Yini Isipinashi Segquma?

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Isipinashi segquma (iTetragonia decumbens noma i-kinkelbos ngesiBhunu) yisisindo esincane (0.1 - 0.3 m high) esinyukayo esinyakatho esitholakala ezindaweni ezisogwini njengamaduna eduze kolwandle. Lesi sitshalo sitholakala eningizimu yeNamibia ngasogwini ukuya e-Eastern Cape.
Amagatsha ahamba phambili angaba ngaphezu kwe-1 m ubude, ukuhluma ngezikhathi ngezikhathi. Amaqabunga ayo amnyama afaka amaqabunga amnandi ahlanganiswa namangqamuzana amancane okugcina amanzi akhanya ngelanga. Izimbali eziphuzi ezine ezineziphuzi ziqhakaza kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya kuNovemba futhi zikhiqize izithelo ezine ezine-angled ehlobo - igama elithi 'tetragonia' libhekisela ezitsheni ezine zomzimba.
I-spinach iisiza ukuzinzisa inhlabathi ezintabeni futhi ifomu lendaba ephilayo, futhi yona inikeza indawo yokuhlala kwezinye izitshalo ukuze zizenzele zona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaqabunga ayo neziqu ziyadliwa futhi zivunwa kakhulu ebusika. Qinisekisa ukuthi ukhethe amaqabunga kuphela futhi ungadli isitshalo sonke. Geza kahle ukuze ususe isihlabathi bese udla ama-salads aluhlaza. Uma ibilisiwe, ilahlekelwa yiwo owosawoti. Khonza ibhotela ku-pasta (abanye abapheki bangezela i-sorrel), ku-saladi yamazambane nangesibindi esiphundu.

Ukulima Isipinashi

Isipinashi sesipinashi yisitshalo esanda ukukhula, esincane esingahlwanyelwa ngokutshala iziqephu zesitshalo ngezimpande ezihlanganisiwe. Lesi sitshalo siqinile futhi sizokhula emhlabathini onesihlabathi - okuhle kakhulu ezindaweni ezizinzile ze-dune.
Kudinga ukuphuza kancane, kodwa kungcono ukugcina izimpande ezinomsolo ngemuva kokuphindaphinda. Izimbali zezitshalo entwasahlobo kuya ekuqaleni kwehlobo futhi ziveza izithelo ehlobo.
Isipinashi se-dune sinesifo futhi singenambuzane.

Translated by Nsika Khoza