Kunakekela Litsanga

© Louise Brodie

Kushintja Lokuhlanyelwe

Kuyintfo lenhle kushintja naletinye titjalo njenge alliums netibhidvo letinemacembe.
Sivuno (bunyenti kuli hecta linye)
Longasigadza: 15 tonnes
Lesingekho sinyenti: 20 tonnes
Lesihle: 30+ tonnes

Kuvuna

Kuvuna kucala emuva kwemalanga langu 90 uhlanyele noma emuva kwemalanga langu 30 kuvele sitselo. Vuna nangabe sikhumba selitsanga sesicinile. Ungaliyekeli litsanga kutsi livutfwe kakhulu ungakalivuni ngoba loku kwenta timbali tingakhuli kahle futsi kunciphisa sivuno. Juba litsanga kutsi kube khona lokusalako, ngoba loku kusita kutsi lelitsanga lingasheshi limosheke. Ungalimati sikhumba selitsanga ngoba loko kutobanga tifo nekutsi lisheshe libole. Kuvuna kungacubeka inyanga yonkhe.

Kugcina Ematsanga

Litsanga lingabekwa kute kube tinyanga letintsatfu endlini lengena umoya kahle futsi kube nemoya emkhatsini walamatsanga. Ungakalibeki litsanga yenta siciniseko kutsi lilungile. Loku kwentiwa ensimini kutsatsa emalanga langu 12 uma ivula ingani futsi kushisa kahle noma endlini lelungiswe kahle, kushisa kwakhona kube ngu 26°C. nawucedza kulungisa lelitsanga, kushisa kwalapho utobeka khona lamatsanga kufanele kube 10°C kuya ku 11°C.

Tilwanyana

American bollworm, Red spider, pumpkin fly, ladybird, vine borers, aphids, nematodes

Tifo

Anthracnose, Downy mildew, Fusarium, Powdery mildew, Leaf spot, Sclerotinia, Fruit rot, Mosaic virus
Kungumbono lomuhle kutsi ucele lusito kubantfu labafundzele kulwa netifo, khona utokhona kuvikela kahle titjalo.

Translated by Thandokuhle Motha