Ukutshala Amathanga Nosolozi

Ukusabalalisa

Ukusabalalisa kwempumpu neHibbard isikwashi kungukuthi imbewu. Imbewu ikhiwa emgodini isithelo.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ukutshala kwenziwa ngokuhlwanyela ngokuqondile imbewu ye-squash ngesandla noma ngabahleli bemishini. Ukuhlwanyela kwezithombo ezilungiselelwe ematayini wezinhlamvu nge-peat noma ezitshalweni zesikhulumi nakho kuyathandwa njengoba lokhu kuholela ezikhathini zokuvuna zangaphambili. Imbewu ingahlwanyelwa futhi ihlwanyelwe ngaphambi kwesikhumba noma ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo ebusika sezulu ebusika ngoJulayi nasekuqaleni kuka-Agasti.

Isikhala

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Izinhlobo zemifino ezinwabuzelayo kufanele zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha angama-75 kuya kwangu-100 emigqeni engama-200 cm. Lokhu kuphakathi kuka-5 000 no-8 000 izitshalo ngehektare.
Izinhlobo zamahlathi zingahlukaniswa phakathi kuka-50 kuya ku-75 cm emigqeni engamaphesenti angama-150 kuya ku-200. Lokhu kuphakathi kuka-8 000 no-10 000 izitshalo ngehektare.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Ukuhlwanyela ngokuqondile kwe-ithanga noma imbewu ye-squash ngokuvamile kuvame lapho ukushisa kwenhlabathi kuqala ukwanda entwasahlobo. Lokhu kungaba yinoma yisiphi isikhathi kusukela phakathi kukaSepthemba kuya ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba.

Isikhathi Sokutshala

Ukuhlwanyelwa kwezithombo yilapho izinga lokushisa liqala ukwanda, ngesikhathi esifanayo nokutshala imbewu. Lokhu kuphakathi kuka-Septemba kuya ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

I-squash yaseHibbard ivunwa cishe amasonto angu-14 kuya kwangu-16 emva kokutshala imbewu.
Amapumpu adinga isikhathi eside futhi avame ukulungele ukuvuna phakathi kwamasonto ayisithupha kuya kwangu-18 emva kokutshala imbewu.

Umanyolo

Ngokuvamile kuvame ukutshala kabili, kanye nokutshala futhi emva kwamasonto ayisithupha ukuya kwangu-8 emva kokutshala. Lapho utshala, sebenzisa ingxube yazo zonke izici ezintathu ezinkulu ezinkulu, i-nitrogen (N), i-Phosphate (P) ne-Potassium (K). Lokhu kungaba ngendlela eyi-750 kilogram ye-2:3:4 (30) nge-disc ye-hektare ehlwanyelwe emhlabathini ophezulu ka-20 cm nje ngaphambi kokutshala izithombo.
Lapho imbewu ye-pumpkin ne-Hubbard i-squash isitshala ngokuqondile noma itshalwe isicelo esifanayo njengoba ngenhla ingasetshenziswa ngemuva kokuba izithombo zihlume futhi ziba ngamamitha angu-5 ubude. Zama ukugxila kulezi zindlela ezihambisana nemigqa yesitshalo eduze nendawo yokwenza izimpande futhi ukuze ungondli ukhula. Ukhula kufanele lugcinwe ngaphansi kokulawulwa ngalezi zinsuku zokuqala. Isicelo sesibili samakhilogremu angu-300 we-LAN ngehektare singasetshenziswa amasonto ayisithupha kuya kwangu-8 emva kokutshala.

Ukunisela

Umswakama womhlabathi kufanele uhlolwe okungenani kabili ngesonto. Lokhu kwenziwa ngesandla nge-spade noma i-auger noma ngokubeka amamitha angumswakama kulo lonke. Ukucindezeleka kwamanzi kuyingozi kakhulu futhi kunganciphisa kakhulu ukukhiqizwa.
Ngokuvamile ama-30 mm kuya ku-35 mm wokunisela ngesonto ayokwanela. Uma izinga lokushisa landa, ukuhlela ukuchelela okudingekayo kulungiswe ngokufanele. Njengoba izimpande zivame ukugxila phezulu, ukuchelela kungahlukaniswa zibe izicelo ezimbili ngesonto. Lokhu kunconywa ngokukhethekile emhlabathini we-sandier futhi uma izinga lokushisa liphakeme.

Translated by Nsika Khoza