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Ohlelweni lwakamuva eSifundeni Sesikole Sendawo sase-Howland, abafundi babambe iqhaza labalimi, ukutshala nokuvuna ulethisi otshalwe nge-hydroponic. Beholwa umphathi womsebenzi wokudla kulesi sifunda, uJustin Pancake, abafundi babambe iqhaza emicimbini yokuvuna eGlen Primary School nase-HC Mines Elementary School. Ulethisi ovuniwe wabe usufakwa kumasaladi adliwa ngesikhathi sokudla kwesikole, okuphawula ukusetshenziswa kokuqala komkhiqizo ovela ezinhlelweni ezisanda kufakwa ze-hydroponic ekudleni kwasesikoleni samabanga aphansi.
Njengoba izinhlelo ze-hydroponic sezikhona ezikoleni ezine esifundeni, abafundi banethuba lokuzibambela mathupha enqubweni yokukhula, bafunde izifundo ezibalulekile ngezolimo nokondleka endleleni. Ngokusho kwePancake, uhlelo ngalunye lwe-hydroponic luyakwazi ukukhiqiza cishe amakhilogremu angama-25 welethisi njalo emavikini amane kuya kwamahlanu. Isifunda sihlela ukwandisa imizamo yaso ekhulayo yokufaka i-kale ne-Swiss chard emjikelezweni olandelayo wokukhula.
I-Hydroponic gardening, indlela yokutshala izitshalo ngaphandle kwenhlabathi, inikeza izinzuzo eziningi kokubili ngezinjongo zemfundo kanye nokusebenza. Ivumela ukutshalwa kwezitshalo ezidliwayo unyaka wonke endlini, kunikeze umkhiqizo omusha kungakhathaliseki isizini noma isimo sezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlelo ze-hydroponic zidinga indawo encane namanzi, okwenza kube yizinketho ezifinyelelekayo nezisimeme zokukhiqiza ukudla.
Ochwepheshe kwezolimo babheka ingadi ye-hydroponic njengento emisha ebalulekile engase iguqule ukukhiqizwa kokudla. Ngokuqeda isidingo senhlabathi kanye nokwenza kahle ukulethwa kwezakhi ezimpandeni zezitshalo, izinhlelo ze-hydroponic zinikeza ukusebenza kahle okukhulu kanye nesivuno uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela zokulima zendabuko. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zingasetshenziswa ezindaweni ezihlukene, okuhlanganisa izindawo zasemadolobheni nezifunda ezinomhlaba olinganiselwe wokulima, okufaka isandla ekuvikelekeni kokudla kanye nokusimama.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-hydroponic gardening ohlelweni lwezifundo zesikole akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukuqonda kwabafundi ezolimo kodwa futhi kuthuthukisa imikhuba yokudla enempilo ngokufinyelela emikhiqizweni emisha, etshalwa endaweni. Njengoba ukuthandwa kwengadi ye-hydroponic kuqhubeka nokukhula, indima yayo ekubumbeni ikusasa lokukhiqizwa kokudla iba ngokuphawulekayo, inikeza izixazululo eziqhubekayo ezinseleleni zomhlaba jikelele kwezolimo kanye nokudla.