Amathanga ayisitshalo esithandwayo sokuwa esingasetshenziswa ngezinhloso ezehlukene, kusukela ekuqopheni ama-Jack-o-lantern kuya ekwenzeni ophaya nezinye izitsha ezimnandi. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokutshala amathanga, okuhlanganisa ukukhetha uhlobo olufanele, ukulungisa umhlabathi, ukutshala nokunakekela izitshalo zakho zamathanga, nokuvuna isilimo sakho.
Ngokusho kwe-University of Illinois Extension, amathanga athanda izinga lokushisa lomhlabathi elifudumele, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukulinda kuze kube yilapho inhlabathi ifudumala ngaphambi kokutshala. Ngokufanelekile, izinga lokushisa lomhlabathi kufanele libe phakathi kuka-70-95°F. Izitshalo zamathanga zidinga indawo eningi ukuze zikhule, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukutshala okungenani amafidi angu-4-6 ukusuka komunye nomunye, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo. Uma kuziwa ekuniseleni, amathanga adinga umswakama omningi, kodwa kubalulekile ukuthi ungawaphuzi ngokweqile, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ezifweni.
Mayelana nezinambuzane nezifo, izitshalo zamathanga zingenwa izinambuzane eziningana ezivamile, kuhlanganise nezimbungulu ze-squash kanye namabhungane e-cucumber. Ukuze uvimbele lezi zinambuzane, kubalulekile ukugcina ingadi yakho ihlanzekile futhi ingenayo imfucumfucu, futhi ushintshanisa izitshalo zakho ukuze uvimbele izifo ukuthi zingakheki emhlabathini. Ungasebenzisa futhi insipho ebulala izinambuzane noma uwoyela we-neem ukulawula izinambuzane.
Ukuvuna amathanga kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile kule nqubo, njengoba adinga ukuvunwa ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi avuthiwe futhi anambitheka. Ukuhlola ukuthi amathanga akho asekulungele yini ukuvunwa, wathephe kancane ngomunwe wakho. Uma zizwakala zingenalutho, zilungele ukukhethwa. Qinisekisa ukuthi usike isiqu cishe ngamasentimitha angu-2-3 ngaphezu kwethanga ukuze uvimbele ukuthi bangaboli.
Sengiphetha, ukukhulisa amathanga kungaba yinto ejabulisayo nezuzisayo, futhi ngokulandela lawa macebiso namasu, ungaqinisekisa isivuno esiningi samathanga amnandi futhi amahle.
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