U Langa Tshimela tsha Gem Squash

© Louise Brodie

U Shandukiswa ha Tshimela

Ndi zwavhudi u tevhala zwa u shandukiswa ha tshimela nga murahu ha minwaha miraru kana mina, wa sa ralo mavu aya swika hune a dowela zwi si tsha tou mela nga ndila yone. Zwithu zwa vhudi ndi u kwama na vhadivhi vha vhupo hune wa dzula hone.

U Dala - Tonnes per hectare

Ya fhasisa: 12 tonnes
Yo linganelaho: 20 tonnes
Ya vhudi: 30 tonnes

U Kana

Unga kana nga zwanda. Wa shumisa lufhanga lune lwa vha uri lu ya pfa u kone u tou bvisa zwone nga ndila ya vhudi. U fanela u litsha thanda ine ya swika 15, kana 20 mm zwi thusa musi yo vhewa isa tavhenye u tshinyala. Vhane vha bveledza dzi nnzhi vhana zwine vha zwishumisa zwine zwa vha thusa kha u bvisa mitahelo masimuni. Vha ya kona na u zwi paka nga ndila yone.

U Vhewa

Adzi faneli u vhewa lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu ngauri hafha hune ha vha na muvhala wa tshitopi hu ya thoma u oma. U vhewa ha hone hu fanela u itwa fhethu hune havha uri hu ya rothola nahone azwi faneli u fhedza vhege tharu. Na dzine dza vha thukhu dzi fanela u vhewa fhethu hune havha uri hu ya rothola hune hu ya kona na u dzhena muya. Mutshelo uvha u saathu tou swika zwavhudi nahone u fanela u liwa na zwenezwo, lukanda lu saathu thoma u oma, sa vhunga u tshi nga kona u tavha mutshelo hoyu nwaha wothe hunwe Afrika tshipembe, nga mulandu wa u kona u fhambana ha dzi khalanwaha, zwi vha zwi si zwa ndeme uri u vhee, u fanela u tou disa ndila ine ya thusa kha uri zwi khou todea.

Zwikhokhonono

Aphids, Armyworms, Bollworm, Cutworms, Nematodes, Spider mite, Thrips.

Malwaze

Alternaria Leaf spot, Bacterial Wilt, Downey Mildew, Fruit Rot, Fusarium Wilt, Mosaic Virus, Phytophthora, Powdery Mildew.
Ndi zwavhudi uri u Kwame mudivhi wa hune wa bva hone nga ha zwikhokhonono na malwadze, tshifhinga tsha u bveledza na hune wa khou bveledza hone.

Translated by Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe