Ukutlhogonyelwa Kwestjalo se-Thyme

Isivuno - Amatani Qobe i-hectare Ngonyaka

©Louise Brodie

Esitlhogonyelweko
4 yamatani afretjhi
1 yamatani omileko
30 yamalitha wamafutha 

Esilingeneko
10 yamatani afretjhi
2 yamatani omileko
60 yamalitha wamafutha 

Esihle
20+ yamatani afretjhi
4+ yamatani omileko
150+ yamalitha wamafutha 

Ukusivuna

Ukuvuna i-thyme kwenziwa ngemitjhini kanye nangezandla okuya ngokobana iplasi lingangani. Lapha itjalwe khona endaweni encani kanye nakuma-greenhouse, kwenziwa ngesandla.

Umkhiqizo ofretjhi: Thoma ukuvuna ekuseni lokha kusesekamkhaza. Ukuvunwa kwempende ezifretjhi kungathoma msinya ngemva kwemveke eziyi-12 uyitjalile ngemva kokuyitjala. 

Umkhiqizo owomileko: Lokha nawufuna ukukhiqiza i-thyme eyonyisiweko, ngathoma ukuyikhatha msinya ngemva kokobana sele kumile amakari.Iintjalo ezinengi ezimilako ziyasuswa ngaohambi kokobana zithome ukumila amathuthumbo, lokha amafutha nakaphuma ngobunengi. Amakari akhathiweko onyiswa ku-32°C. Ungasebenzisi isomisi somoya esitjhisa ukudlula i-36°C ngebanga lokobana lokho kuzokwenza bona amafutha asuke ekhambini kusuke nomnukwawo omnandi.

Umkhiqizo wamafutha aqakathekileko: Amafutha aqakathekileko amahle abuya emakarini avuniweko we-thyme, avunwa ngaphambi kokobana athuthumbe ngokuzeleko lokha amafutha asesitjalweni amanengi. Umkhiqizo ozeleko ungatholwa enyakeni wesibili.

Ukubekwa Kwayo

Umkhiqizo ofretjhi: Ngemva kokuvuna, beka i-thyme efretjhi iimveke ezimbili. Ubuswe obuselawini obeke kilo kufanele ube ngaphezu kwe- 95% ukukhandela kobana ome. Amakhambi afretjhi akasanandisi ukudla msinya njeke kuhle ukuthengisa amakari we-thyme asandukuvunwa msinya ngendlela ekungarhonakala ngayo.

Umkhiqizo owomileko: Amakari omisiweko ifakwa esimumathini esingangeni umoya msinya ngendlela ekungarhonakala ngayo ukwenzela bona angatjhuguluki umbala kanye nomnambitheko wawo. Wabeke ku-10°C. I-thyme eyonyosiweko ungafakwa esiqandisini ifakwe emkhanyeni ezivaliweko.

Amafutha aqakathekileko: Beka amafutha aqakathekileko amabhodleleni endaweni enzima nepholileko iinyanga eziyi-18 ngemva kokobana uwafake ebhodleleni. Ngemva kwalokho, amafutha angathoma ukuloba umnambitheko kanye nomnukwawo omnandi.

Amakhambi anuka kamnandi afana ne-thyme akananunwana kanye namalwelwe ngebanga lokobana iphunga lawo liqinile, i-thyme iqotha iinunwana. Njeke kuhle ukulandela iindlela zokuvikela iintjalo oyelelwise kobana uzilandele yi-extension officer yangengekhu nanyana i-agronomist. Abathengisi bamakhemikhali bangekhenu banamaprogramu amahle angakunikeza ilwazi kobana ngibaphi abantu abangakupha iinyeleliso ezihle abaseduze nalapha ukhiqizela khona.

Iinunwana

Aphids, Snout beetles, Spider mites, Snails Kanye ne-Whiteflies.

Amalwelwe

Alternaria, Botrytis, root rot, and rust miraro ejwayelekileko.

Translated by Busisiwe Skhosana