Ukuphathwa Kokukhula Kwalikisi

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Ukushintshanisa Izitshalo

Ulikisi ulula ukondla futhi idinga ukondla kancane kunezinye izitshalo. Ngakho-ke ama-leeks angatshala emva kwezinhlobo eziningi zemifino. Izitshalo eziningi zingalandela ama-leeks ngaphandle kwama-bean no-anyanisi.
Ukukhiqiza (amathani amahektha ngalinye)
Amahlumela agcwele okuvuthiwe anamaqabunga amhlophe angu-12 cm kuya ku-15 cm namaditha amabili kuya ku-3 cm.
Isilinganiso esiphansi: amathani angu-15
Isilinganiso sangaphakathi: amathani angu-25
Isilinganiso esihle: amathani angu-40

Ukuvuna

Isikhathi sokuvuna sincike ngobukhulu kanye nohlobo lwe-leek oludingekayo emakethe. Lokhu kuzoba amahlumela avuthiwe ajwayelekile, lokhu okuzoba khona uma amahlumela amhlophe e-blanc e-white aphakathi kuka-150 mm ubude futhi abe nobubanzi obuphakathi kuka-20 mm no-30 mm.
Ama-leeks amancane amancane avunwa ngamamitha ayi-10 mm kuya ku-15 mm. Ukuvuna kwemisebenzi emikhulu yokulima iyenziwa ngomshini. Imishini yanamuhla ikhulula umhlabathi futhi inqume izimpande ze-leek ngaphansi kwe-shank emhlophe bese iphakamisa amahlumela emhlabathini futhi iphinde iqede amaqabunga e-leek.
Lokhu kungenziwa futhi ngesandla lapho kutholakala khona umsebenzi okwanele ngokukhulula inhlabathi ezungeze izimpande ngemfoloko noma umfosholo bese udonsa isitshalo mahhala ngesandla.
Ngemuva kokuphakamisa ama-leeks, izimpande zilungiswa cishe ngo-10 mm kanti ama-leeks ahlanzwa futhi agcwele ezimakethe ukuze agcinwe endaweni epholile ngaphambi kokuhlunga nokupakisha imakethe.

Isitoreji

Ingagcinwa izinyanga ezintathu ekushiseni kwe-1°C kuya ku-2°C kanye nomswakama wesihlobo ka-85%+.
Amahlumela okumele agcinwe kufanele afakwe kwisitoreji esibandayo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka emva kokuvuna.

Izinambuzane

Ama-aphid, Sika izibungu, Izinkinobho, Zithinta.

Izifo

I-Phytophthora, i-Rust, i-White rot.
Kungumkhuba omuhle ukuthola isikhulu sokwandisa indawo noma isazi sokuvikela izitshalo ukunikeza izeluleko ngezinyathelo zokuvimbela kanye nokwelashwa kwesitshalo.

Translated by Nsika Khoza