Ukutshala Upelepele Onoshukela

© Louise Brodie

Ukusabalalisa

Ukusakazwa kwepelepele omnandi kuvela kumbewu.

Indlela Yokutshala

Imbewu ye-pelepele enhle ingahlwanyelwa ngokuqondile kodwa lokhu akuvamile ukwenza abalimi bezohwebo. Imbewu ihlwanyelwe emibhedeni elungiselelwe noma ematheni. Imbewu ihlume futhi izithombo zenziwe. Uma izithombo zisungulwe futhi ziba ngu-15 cm ubude futhi ziqinile ngokwanele zifakelwa emkhakheni ovulekile.

Indawo evulekile

Izimila zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha angama-40 kuya kwangu-50 emigqeni engama-50 cm ngaphandle kwemigqa ye-tram ukuze unikeze isikhala esincane kakhulu njalo emigqeni emibili yezixhobo kanye nabasebenzi ukuhamba. Lokhu kudinga phakathi kwezitshalo ezingama-30 000 no-45 000 ehektheleni kuye ngokuthi ukuhlukaniswa okwenziwe ngumlimi.

Isikhathi Sokuhlwanyela

Esimweni esivikelwe njengebhodi lokushisa noma lapho ubusika bekwephuzile kanye nokushisa kwentwasahlobo ukushisa kufudumele kungaqala ngoJuni noma ngoJulayi. Uma wenza izithombo zamapulisa amnandi ngaphandle, imbewu ihlwanyelwe ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti ukuze ingabi sezulu eshisayo.

Isikhathi sokutshala

Emasontweni angaba ngu-5 kuya kweyisithupha emva kokuhlwanyela imbewu enhle ye-pepper ukutshala kwezithombo kungaqala. Lokhu kuzovame ukuphumula ngoJulayi ezindaweni ezifudumele kuze kube maphakathi no-September. Ukutshala kungenziwa kuze kube sekupheleni kukaDisemba.

Isikhathi sokukhula

Kusukela kumbewu kuya ethelweni elivuthiwe, ngokuba yi-pepper enemibala (obomvu, ophuzi, obomvu, omhlophe noma e-orange) kungathatha izinyanga ezinhlanu ukuvuna. I-pepper eluhlaza okuyizo izithelo ezingavuthiwe zingavunwa kusukela emavikini ayisishiyagalombili emva kokutshala kwezithombo.

Isivundiso

Kuhlale kunconywa ukuba indawo yokutshala ihlaziywe kahle yi-agent yakho yokwandisa kanye nomeluleki womsoco wenhlabathi ngaphambi kokutshala. Umhlahlandlela ojwayelekile wokufaka umquba we-pepper wakho kanje. Qinisekisa ukuthi umhlaba uhlungwa kahle futhi usungulwa. Ngesikhathi sokulima kokugcina ngokuvamile i-disc isetshenzisiwe isebenza isicelo sokutshala ngaphambi kuka-800 no-1000 kilograms of 2:3:4 (30) (ingxube ye-nitrogen, i-Phosphates ne-Potassium) enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-20 cm. Uma kusetshenziselwa ukuchelela uketshezi kungcono ukusebenzisa okulinganayo kumanyolo omanzi ngamanzi phezu kwamasonto amane okuqala okukhula futhi emva kwalokho phakathi nesikhathi sokukhula kuya kumaviki amathathu ngaphambi kokuvuna izithelo ezivuthiwe.
Ngokunisela noma ukukhuphuka kwezikhukhula kusebenza cishe ngama-250 kg we-LAN ngehektare cishe emavikini ayisithupha emva kokutshala. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza lwesibili lungahlukaniswa kabili kuya kweyisithupha futhi futhi amasonto ayisishiyagalombili kusukela kokutshala.

Ukunisela

Nisela amanzi angama-30 no-40 mm ngesonto phakathi nesikhathi sokukhula. Kunconywa ukufaka umswakama wamamitha amamitha ukuhlola ukungezwani komhlabathi. Njengoba izimpande eziningi zigxile enhlabathini engaphezulu kuka-30 cm, ngisho nefosholo ingasetshenziswa ukuhlola inhlabathi.
Isimiso esihle kakhulu siphuzisa ukuchelela ngaphansi kwe-plastic mulching njengoba lokhu kunikeza umlimi ukulawula ngaphezulu kokunisela nokufaka umquba wesivuno sakhe. Ukunisela ukukhulelwa kungaholela ezimweni ezinamanzi noma ezomile njengoba kunzima kakhulu ukuphatha. Ukunisela okungaphezulu kungabangela izifo ze-fungal futhi zibole.

Translated by Nsika Khoza