John Myers
Umntakwabo omncinci wethanga uthandwa kakhulu kulo lonke elaseJamani. Ngombulelo kumanzi aphakamileyo, iikomkomere zibandakanya ukutsha okucocekileyo, ngamanye amaxesha kuyahluka kunye namanqaku amnandi akrakra. I-classic yikhukhamba okanye ikhukhamba, elahlekileyo malunga nayo yonke iplate yesaladi. Ilandelwa yi-gherkin yakudala. Ifakwe njenge-gherkin kwisitokhwe seviniga, icoca izidlo ezininzi kwiintlobo ezininzi.
Kwizityalo zangaphandle zaseJamani, ixesha lokuvuna kuzo zonke iintlobo zekhukhamba liqala phakathi kukaJulayi kwaye lihlala kude kube sekupheleni kukaSeptemba, kuxhomekeke kwimozulu.
Loluphi uhlobo lwesiqhamo ukhukhamba?
Ngokwale nkcazo, iikomkomere zihlelwa njengeziqhamo ngenxa yokuba zinembewu encinci embindini kwaye zikhula kwintyatyambo yesityalo se cucumber. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokwebhotani, akukho nkcazo emiselweyo yemifuno.
Kutheni ikhukhamba imifuno?
Nantoni na ekhula kwizityalo ezinemithi sisiqhamo. Ikhukhamba ayikhuli kwisityalo esinomthi, kodwa kwisityalo esine-herbaceous. Yingakho ukhukhamba zibhekwa njengemifuno. Enye ingxoxo ye-horticultural kukuba ekukhuleni kwemifuno isityalo siyafa emva kokulinywa.
Ingaba iikomkomere kunye neetumato ziziqhamo?
Bakwabizwa ngokuba yimifuno eneziqhamo ngenxa yokuba iziqhamo zabo ziyatyiwa. Ukongeza kwiitamatato, imifuno yeziqhamo iquka ukhukhamba, i-aubergines, amathanga, i-melon, i-zucchini kunye nepelepele.
Ingaba cucumber lithanga?
Icucumber (Cucumis sativa L.) yeyosapho lwethanga (Cucurbitaceae) kwaye inxulumene nethanga kunye nemelon. Iikomkomere zizityalo ezithanda ubushushu kwaye zikwazi ukumelana neqabaka ezifuna amaqondo obushushu obuyi 15 °C ukuze zidubule.
Ngaba i-zucchini yikhukhamba?
Kodwa loo nto yinkohliso. I-Zucchini kunye nekhukhamba zihambelana ngokusondeleyo, kodwa isityalo se-zucchini singumxube we-squash yegadi. Ukuba ubavumela ukuba bakhule, kuya kucaca ngakumbi: i-zucchini inokufikelela kwimilinganiselo yamathanga kunye nobunzima beekhilogram ezininzi.
Ngaba imelon yikhukhamba?
Iivatala, ngokwezityalo iCitrullus lanatus, zezosapho lwethanga (Cucurbitaceae). Ngoko baphuma kwintsapho enye njengethanga, i-zucchini, okanye ikhukhamba. Ubanika imifuno ngokunyanisekileyo.
