Ukutshalwa Kwajinja

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Ukusabalalisa

Ukusabalalisa kwajina kuvela ekutshaleni uhlanga onugcinwe kusuka ekuvuneni kwakho kwangaphambilini. Uhlanga lokutshala luthengwa kubanikezeli noma abahlengikazi.

Indlela Yokutshala

Ihlanga yajinja iphuka ibe yizicucu ezincane futhi lezi zisetshenziswa njengezitshalo. Izicucu kufanele zibe ngu-50 kuya ku-75 amagremu ngosayizi futhi zitshalwe endaweni yesitshalo ejule ngo-15 cm.

Isikhala

Izitshalo zajinja kufanele zihlukaniswe ngamasentimitha angu-25 emigqeni engama-30 cm eceleni. Lokhu kufana nezitshalo ezingaba ngu-100 000 kuya ku-120 000 ngehektare. Imigudu yezixhobo kanye namatrakta ashiywe yonke imigqa embalwa futhi lokhu kuncike ebubanzi be-trakta noma izinto ezisetshenziswayo.

Isikhathi Sokutshala

Ijinja itshalwa ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo kuze kube sehlobo. ENingizimu Afrika, kusukela ekupheleni kuka-Agasti kuya ku-Okthoba yisikhathi esihle kakhulu.

Isikhathi Sokukhula

Ijinja ithatha izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili kuya kweziyisishiyagalolunye ukukhiqiza ukuze ivunwe ngo-Ephreli noMeyi. Ijinja ezayo ivunwa cishe ngonyaka ngemva kokutshala ngoJuni noJulayi. Ijinja elidliwayo lidayiswa kabusha kodwa liphinde lomiswe futhi lisetshenziswe noma lisetshenziselwe ukukhipha amafutha.
Ijinja yokuqala ivunwa ngoFebhuwari nasekuqaleni kukaMashi izinyanga ezinhlanu kuya kweziyisithupha emva kokutshala ngaphambi kokuba ithole isikhathi sokwakha inxoza. Ijinja yokuqala ivunwa ngesandla ukuze ivimbele ukulimaza ingxenye yayo.

Isivundiso

Ijinja uma itshalwe ukuhweba idinga isondlo esiphakeme sokuqinisekisa ukuvunwa okuhle. Njengawo wonke, hlaziya inhlabathi yakho ngokufanelekile ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi izidingo zomsoco ezinembile. Kunconywa ukulima ngezinto zemvelo ezifana nomquba noma umanyolo ngenyanga ngaphambi kokutshala.
Njengesiqondiso izicelo ezilandelayo zamanyolo zingasetshenziswa.
Ngemuva kokutshala, emva kokunisela kokuqala ngesonto kuya kwezinsuku eziyishumi emva kokutshala kusebenza phakathi kuka-350 kuya ku-500 kilogram ngehektare ngalinye le-2: 3: 4 (30) emigqeni yesitshalo. Ingxube efanayo ingasetshenziswa emavikini ayishumi ngemuva kokutshala futhi futhi emavikini angu-16 nasemasontweni angu-24 ngemuva kokutshala. Qaphela ukukhula nokuthuthukiswa kwesitshalo kuso sonke isikhathi. Ukufakela izici zokulandelela nakho kuhle ukuqinisekisa ukukhula kwezitshalo ezinempilo.

Ukunisela

Kuwumkhuba omuhle wokusebenzisa i-mulching emigqeni yezitshalo. Lokhu kugcina inhlabathi ingalahlekelwa umswakama futhi ilawula ukukhula kokhula. Ijinja yenza kahle ezindaweni eziphakeme, ngakho-ke ukuchelela kubalulekile ngaphezu kwesikhathi sonke esikhulayo. Isikhathi sokunisela esiphakathi kwamamitha angu-45 no-50 ngesonto selulekwa. Kunconywa ukufaka izinzwa zomswakama ukulawula umswakama oqukethwe umhlabathi.

Translated by Nsika Khoza