Ukutshala Ugalonci

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Ukusabalalisa

Ukusakazeka kwe-squash kusuka enzalweni.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ukutshala ama-squash kungenziwa ngokutshala ngokuqondile kwenzalo ngesitshalo somshini noma ngesandla ngezakhiwo ezincane. Ukutshala izithombo ze-squash ezenziwe ngekhanda kuyenziwa ngokukhiqiza ematayini embewu ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina zasebusika nalapho isimo sezulu sifanele ukutshala izithombo ngaphandle ensimini. Ngokutshala izithombo umlimi noma umlimi angasindisa isikhathi futhi aqale ukuvuna amasonto amabili kuya kwangu-3 ngaphambili.

Isikhala

Izitshalo ze-squash kufanele zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha ama-50 ngaphandle kwemigqa eyi-120 cm. Lokhu kungaba ngu-16 000 izitshalo ngehektare ngalinye. Ezinye zezinhlobonhlobo ze-compact zihlukaniswe eduze nezimila zemifino yezitshalo ezingama-20 000 ngehektha ngalinye.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela Nokutshala

Isikhathi esihle kakhulu lapho umhlabathi uqala ukufudumala entwasahlobo kanti ama-frosts adlulile. Lokhu kuvame ukuphela kuka-Agasti ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba. I-squash yegem ingatshala kuze kube sekupheleni kukaFebhuwari uma nje isimo sezulu sinembile. Baye batshalwa futhi bavunwa ezinyangeni zasebusika ezindaweni ezingenayo iqhwa.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Igalonci ithatha amasonto angama-10 kuya kwangu-12 isithelo sokuqala isilungele ukuvunwa. Amatshe ayinhle angavuna kusukela masonto amasonto ayisithupha kusukela kokutshala.

Umanyolo

Umanyolo wokuqala uhlinzekwa ngaphambi kokutshala esiqongweni sesitshalo. Kuye ngomphumela wokuhlaziywa kwenhlabathi futhi isilinganiso esingu-600 kg ngehektha ngalinye lika-2:3:4 (30) singenziwa. Lokhu kutholakala izithombo ngokushesha futhi kuzoshukumisa ukukhula kokuqala nokuthuthukiswa kwezimpande. Emasontweni angama-4 emva kokutshala lapho izitshalo seziqalile futhi zikhula kahle isicelo sesibili se-350 kg ngehektare ngalinye lesi-2:3:4 (30) singaphonywa emigqeni yezitshalo bese sihlanzwa ngamanzi okunisela.
Isicelo sesithathu se-nitrogen singasetshenziswa uma ukukhula kwesitshalo kuyinkinga futhi kuyayidinga. Cishe u-250 kuya ku-400 kg ngehektha ngalinye le-LAN (28) lingavamile. Okulinganayo kumanyolo omswakama ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lokunisela lokunisela lungasebenza uma ukuchelela ukuchelela kufakwe.

Ukunisela

Isilinganiso esiphakathi kwama-30 mm no-40 mm wokunisela ngenkathi yokukhula kufanele kube ngokwanele. Lokhu kufanele kwandiswe noma kwehle ngokuya kwezimo zezulu. Kungcono ukufaka nokunisela nge-drip njengoba lokhu kugcina amaqabunga emile futhi aphilile futhi aphumelele ekungenani. Umanyolo olawulwa ngqo endaweni yempande futhi usebenza kahle kakhulu.
Ukunakekelwa kufanele kuthathwe ukuba kungabi ngaphezu kokunisela njengesikhwama segem esilungele izifo ezimpandeni uma izindawo zomsakazo wamanzi zidalwa. Uma kusetshenziselwa ukuchelela kwe-sprinkler, zama ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amaqabunga asomile ngaphambi kokuhlwa ebusuku ukuze kuncishiswe amathuba okutheleleka kwefungal. Kubuye kuphakanyiswe ukuba njalo kuqaphele umswakama womhlabathi futhi okuphumelelayo kakhulu ukufaka imithombo yamanzi umswakama.

Translated by Nsika Khoza