U Langa Pumpkin na hubbard Squash

© Louise Brodie

U shandukiswa ha Tshimela

Unga shandukisa nga zwimela zwine zwa vha na maṱari na dzi legume.
U ḓala (tonnes nga hectare)
Ya fhasisa: 15 tonnes
Yo linganelaho: 20 tonnes
Ya vhuḓi: 30+ tonnes

U kaṋa

©Louise Brodie
Hu kaniwa nga zwanḓa. Wa londa uri mutshelo usa tshinyale sa vhunga hezwi zwi tshi ita uri mutshelo u siṋe. Wa tumula tsinde zwine zwa swika 10 cm ubva kha mutshelo wa isa fhethu hune havha uri ho oma hune mufhiso wa hone wa vha vhukati ha 18°C na 20°C uri lukanda lu kone u oma. Unga kaṋa lwa vhege mbili kana tharu kha tsimu nthihi.

U vhewa

Musi yo no vhewa unga kona u dzi vhea lwa minwedzi miraru hune mufhiso wa hone u fanela uvha 10°C na u dzhena muya zwine zwa swika 60% uya 70%. Dzinwe tshaka dzi ya kona u dzula khwiṋe u fhira dzinwe zwino ndi zwa vhuḓi u ṱoḓa tsivhudzo kha vha rengisi. Zwi dzulela uvha khombo na u ḓura zwi ya ḓura u vhea zwibveledzwa una fulufhelo ya uri uḓo zwirengisa nga mutengo wa vhuḓi. Vhunzhi ha vhabveledzi vha mbo ḓi lumba vha rengisa vha tshi tou fhedza u kaṋa.

Zwikhokhonono

Aphids, Bollworm, Ladybirds, Nematodes and Pumpkin fly.

Malwadze

Downey Mildew, Fruit rot, Leaf spot, Mosaic Virus, na Powdery Mildew.

Translated by Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe