Ukutshala I-Basil

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Ukusabalalisa

Ukusakazwa kwe-basil kuvela enzalweni kodwa ukusika kungasetshala. Abalimi bezentengiselwano bazotshala imbewu ye-basil ngokuhlwanyela ngokuqondile noma yini evamile ukukhiqiza izithombo endaweni evikelekile noma ebamba ukushisa bese usitshala lokhu emva kwamasonto amathathu kuya kwamane.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ukutshala izithombo ze-basil kanye nokuhlwanyela okuqondile kuyenziwa ngesandla futhi ngokuhlelekile. Ukuhlwanyela ngokuqondile u-10 cm emgqeni ukuze uqinisekise ukuma okugcwele kwe-basil bese uhamba kancane emva kwesitshalo esifanele.

Isikhala

Izimila kufanele zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha angama-30 emigqeni engama-50 cm. Lokhu kuphakathi kuka-65 000 no-67 000 izitshalo ze-basil ngehektha ngalinye. Abanye abalimi bezentengiselwano bakhulisa izitshalo zamasimu kuya ku-80 000 kuya ku-100 000 izitshalo ngehektare.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Hlwanyela imbewu ye-basil ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo ephakathi nendawo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ulahlekelwa amaqhwa okugcina. ENingizimu Afrika, lokhu sekuphelile ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba.

Isikhathi Sokutshala

Ukwenza izithombo ze-basil ku-greenhouse ngoJulayi uzothola amasonto ambalwa ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza. Tshala izithombo lapho ziba ngu-150 mm ubude, emva nje kwamaqhwa okugcina kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Kusukela lapho imbewu ye-basil itshalwa khona lapho isivuno sokuqala singenziwa cishe amasonto ayishumi. Emva kwalokho i-basil ingavunwa kabili ngaphezulu. Sika isisil 15 cm ngaphezu komhlaba uvumele isiqu esanele sokukhula kabusha.

Umanyolo

Ungafaki umquba njengoba lokhu kuzosheshisa ukuvuthwa nezimbali. Ukutshala ngokuhlolisisa kwenhlabathi okwenziwe emhlabathini ngaphambi kokutshala. Cishe ngo-200 kuya ku-300 kg we-3:1:5 uma izitshalo ziba ngu-20 cm phezulu kufanele zibe mkhulu kuze kufike isivuno sokuqala. Faka isicelo esifanayo ngemva kokuvuna okulandelanayo. Ukudla kwe-Foliar kuhle futhi ukukhuthaza amaqabunga aphilile.

Ukunisela

I-Basil ibucayi kakhulu ekucindezelekeni komswakama ngakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina umhlabathi emandleni amakhulu okucebiswe ngenhlobo yomhlabathi. Faka abafundi bomswakama wokuqapha njalo. Ukucindezeleka kuzoletha imbali, eyingozi ekukhiqizeni.
I-Basil inganiselwa ngamaprotler noma i-drip. Nokho, ukushayela kungcono kakhulu njengoba kugcina amaqabunga emile. Amahlamvu amanzi angabangela ukukhula kwefungus, okulimaza amaqabunga. Kuye ngesimo sezulu nokushisa kwe-basil kungakhula cishe ku-40 mm wokunisela ngesonto. Kunconywa ukusakaza lokhu kwezicelo ezimbili kuya kwezintathu ngesonto. Ngomhlabathi we-sandier ukuchelela kungadingeka njalo ngosuku lwesibili. Ukunciphisa ukucutshungulwa kunconywa njengoba lokhu kuphuza okuncane. I-plastiki noma i-mulching ephilayo ingasetshenziswa. Lokhu kulawula futhi ukhula.

Translated by Nsika Khoza