Ubani ongakaze avakashele ugogo wakhe futhi amangazwe izitshalo zakhe ezilengisiwe? Isikhathi eside, amafern Zingezinye zezitshalo abantu bethu asebekhulile abazitshale kakhulu, futhi kukhona abaningi bethu abazuze njengefa injabulo yokuba nezinhlobo ezithile, akunjalo?
Uma ufuna ukwazi ungazigcina kanjani zinakekelwa kahle njengakuqala, qaphela yalezi zeluleko.
Amafeni yizitshalo ezibhekwa njengezinto eziphilayo, njengoba zaqala ukuvela eMhlabeni nxazonke 400 izigidi zeminyaka: Iminyaka eyizigidi ezingama-200 ngaphambi kokuba iplanethi ibe yikhaya lezihuquzelayo ezinkulu kunazo zonke eyake yazibona, izibankwakazi! Ungathola izinhlobo zezinto emhlabeni wonke, kepha ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinomswakama ezishisayo, ezikhula ngaphansi komthunzi wezihlahla ezinkulu.
Iningi lazo liphelele ukuba nazo ezimbizeni sengathi zilenga izitshalo, ngoba kulinywa akuvamisile ukudlula imitha elilodwa ukuphakama. Manje, kufanele wazi futhi ukuthi kunezinhlobo zezihlahla, njengalezo zohlobo lweCyathea noma iDicksonia, ezifinyelela ku-3-4m ukuphakama, ngesiqu sobukhulu obucishe bube ngu-30cm, futhi okuvele kube ukhetho oluningi olufanele ukuba nabo ezingadini ngamaqabaka amnene kakhulu kulezo zingxenye ezinomthunzi.
Ekhuluma ngokunakekelwa, amaferns yizitshalo ezibonga kakhulu ezihlala kancane. Eqinisweni, kuzodingeka kuphela ukugwema ukuvezwa ngqo elangeni, kanye neqhwa, ngoba ziyazwela emakhazeni ngokwedlulele.
Njenge-substrate ungasebenzisa i-peat emnyama nge-perlite, kepha Kungcono kakhulu ukuxuba i-fiber kakhukhunathi ne-perlite noma ngisho nezingxenye ezilinganayo zikaphayini. Ngaphakathi ebhodweni, beka ungqimba lobumba lwentaba-mlilo ukuze amanzi aphume ngokushesha. Njalo gcina kumanzi kancane, ikakhulukazi entwasahlobo nasehlobo, ukunisela ngamanzi emvula noma ngaleyo ene-pH ephansi (noma sebenzisa amanzi aphuzekayo).
Unayo i-ferns ekhaya lakho?