuhle begodu ileveli. Ngesikhathi sokugcina sokulima kuvamise ukusetjenziswa i-disc plough isetjenziselwa ukufaka umvango we-(Nitrogen, Phosphates kanye ne-Potassium) phezu kwehlabathi esemasenthimitheni ayi-20 wehlabathi.
Nangabe kusetjenziswa i-drip irrigation kuqhono kobana kufakwe isivundisi esimamanzi sivangwe ngamanzi eemvekeni ezine zokuthoma usitjalile, ngemva kwalokho, sifakwe godu iimveke ezintathu ngaphambi kokobana uvune isithelo esele sivuthiwe.
Nawuthelelela ngendlela ye-flood irrigation faka i-250 kg of LAN ku-hectare ngayinye ngemva kweemveke ezisithandathu ngemva kokutjala. Ungasifaka kwesibili ngemva kokusihlukanisa kabili ngemva kweemveke ezimbili ukuya kwezisithandathu, uphinde godu ngemva kweemveke ezibunane ngemva kokobana usitjalile.

Ukuthelelelwa

Thelelela ufake amanzi angaba mamilimitha ayi-30 kuya ku 40 qobe veke ize ikhule.Uyeleliswa bona ufake i-moisture tension meters ukobana ugade ubuswe ebuse hlabathini. Njengoba imirabhu eminengi isehlabathini ephezulu esemasenthimitheni ayi-30, ungasebenzisa ne-rharafu ukuhlola ihlabathi.
Isistimu elungileko engasetjenziswa yi-drip irrigation, ngaphasi kwe-mulching yetjhwaratjhwara ngombana lokho kupha umlimi ithuba lokulawula ukuthelelelwa nokuvundisa isitjalo. I-flood irrigation ingenza bona ihlabathi izale amanzi khulu nanyana yome yenze bona kube budisi khulu ukuyilawula. Ihlobo lokuthelelela elibizwa-overhead irrigation lingabanga amalwelwe weenkowani kanye nokubola.

Translated by Busisiwe Skhosana