I-Mint sisityalo esimnandi esimnandi ekulula ukusikhathalela. Kodwa ukukhula kwayo kuyakhawuleza kangangokuba ihlala igcinwe kwiikona ezithile, kwaye unokukhetha ukuyityalela emhlabeni ngembiza enye ukuze ilawulwe ngandlela ithile.
Ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okuncinci, Kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukuzibuza ukuba kutheni utyala i-mint egadini, kuba zininzi izibonelelo ezinokusizisela yona.
Yintoni i-peppermint?
I-Peppermint sisityalo esinevumba elimnandi esisesosityalo seMentha, njenge ipermint. Igama layo lenzululwazi ngu UMentha x piperita, kwaye yintsholongwane engenazintsholongwane ifunyenwe emnqamlezweni ophakathi UMentha aquatica y I-Mentha spicata. Ifikelela kubude obuphakathi kwama-30 nama-70cm, i-oval, ejongene namachokoza aluhlaza amnyama phakathi kwe-4 ne-9cm ubude nge-2-4cm ububanzi.
Iintyatyambo ziqokelelwe kwii-inflorescence ezingapheliyo ezimile okwe-spike, kwaye zincinci ukuya kuthi ga kwi-8mm.
Zeziphi izibonelelo ezinazo ngegadi?
Ukuba neminti egadini sisizathu sokonwaba, nzulu 😉. Esi sityalo etsala izinambuzane eziluncedo, ezinjengee-ladybugs -zitya i-aphids- okanye iinyosi -ezineentyatyambo ezityhutyha iintyatyambo-; Yintoni egqithisile gxotha izinambuzane njenge-carrot fly, iimbovane kunye nebhabhathane lebhabhetshi ngokukhupha iikhompawundi ezinuka kamnandi ezingazithandiyo izinambuzane esele zikhankanyiwe.
Uzikhathalela njani?
Ukuze i-mint iphilile kwaye inakekelwe kakuhle, Kuya kufuneka uyibeke kwindawo apho ifumana khona ilanga elithe ngqo okanye umthunzi ophakathi, kunye namanzi rhoqo, malunga nama-3-4 amaxesha ngeveki ehlotyeni kwaye ungaphantsi konyaka. Ukulawula ukukhula kwayo, izikhondo zayo kufuneka zisikwe rhoqo ngesikere esasifakwe isibulali-zintsholongwane ngotywala ekhemesti okanye ngamathontsi ambalwa okuhlamba izitya.
Ngaba ufumene esi sihloko sinomdla?