Ama-Chives Jikelele

© Louise Brodie

Ama-Chives kucatshangwa ukuthi avela e-Asia naseMpumalanga Yurophu. Namhlanje ama-chives ahlwanyelwe emhlabeni jikelele.

Igama lesayensi: Allium schoenoprasum
Igama elivamile: Chives

Incazelo Yesitshalo

I-Chive ihlobene ne-anyanisi futhi inamaqabunga afana no-anyanisi kodwa aphelile. Amaqabunga ayesigxilile, angenalutho futhi aphethwe amathiphu. Isitshalo singakhula sibe ngu-50 cm futhi sibe nezimbali ezibomvu ezibomvu.

Ukusetshenziswa

I-Chives isetshenziselwa ukupheka kanye nama-salad aluhlaza. I-Chives ingabuye ifakwe emafutheni okunambitheka.

Izidingo Zomhlabathi Nokulungiselela

Ama-Chives akhula kahle kakhulu emhlabathini, ocebile owudla kahle. I-pH yenhlabathi kufanele ibe phakathi kuka-6 no-7.

Ngaphambi kokuba kulungiswe umhlabathi, isampula emele umhlabathi kufanele ithathwe futhi ithunyelwe ebhokisithri ukuze kuhlaziywe kanye nezincomo zokudla. Umhlabathi kufanele ukhululeke iphrofayli yomhlabathi ibe ngu-500 mm. I-lime ye-pH yokuvuselela futhi umquba noma umquba kufanele usetshenziswe futhi uhlonywe emhlabathini ophezulu ka-400 mm cishe amasonto amane kuya kwahlanu ngaphambi kokutshala. Ezinsukwini zokugcina ngaphambi kokutshala, engeza izici zokulandelela kanye nomanyolo olinganiselwe wokutshala emhlabathini kanye ne-disc noma i-rotavator enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-20 cm. Lokhu kuhlanza noma yikuphi ukhula olungase lubekwe. Ukugibela kuyenzeka ngalesi sigaba futhi imbewu yenzelwe ukutshala. Uma ukutshala izithombo, ukuhlanganiswa kwepulasitiki kungenziwa ngaphambi kokutshala ukuze ulawule ukhula olugcwala izitshalo ezincane.

Isimo Sezulu

Ama-Chives akhula kahle ezindaweni ezipholile futhi ikhule kahle kakhulu emazingeni okushisa aphakathi kuka-18°C no-28°C. I-Chives iyanqanda amaqhwa, kepha ukukhula kuyashesha lapho amazinga okushisa ehla kakhulu.

Izinhlobo

I-Chive evamile iyithandwa kakhulu. Kukhona izinketho ezintsha zokulima ezivumela ukukhiqizwa kwamaqabunga aphezulu. Izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zaseFinnish ezibizwa ngokuthi 'Hankoniemi', izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zaseDutch ezibizwa ngokuthi 'i-Tavallinen' kanye nomlimi waseJalimane okuthiwa 'i-Grolau' yizinye zezinhlobo eziphakeme ezithelayo.

Translated by Nsika Khoza