Uma unensimu emaphakathi noma enkulu, udinga izihlahla ezinikeza umthunzi omuhle ukusivikela elangeni, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sasehlobo. Uma futhi sihlala esimweni sezulu esipholile esinamakhaza asebusika, akukho okufana nokutshala a imephu yangempela, obuhle bakhe esizokwazi ukubuthokozela unyaka wonke.
Ukugcinwa kwayo akunzima uma isimo sezulu sihle, ngoba siphikisana namazinga okushisa aphansi kahle kakhulu. Ingabe siyayazi?
Umsuka nezici
I-protagonist yethu kungumuthi onqabile owazalelwa eYurophu, iCaucasus ne-Asia Minor ogama lakhe lesayensi lingu-Acer platanoides. Kuyaziwa ngokuthi i-royal maple, i-maple yaseNorway, i-maple yaseNorway, noma i-mapleid maple, futhi ifinyelela ubude obungamamitha angama-35. Amaqabunga anamasundu futhi afakwe isigaxa, aluhlaza entwasahlobo nasehlobo futhi abomvu ngokubomvu ekwindla. Isiqu sayo sibushelelezi, sinamaxolo akhanyayo ampunga.
Izimbali zihlelwe ngama-panicles futhi ziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Iqhakaza entwasahlobo. Uma sezithole impova, izithelo ziqala ukuvuthwa, okungama-samara.
Ziyini izinkathazo zabo?
Uma ufuna ukuba nekhophi, sincoma ukuthi uyinikeze lokhu kunakekelwa okulandelayo:
- Indawo: ngaphandle, elangeni eligcwele. Endabeni yokuhlala esifundeni saseMedithera, izokhula kahle kakhulu emthunzini omncane.
- Umhlaba:
- Ingadi: inhlabathi kufanele ivunde, ibe ne-asidi eningi futhi ikhishwe kahle.
- Ibhodwe: alikwazi ukutshalwa njalo ebhodweni ngenxa yezici zalo, kepha lingatshalwa iminyaka embalwa ngomthombo okhulayo wezitshalo ezinomsoco noma nge-akadama.
- Ukunisela: Izikhathi ezi-3-4 ngeviki ehlobo, kancanyana unyaka wonke. Sebenzisa amanzi emvula noma i-lime.
- Umbhalisile: kusuka entwasahlobo kuya ngasekupheleni kwehlobo ngomanyolo ophilayo, kanye ngenyanga.
- Ukuphindaphinda: ngezimbewu ekwindla (zidinga ukubanda ngaphambi kokuhluma entwasahlobo). Futhi ngokusika ngasekupheleni kobusika.
- Isibindi: isekela amakhaza aze afike ku -15ºC, kepha ayikwazi ukuhlala ezindaweni ezishisayo.
Ucabangani nge-maple yangempela?