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Iingcebiso zokulima iimveliso zeorenji eMpuma Koloni

Umbhali Wethu|Published

Iindlela onokuthi utyale iimveliso zeorenji ngokufanelekileyo.

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Iphondo leMpuma Koloni libonelela ngeemeko ezifanelekileyo zokulima iimveliso zeorenji ngenxa yemozulu entle kunye nomhlaba ochumileyo.

Abantu banokulima iimveliso ezahlukeneyo ezifana neeorenji, iilamuni, iigrapefruit, ukukhankanya iimveliso zeorenji ezimbalwa.

Ukuvelisa iimveliso zeorenji ezifanelekileyo kufuna ukucwangciswa ngononophelo kunye nolawulo oluqhubekayo.

Nanga amacebiso amane anokukunceda ukulima iimveliso zeorenji:

- Ukulungiswa komhlaba: Ukulungiswa okufanelekileyo komhlaba kubalulekile kuphuhliso lweengcambu ezisempilweni. Imithi yeemveliso zeorenji ayizithandi iimeko zokugcwala kwamanzi, nto leyo enokukhokelela ekuboleni kweengcambu kunye nezinye izifo zokungunda.

Phambi kokutyala, vavanya umhlaba wakho ukuze ufumane ipH kunye namanqanaba ezondlo. Iimveliso zeorenji zikhetha umhlaba oneasidi engekho ninzi (pH 6-7). 

- Izichumisi: Ukusebenzisa izichumiso ngundoqo ekukhuliseni kunye nezivuno eziphezulu zeziqhamo. Imithi yeemveliso zeorenji ineemfuno eziphezulu zezondlo, ngakumbi kwinitrogen, imagnesium, kunye nepotassium.

Sebenzisa isichumiso seemveliso zeorenji ngokweziphumo zovavanyo lomhlaba kunye nezigaba zokukhula. Ukufaka isichumiso ekuqaleni kwesizini lokukhula kwaye kwakhona ngexesha lokukhula kweziqhamo kuya kubangela amagqabi asempilweni kunye nemveliso yeziqhamo ezinamanzi.

- Ulawulo lokunkcenkceshela: Ulawulo lokunkcenkceshela lubalulekile, ingakumbi ngeenyanga apho komileyo eMpuma Koloni. Imithi yeemveliso zeorenji ifuna ukunkcenkceshelwa nzulu kodwa ayikuthandi ukunkcenkceshelwa ngamanzi amaninzi.

Iinkqubo zokunkcenkceshela ngamathontsi okanye imibhobho etshizayo zisebenza kakuhle ukuhambisa amanzi ngokuthe ngqo kwiingcambu ngelixa ulondoloza amanzi.Ukusasaza amanzi emazantsi emithi kunceda ukugcina ukufuma komhlaba kwaye ulawule ubushushu bomhlaba.

- Ulawulo lwezinambuzane nezifo: Izinambuzane zeemveliso zeorenji eziqhelekileyo eMpuma Koloni ziquka iCitrus Psylla, Aphids, neRed Scale. Izifo ezifana neCitrus Black Spot kunye neGreening (Huanglongbing) zinokutshabalalisa umhlaba apho iimveliso zityalwe khona ukuba azilawulwa kwangoko. 

Iinkqubo ezidityanisiweyo zolawulo lwezinambuzane (IPM), ezinjengokubeka iliso rhoqo, ukusebenzisa iintshaba zendalo ezifana nezifunxi-gazi, kunye nonyango olufanelekileyo lwemichiza xa kuyimfuneko, kuya kunceda ukugcina imithi yakho isempilweni.