Uyikhulisa njani i-Oca, ingcambu yemifuno yase Mzantsi Melika (New Zealand Yam)

Uyikhulisa njani i-oca, ingcambu yemifuno esezantsi eMzantsi Melika. Esi sityalo siphulukeneyo seInca sikhula amagqabi atyiwayo kwaye sifike kwizilimo eziyizigaxa ezingamashumi amahlanu nganye. Qalisa ukukhulisa oko ndicinga ukuba kuya kuba sisiseko segadi yasekhitshini kwiminyaka ezayo.

Ngethuba lokuqala ndandiva nge-oca ( I-oxalis tuberosa) yayiyiminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo xa babesebatsha eBritani. Ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-New Zealand yam, i-oca yingcambu yemifuno yase Mzantsi Melika ekhuliswa njengesityalo esikhulu kwii Andes. Kude kuthiwe ngaphambi kwexesha lempucuko ye-Incan. Ziza ngemibala eyahlukeneyo, zijikeleze isentimitha enye ukuya kwezine, kwaye zinokungcamla zombini ezithandekayo, ezisawolintshi kunye nezinencasa kwangaxeshanye. Ndandinomdla kuba kusithiwa kulula ukukhula, bahlupheke zizifo ezimbalwa, kwaye bangabavelisi abakhulu. Bekufanele ukuba zifana neetapile, kwaye ukuba izityalo ezidlulileyo ezichaphazelekayo zibangelwa yindlebe yam.

Ngelo xesha, akukho nanye yeenkampani ezinkulu zembewu ezinikezela ngee-oca tubers, kwaye indawo enye endaziyo ukuba ndingayifumana yayithengisiwe. Ndinqwenela ukubakhulisa, ndaye ndathatha ithuba ndathenga ezimbalwa kwi-eBay. Bafike bancinci kwaye beshwabene kwaye bebahle-andikhange ndilindele lukhulu kubo.

Isityalo ngasinye se-oca sinokuvelisa ukuya kuma-tubers angama-50. Ngokomyinge zimalunga nee-intshi ezimbini ubude kodwa ezininzi zinkulu okanye zincinci kunoko.

I-Oca ine-flavour eyahlukileyo kunye ne-zingy

Kwakuloo nyaka wokuqala ndakhulisa ii-oca tubers kulwabiwo. Izityalo zakhula ngaphandle kwengxabano, kwaye entwasahlobo nasehlotyeni badubula iziqu ezinamanzi ezigqunywe ngamagqabi afana ne-clover. Ngokuzenzekelayo, i-oca ayihambelani neetapile. Kusapho lwe-oxalis, ke amagqabi ayo abukeka kwaye anencasa njenge-sorrel yokhuni. Ithenda, luhlaza, kunye ne-oxalic acid tang. Ungazongeza kwiisaladi kunye nee-fries.

I-flavour yezilimo eziyizigaxa yahlukile kwaye inokwahluka ngokuxhomekeka kuhlobo, ixesha lokuvuna, kunye nendlela yokupheka. Utya ulusu lwe-oca kunye nako konke, kwaye uluhlaza okanye uphekiwe. Xa ziluhlaza, ziyaqhekeka kwaye uninzi lunokukhaba okwahlukileyo kwe-lemony. Ziphekiwe, zi-starchier kwaye zinendlela efanayo kwitheniphu ephekiweyo okanye kohlrabi. I-flavour iya kuba mnandi, nangona kunjalo, kwaye ukuba uyabilisa okanye uyiphephe, i-tang iyanyamalala. Eyona ndlela yokuwapheka, ngokoluvo lwam, kukubahlamba kwaye ubosa ngeoyile ye-olive. Ziyimnandi ziphakelwe kunye neminye imifuno eyosiweyo.

Ukufunda indlela yokukhulisa i-oca

Ekupheleni kwaloo nyaka wokuqala ukhula i-oca, amahlamvu abuya abuya, kwaye ndemba izilimo eziyizigaxa. Ndingayihleka indlela esidanisa ngayo isivuno- isibini esinesidima kodwa ubukhulu becala kukungabinanto. Ndizamile kwakhona kunyaka olandelayo kwaye ngexesha lokuvuna besele singenazo ngokwaneleyo izilimo eziyizigaxa ukugcina ukulima kwakhona. Kunyaka olandelayo ndawatyala kwindlu eluhlaza, kwaye kubonakala ngathi enze ngcono kancinci. Ekugqibeleni, emva kweminyaka ndizama, ndayeka kubo. Ndinike okokugqibela kweetyhubhu zam kutshintsho lwembewu kunyaka ophelileyo. Ndikuthiyile ukuyenza kodwa kwafuneka ndivume ukoyiswa.

Oca izityalo ngoJulayi. Ezi zityalwe kufutshane kuneenyawo ezintathu ezicetyiswayo kodwa zivelise malunga nezilimo eziyizigaxa ezingamashumi amathathu inye.

Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva, ndandijonga indawo yegadi kwaye ndabona into endingazange ndiyibone apho ngaphambili. Okokugqibela, ngo-2019, i-oca yayenze yafika kwindawo yesiqhelo. Ndiye ndanikezela kwi whim ndazifaka kubhasikidi wam ukuzama ukukhula kwakhona.

Ndithathe ezo tubers zimbalwa ze-oca ndagoduka nazo, ndazigalela embizeni, kwaye ekugqibeleni ndazityala kwenye yeebhedi zam ezandisiweyo. Kwiveki ephelileyo, nasemva kweenyanga ezisibhozo ndisemhlabeni, ndemba esona sivuno silungileyo endakha ndasifumana kwiminyaka emithandathu yokubakhulisa. Ngaphandle kokuthenga izilimo eziyizigaxa kumthombo owaziwayo, ndicinga ukuba ndiye ndafunda izinto ezimbalwa malunga nendlela yokukhulisa i-oca apha endleleni.

Oca efanayo izityalo ngoSeptemba. Ukuba kukho nantoni na etyalwe ukusondela kubo baya kubongamela ngamagqabi.

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• Ukhetha umhlaba ococekileyo
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• Tyala iinyawo ezintathu
• Iinyanga ezi-6-8 ukusukela ekutyalweni ukuya kutsho ekuvuneni
• Amagqabi kunye nezilimo eziyizigaxa ziyatyiwa
• Akukho zifo zaziwayo eBritane.
• Izilimo eziyizigaxa zinokuba yinjongo yeempuku

I-Oca iza kuluhlu lwemibala kubandakanya umhlophe kunye nemagenta

Uyikhulisa njani i-Oca

Izityalo ze-Oca zivelisa ii-oca tubers ekupheleni komjikelo wobomi, kwaye ungazitya kwaye uzityale kwakhona. Ndikhulile zombini ii-magenta ezinemibala yezilimo eziyizigaxa ezimhlophe kodwa ndikhetha inkangeleko ebomvu. Iindidi ezimhlophe, mthubi, apricot, nepinki kuthiwa zinencasa nangona ndingakhange ndiwubone umohluko omkhulu mna. Amagqabi azo zonke iintlobo akhangeleka ngokufanayo - izihlahla ezinamahlahla ezihonjiswe ngamagqabi e-trifoliate afana ne-clover okanye isorrel yokhuni. Ungavuna iziqwengana ezincinci zezi ngexesha lokukhula, kodwa ungathathi kakhulu kuso nasiphi na isityalo.

Uku-odola ii-oca tubers kwiinkampani ezikhethekileyo zembewu okanye kumaziko egadi. Omnye umthombo endiwuncomayo e-UK yi Ikhathalogu yeMbewu eyiyo . Ifama yeOtter zibeke kunye nezinye iindawo ezimbalwa. Ngaphesheya kwechibi, unokufumana ii-oca tubers Ilizwe elinye eliluhlaza .

Nangona eminye imiyalelo ekhulayo ikukhokelela ekubeni uyikhethe-yishiye ihlume iingcambu ngaphambi kokutyala-oku akuyomfuneko kwaphela. Tyala izilimo eziyizigaxa ezizodwa kwimbiza ezi-intshi ezintandathu xa sele kushushu entwasahlobo. Ekuqaleni ukuya phakathi ku-Epreli apha emantla e-hemisphere. Nje ukuba yonke ingozi yeqabaka idlule, batyale egadini, ubabeke malunga neenyawo ezintathu macala onke. Ukutyala kufutshane kunokunciphisa isivuno.

Amagqabi e-Oca ayatyiwa kwaye angasetyenziswa ngendlela efanayo nesorrel. Zithenda ngokukhaba okumuncu.

Iimeko ezikhulayo ze-Oca

I-Oca ikhula ngokwesiko e ukuphakama okuphezulu kwindawo yokulingana . Nangona kunjalo, iindidi endizikhulisileyo ziye zaqhelaniswa nemozulu yase-Bhritane kunye namaxesha amade emini. Ndicinga ukuba uninzi lweentlobo zemveli ezisakhulayo kwiiAndes azizukuvelisa izilimo eziyizigaxa apha kwaphela. Baya kusulelwa zizifo ezininzi isitokhwe sethu saseBritane sikhululekile nakuso. Ke lumka kwaye uthenge izilimo eziyizigaxa ezikhule kwindawo yakho.

Kumava am, i-oca khange ibe ngumlandeli womhlaba ofumileyo, wobumba kwigadi endabelweyo kwaye ikhetha ukufunxa kakuhle ngaphezulu kwako konke. U-Oca uyanyamezela umhlaba ohlwempuzekileyo, kwaye umhlobo owaphosa izigaxa ezimbalwa kwikona eyomileyo ye-polytunnel yakhe ukuqinisekisile oku. Umquba omninzi njenge-mulch uya kukunika isityalo esivelisa ngcono kodwa. Ukuba ubakhulisa kwizikhongozeli, kwaye bakhula kakuhle ngaloo ndlela, batyale kwiindawo ezilinganayo zomhlaba kunye nomgquba.

