U Langa Tshimela tsha Beetroot

© Marinda Louw
Preserved beetroot in recyclable containers.

U Shandukiswa ha Tshimela

Zwa u shandukiswa ha tshimela zwi fanela u itwa khau bveledzwa ha miroho u itela uri u lange zwikhokhonono na malwadze.
U ḓala (tonnes nga hectare)
Ya fhasisa: 15 tonnes
Yo linganelaho: 25 tonnes
Ya vhuḓi: 35 tonnes

U Kaṋa

U kaṋa zwiitwa musi Beetroot yo linganelaho yo swika 7 cm kha diameter. U nga kaṋa u ṱavhanya arali vha maragani vho ri vha khou ṱoḓa beet ṱhukhu dzi saathu hula. Unga kaṋa nga zwanḓa fhedzi vhane vha vha vho ṱavhela u rengisa vha nga kaṋa nga mitshini.

U Vhewa

Dzi fanela u vhewa fhethu hune ha rothola hune ha vha hu 4 uya kha 5 degrees centigrade na humidity ya 90 percent lwa tshifhinga tshiṱuku i tshi khou fhedza u kaṋiwa, kanzhi hu saathu fhela awara dza rathi. Musi hu tshi fhisesa, hu fanela u ḓa murotholo nga u ṱavhanya. Unga kona u i vheya zwine zwa swika minwedzi ya rathi hune havha na 1 kana 2 degrees kha humidity ya 90.

Zwikhokhonono

Red Spider, Aphids, Cut worm na Nematodes.

Malwadze

Malwadze ane aḓivhea ndi Cercospora Leaf Spot, Scab, Brown rust, Downey Mildew na Root rot.

Translated by Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe
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