Kunakekelwa kwe Nhlanyelo ye Lettuce

© Louise Brodie

Kuguculwa kwe Nhlanyelo

Hlanyela ilettuce ngemuva kwe Brassicas bese ulandzela ngema Squashes noma ngalelenye indlela.

Kukhokha - Emathani Ngelihekitha Esitjalo Sinye Semjikelo

Iceberg
Kunakekela: Lishumi nesihlanu
Silinganiso: Emashumi lamabili nesihlanu
Buhle: Emashumi lamane nekuya etulu
Butter
Kunakekela: Siphohlongo
Silinganiso: Emashumi lamabili
Buhle: Emashumi lamatsatfu nesihlanu kuya etulu
Romaine
Kunakekela: Lishumi nesihlanu
Silinganiso: Emashumi lamabili nesihlanu
Buhle: Emashumi lamane kuya etulu
Loose leaf
Kunakekela: Lishumi nesihlanu
Silinganiso: Emashumi lamabili nakubili
Buhle: Emashumi lamatsatfu
Umkhicito uhluka kakhulu phakatsi kwetindzawo nalabakhulisako. Umkhicito wasendlinileluhlata ungakhokha kabili kuya katsatfu ngesikhatsi lomkhicito wensimu levulekile ngenca yemalungiselelo lavakalako ekulima, umjikelo wekukhula lomfisha kanye nalendzawo levikelekile.

Kuvuna

Ngasosonkhe sikhatsi vuna esimeni selitulu lesipholile futsi kukahle kuvuna ngesikhatsi lesipholile ekuseni. Kuvuna kwentiwa kaningi ngesandla njengoba lesitjalo siyincelencele. Nawuvuna yonkhe lenhloko ye lettuce, loluhlanga lwe lettuce luyajutjwa ngetulu kwemhlabatsi ngemukhwa lokhaliphile noma sikelo lesikhulu. Ngendzaba yemacembe lamelula elettuce, lamacembe langaphandle avunwa ngekuhamba kwetinyanga nasekafike kulobudze lobufunwako.
Labanye labadzala labakhulisako bavuna ngemshina wekuvuna futsi loku ngule iceberg leyatiwako kanye nenhloko lePhushukako tinhlobo letisetjentiswa lapho kutsengisa kudla lokuphangisako, lapho kupakishwa khona nasetindzaweni lekuphekwa kito.
Ngekushesha ngemuva kwekuvuna beka le lettuce endzaweni lepholile nesimo lesimanti nalesifutfumele lesiphakeme.

Kugcinwa

iLettuce igcinwe ngemphumelelo emaviki lamabili ngemuva kwekukhiwa ngekutsi ibekwe phakatsi kwa 1°C na 3°C ku 90% kanye nebudlelwane lobumanti nalokufutfumele.
Lapho ilettuce seyike yahanjiswa yamikiswa etimakethe letikhashane, tintfo tekufaka letigadziwe nemagumbi kumaveseli agcina ngemphumelelo aphindze anika ilettuce inyamga ngemuva kwekukhiwa.
Tfola lwati lolukahle nalolusesikhatsini lesikahle kusuka ekusondzeleni sekuvuna umangabe kugcinwa sikhatsi lesidze kudzingeka. Liphutsa lelincane lingaba nemonakalo kulolokwakhiwe.

Umuhlwa noma Tilwanyana

Aphids-Silwanyana lesincane lesimunya ijusi esitjalweni, Bollworm, Cutworms

Tifo

Bacterial rot-Kubola kweligciwane, Downey Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Mosaic virus, Sclerotinia ne Septoria

Translated by Phindile Malotana