Emva kokuba bekwindawo zabo zokugqibela, gcina amanzi amanzi kwaye ubanike ilanga elininzi elifudumeleyo. Yiyo yonke into abayifunayo ukuze bakhule luhlaza kwaye luhlaza. Isityalo ngasinye siya kukhula sibe sisihlahla esincinci esimalunga neenyawo ezimbini ubude kwaye ukuya kuthi ga kwiimitha ezintathu ububanzi. Awudingi umhlaba izityalo up, kodwa bayayithanda i-mulch elungileyo. Izele zizondlo kwaye igcina umhlaba ufumile.

Iityhubhu ze-Oca zingakhula kufutshane nomphezulu womhlaba. Aziguquki ziluhlaza njengeetapile, nangona kunjalo, akukho sidingo somhlaba wokukhulisa izityalo.

Ifomula ye-Oca ekwindla

Enye impazamo enkulu endiyenzileyo nge-oca kukuzityala kwiindawo eziveziweyo. Amagqabi aya kukhula kwiindawo ezinomoya kodwa hayi kubungakanani oya kuwufumana ukuba bakwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Ndicinga ukuba ubungakanani bamahlamvu ekwindla nawo kubalulekile. I-Oca iqala ngokukhulisa izilimo eziyizigaxa nje ukuba sisondele kwi-equinox yasekwindla, kwaye iintsuku ziqala ukunciphisa. Amagqabi anceda ukumpompa izondlo kwizilimo eziyizigaxa, kwaye kwimeko apho izityalo zam bezincinci, izilimo eziyizigaxa nazo zincinci. Kukuqwalaselwa kunokufunda ngokwenzululwazi, kodwa ziisenti zam ezimbini ezo.

Izilimo eziyizigaxa ezincinci ezityiwayo zenza iziqwenga emoyeni. Ungazikhetha nanini na ngaphambili, okanye ngexesha lokuvuna.

Uvuna nini oca

Ukuvuna i-Oca tubers kwenzeka xa amagqabi ebulewe ngumkhenkce onzima. Izilimo eziyizigaxa ziyeke ukukhula ngoko, kwaye unefestile encinci yexesha lokuzivuna ukuba ulindele imozulu ebandayo. Apha kwi-Isle of Man, sinokuba neqabaka ezinzima ezimbalwa ke ngumdlalo omncinci wokuqagela malunga nokuba uzokumba nini. Kulo nyaka ndavuna ngoJanuwari kuqala, kodwa ngekhe ndilinde ithutyana. Amagqabi ayengekafi ngokupheleleyo.

Kwezinye iindawo, uya kufuna ukujolisa phakathi ku-Disemba, kwaye nokuba uphi, phakathi ku-Novemba lelona xesha lokuqala lokuvuna. Lindela ixesha elide njengoko unako, kodwa ukuba ubona izilimo eziyizigaxa ezincinane ezenziwa ngeziqu zive ukhululekile ukuzikhetha. Ziya konakaliswa ziqabaka nakanjani na, kwaye uya kufumana incasa encinci ngaphambi kwesivuno sokwenene.

Gcina ezona zilungileyo izilonda zakho ze-oca zokutyala kwakhona kunyaka olandelayo.

Uyigcina njani i-oca

Ukumba ii-tubers, uphakamise ngobumnene isityalo ngemfoloko. Izilimo eziyizigaxa zikhula kufutshane nomphezulu womhlaba ngoko ke akufuneki ukuba ube ufuna ukumba kakhulu. Lindela ukunyuka ukuya kuma-tubers angama-50 ngobukhulu obuvela kumabhastile ukuya kwiipinecone kwiimeko ezifanelekileyo. Izilimo eziyizigaxa zincamathele kwisityalo kwiingcambu ezinde ezimhlophe, kwaye uninzi luza kuphuma ngaloo ndlela. Ezincinci zinokuqhekeka, kwaye kufanelekile ukugqogqa emhlabeni kubo. Zifana neetapile ngale ndlela kwaye isinqandu ngasinye esincinci sinokukhula sibe sisityalo esitsha kunyaka olandelayo.

I-Oca igcina kakuhle efrijini okanye kwindawo epholileyo. Gcina ezinye zezona zilungileyo ukuba zikhule kwakhona kunyaka olandelayo, uphinda le miyalelo ikhulayo. Nangona ii-tubers ngamanye amaxesha zibiza kakhulu ukuthenga, xa sele zikhula, akufuneki uphinde uzithenge kwakhona. Ngokungafaniyo nam!