Ukutshala Ulikisi

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Ukusabalalisa

Ukusabalalisa kuvela enzalweni.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ama-leeks angaqondiswa ngqo emasimini noma angahlwanyelwa zibe izitshalo ze-seedling futhi akhuliswe ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo. Lapho izithombo zingamamitha angu-15 ubude emva kwamasonto angama-6, zihlwanyelwe emasimini. Abalimi abaningi bezohwebo bayakhetha ukutshala izithombo njengoba lokhu kunikeza ukuqinisekiswa okungcono kwezitshalo kwezitshalo ngehektare futhi izitshalo zivuna ngokushesha futhi zifana ngokufanayo.
Ukuhlwanyela uLikisi ngesandla kuyisenzo esisebenzayo sokusebenza futhi ngakho-ke siyabiza. Kokubili ukutshala okuqondile nokutshala kwezithombo kungenziwa ngendlela efanele. Ukuze uthole ama-shanks ama-white blanched amahle kakhulu kunawo wonke noma amaqabunga angcono kakhulu ukudweba imigwaqo yokutshala engama-15 cm ejulile bese uhlwanyela imbewu ngaphansi komsele bese uhlanganisa izimpande nesitshalo esincane ngemuva kokutshala. Emasontweni amane kamuva lapho izitshalo seziqalile umhlabathi zingafakwa ukuze ziqhubekele phambili. Ubude obuhle bezingxenye ezimhlophe noma ezimhlophe zesitshalo ngu-15 cm kuya ku-20 cm.
Uma uqhuba imbewu eqondile, ukulawula ukhula kuyinselele enkulu phakathi nezinyathelo zokuqala zokukhula. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ukutshala izithombo ze-leek kuyathandwa kakhulu ngabalimi bezentengiselwano njengoba lokhu kuvumela ukulawulwa kokhula okuphumelelayo ngaphambi kokutshala.

Isikhala

Izimila zingahlukaniswa ngamasentimitha angama-15 emigqeni engama-30 cm noma 50 cm ngaphandle kwemigqa evulekile eyashiywe ku-trekta futhi isebenzise imoto uma kudingeka. Lokhu kufanele inikeze isitimela sezitshalo ezingaba ngu-120 000 kuya ku-200 000 ngehektare ngalinye.
Ulikisi omncane utshalwa eduze ngoba inkathi yabo ekhulayo iyifushane futhi ukhula alukwazi ukuba yinkinga.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Ukuhlwanyela kwembewu yelikisi ematayini wembewu kwenziwa phakathi kwamasonto ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuhlwanyela ukutshala.
ENingizimu Afrika, lezi zikhathi zombili zokuvuna ezivame ukuhlwanyelwa ama-leeks kudala ekwindla, kusukela ekuqaleni kukaMashi kuya ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli, futhi futhi ngesikhathi sebusika ngo-July no-Agasti.

Isikhathi Sokutshala

Izithombo zelikisi zitshalwe ngo-Ephreli nangoMeyi futhi ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti noSeptemba.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Ama-leeks ahamba phambili athatha izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuze alungele ukuvuna. Ngakho uma imbewu itshalwe ekuqaleni kuka-Mashi isilungele ukuvuna ngo-Agasti noma ngoSeptemba.
Uma isithombo esimisiwe sitshalwe maphakathi no-Ephreli noma ekuqaleni kukaMeyi kungakulungela ukuvuna ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi noma ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti. Ukuhlwanyela kwezithombo ze-leek kunokuba imbewu yokuhlwanyela imbewu isindisa isikhathi sokuphathwa kwezitshalo nenyanga.
Amahlumela amancane amathenda avuna kakhulu ngokushesha ngemva kwamasonto ayisishiyagalolunye kuya kweshumi emva kokutshala kwezithombo.

Umanyolo

Njengoba kukhonjiswe ekulungiselelweni kwenhlabathi kunconywa kakhulu ukuthatha isampula yomhlabathi kanye nezincomo zengcweti zomthombo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izicelo ezifanele zomsoco zendawo ethile ehlongozwayo ekhulayo.
Isiphakamiso esilandelayo siyisimiso esingasilandelwa uma ufaka umquba womanyolo. Ngeviki ngaphambi kokutshala izithombo, sebenzisa u-250 kuya ku-300 kg we-2:3:4 (30) ngehektare lapho ulungiselela umbhede wezitshalo bese udilika enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-20 cm. Lokhu kunikeza izakhi ngokushesha emva kokutshala izithombo ze-leek futhi kuzonikeza isitshalo ngamandla ukuze kube nesiqalo esihle futhi ukusiza ngokucindezeleka okwenziwe ngenkathi yokufakelwa.
Uma uhlwanyela imbewu ye-leek, faka isicelo sokufaka umquba wokuqala emgqeni wesitshalo ngokushesha nje lapho izitshalo ezintsha ziqala ukuqala. Emasontweni amabili kuya kwamathathu kamuva, ukusakazwa (ukusakaza) kufana nesicelo sokuqala emigqeni yezitshalo.
Ngemuva kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu, isicelo sesithathu samahektha angu-250 ehektheleni ye-LAN (28) singasakazwa emigqeni yezitshalo. Lokhu kufanele kube kuhle ukuthi isitshalo sifinyelele ekuvuthweni futhi silungele ukuvuna.
Khumbula ukuqhuba ukulawula ukhula njengoba ukhula luzophanga isitshalo sezondlo ezinikeziwe.

Ukunisela

Faka isicelo se-10 mm ngosuku ngaphambi kokutshala izithombo ze-leek no-10 mm ngokushesha ngemva kokutshala. Ukunisela kwamasonto onke phakathi kuka-20 no-30 mm okuhlukaniswe yizicelo ezimbili noma ezintathu kulo lonke isonto kufanele kube nokwanele ukuqinisa ukukhula okuhle phakathi nesikhathi sokukhula. Kubalulekile ukugcina inhlabathi enomswakama kodwa hhayi emanzini.

Translated by Nsika Khoza