Izitshalo zekhukhamba zidinga umsoco ukuze zikhule futhi zikhiqize izithelo ezinempilo. Ukushoda kwezakhi zomzimba kungaholela ekukhuleni okuqinile, izinga lezithelo eliphansi, kanye nesivuno esincane. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukushoda kwezakhi ezivame kakhulu ezitshalweni zekhukhamba, indlela yokuzibona, kanye namasu okwelapha asebenzayo.
Ngokusho kwe-University of Florida IFAS Extension, izitshalo zekhukhamba zidinga i-nitrogen, i-phosphorus, i-potassium, i-calcium, i-magnesium, isulfure, i-iron, i-manganese, i-zinc, ithusi, i-boron, ne-molybdenum ukuze zikhule kahle futhi zikhule izithelo. Ukushoda kunoma yisiphi salezi zakhi kungaba nomthelela omubi empilweni yezitshalo nasekukhiqizeni.
Enye yezinto ezivame kakhulu ukushoda kwezakhi ezitshalweni ze-cucumber ukushoda kwe-nitrogen, okungaholela ekukhuleni okuqinile, amaqabunga abe phuzi kanye nezinga lezithelo eliphansi. Okunye ukushoda, njengokushoda kwe-phosphorus, kungaholela ekukhuleni kancane, kanti ukushoda kwe-potassium kungabangela ukuncipha kosayizi wezithelo kanye nekhwalithi yezithelo ezimbi.
Ukuze kutholakale ukuntuleka komsoco ezitshalweni zekhukhamba, abalimi bangakwazi ukuhlola izitshalo kanye namahlamvu azo, bese benza ukuhlola kwenhlabathi ukuze bathole amazinga ezakhi emhlabathini. Uma ukuntula sekutholakele, amasu okwelapha angase ahlanganise ukulungisa amazinga okufakwa kukamanyolo, ukusebenzisa izifutho zamaqabunga noma izichibiyelo zenhlabathi, nokulungisa ukuchelela namazinga e-pH yomhlabathi.
Sengiphetha, ukushoda kwezakhi ezitshalweni zekhukhamba kungaba nomthelela omkhulu ekuvunweni kwezitshalo kanye nekhwalithi. Ngokuqonda izimpawu nezimpawu zokushoda kwezakhi, nokusebenzisa amasu okwelapha asebenzayo, abalimi bangagcina izitshalo zekhukhamba ezinempilo futhi bandise ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo zabo.