Ukutshala kweBrinjal

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Ukusabalalisa

Ukusabalalisa kwenziwa imbewu.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ukutshala izimali ngezikhathi ezithile kwenziwa ngokuhlwanyela ngokuqondile imbewu, kepha abakhiqizi abaningi bathela izithombo eziye zakhulela ematheni amathayi kuya kumamitha ayishumi kuya kwangu-15. Ukutshala kwenziwa ngezandla zombili kanye nabahleli bomshini. Endlebeni enesihlabathi esondayo kahle, ukuhlwanyela utshwala, kwenziwa ngqo ezweni, futhi ezindaweni lapho amanzi okugeleza khona kuyinkinga ukuhlwanyela emabhedeni asemhlabathini aphakanyisiwe. Ukulwa nokhula, kugcina umswakama emhlabathini nokudala imfudumalo yokulima inhlabathi abalimi basebenzisa inqwaba yamaplastiki emnyama.

Isikhala

Izitshalo zeBrinjal zivame ukuhlukaniswa ngamasentimitha angama-50 ngaphandle kwemigqa engamamitha angu-75 ububanzi. Baphinde badlule imigqa engavamile ukudala imigwaqo noma izindlela zokusebenzisa izisebenzi kanye nabasebenzi ukuze bakwazi ukuhamba phakathi kwemigqa Lezi zitshalo ezingaba ngu-25 000 ngehektare.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Imbewu yeBrinjal ihlwanyelwa phakathi kuka-Agasti ekupheleni kwesikhathi lapho amazinga okushisa eqala ukuvuka ngo-Okthoba. Imbewu ingahlwanyelwa ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo kusukela ngoJulayi ekwenzeni izithombo zokutshala kusukela ekupheleni kuka-Agasti.

Isikhathi Sokutshala

Izitshalo ze-plant brinjal kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya kuDisemba. Ukuhlwanyelwa kwesikhathi kamuva kungenziwa ezindaweni ezifudumele ezingahlangabezane neziphetho zakuqala ze-Autumn.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

I-brinjal inganqunywa ngemva kwamasonto ayishumi kusukela ekutshalweni kwezimo zezulu ezimnandi lapho izinga lokushisa lomhlabathi liye lalingcono. Ukukhula okuqhubekayo nokuqhubekayo okuvela emavikini angu-12 futhi kungaqhubeka emavikini angu-20 kusukela kokutshala. Abanye abalimi abanomphetho oshone ngasekupheleni noma ezindaweni ezishisayo kakhulu banganciphisa izitshalo emva kwalokhu bese bathola isivuno sesibili ekwindla.

Isivundiso

Uma ukutshala izithombo ukulima phakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-500 no-1000 we-2:3:4 (30) (ingxube ye-nitrogen, i-Phosphates ne-Potassium) ngehektare ukuya emaqeleni angu-20 enhlabathi ngaphambi kokutshala. Inani langempela lizoncika emiphumeleni yesampula yakho yomhlabathi. Amaviki angaba ngu-5 kuya kweyisithupha emva kokutshala isicelo esengeziwe se-nitrogen ngesimo sama-250 kuya ku-400 LAN kufanele sinikezwe. Lokhu kufanele kuthathe isitshalo kanye nesitshalo sakho ngokuvuna.
Lolu hlelo lokusebenza lwesibili lungahlukana phakathi kwamabili emavikini amahlanu namasishiyagalombili kusukela kokutshala. Uma umanyolo we-Liquid usetshenziswa ngokuvamile okuwumkhuba ngemigqa yokudonsa ngaphansi kwe-plastic mulching, lokhu kusetshenziselwa phakathi kwamakhilogremu amane nohlanu we-nitrogen ngesonto ngamanzi. Kunconywa ukuthi uthole iseluleko esivela kulesi sikhulu esiphezulu sezisebenzi eziqondene nezidingo zakho.

Ukunisela

Kuhlale kungcono kakhulu ukuba nezinzwa zomswakama emhlabathini kulo lonke indawo etshalwe ukuthi zihlale ziqapha izinga lokucindezeleka kwenhlabathi. I-auger enhlabathini ingasetshenziselwa ukuhlola amazinga omswakama womhlabathi. Ukucindezeleka ngesikhathi sembali nokusetha izithelo kuyingozi ekuthuthukisweni kwezitshalo.
Isilinganiso esihle sokunisela sisephakathi kuka-20 no-35 mm wamanzi ngesonto. Ngesikhathi sezulu esishisayo futhi ukuchelela okuphansi komhlobo kunganciphisa ama-40 mm ngesonto. Ukucindezeleka komswakama enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-50 cm, lapho iningi lamanzi nezakhi ezithinta izimpande zigxilwe, kufanele kugwenywe.

Translated by Nsika Khoza