“Izithelo nemifino ezengeziwe zidayiswa kusetshenziswa isiteshi sokudayisa. Lokho kuholele ekwenyukeni okukhulu kwezimpahla ezipakishiwe. Cabanga ngezikhwama ezipakishwe ngaphambilini zama-apula, amathreyi amapheya, nezinye izinhlobo zezithelo. Izinhlobo eziningi zemifino - njengopelepele we-bell bell wethrafikhi - nazo ziyagcwala. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ilungele abathengi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ithuthukisa impilo yeshalofu yemikhiqizo.” Yilokho uFrits van der Meulen we-Dutch Quality Control Bureau (KCB) akubhalayo kukholamu yakhe.
“Nokho-ke, ukwanda kokupakisha kunobubi. Ngokombono wemvelo, wonke upulasitiki owengeziwe awufiseki. Eminyakeni yamuva, abathengisi nabapakisha bebelokhu bedlala indima yabo ekunciphiseni ipulasitiki. Basebenzisa ukupakishwa okuningi kwamakhadibhodi, ikakhulukazi ama-apula namapheya.”
“Kweminye imikhiqizo, kwesinye isikhathi kuseyinselele ukuthola ezinye izinto ezinhle esikhundleni sepulasitiki. Lokhu kumele futhi kunwebe impilo yeshalofu yemikhiqizo. Ukupakisha kuyithuthukise kakhulu impilo yeshalofu yemikhiqizo eminingi. Lena imikhiqizo efana ne-chicory, ubhontshisi we-runner, ukhukhamba, ama-radishes, njll. Ukuphila kweshalofu okude nakho kuzuzisa imvelo,” kubhala uFrits.
Ikhwalithi yamanje yemifino ye-greenhouse yaseSpain injalo-njalo
“Akukhona kuphela ukupakishwa okuhle okunomthelela kwikhwalithi yomkhiqizo nempilo yeshalofu. Ezinye izici eziningi zinendima. Ake sicabangele ikhwalithi yamanje yemifino ye-glasshouse evela eSpain. I-bell pepper esiteshini sohwebo ingeyekhwalithi emaphakathi. Muningi umonakalo nokungcola. Baneshelufu lokuphila okufushane futhi. Lokhu kuholela ekunqatshweni. Imikhiqizo iyahlungwa ukuze iqhubeke nokuhlinzeka isiteshi sohwebo ngezimpahla ezisezingeni elifanele.”
“Kutamatisi, kukhona neziqephu zamatamatisi 'angcolile', okuholela ekwaleni. Ama-aubergine angenisiwe aseSpain awekhwalithi embi. Ama-calyxes athinteka kabi kakhulu. Lokho akwenzi lutho ngendlela lo mkhiqizo obukeka ngayo. Ama-aubergine ambalwa akhule e-Dutch awekhwalithi engcono kakhulu. Ekugcineni, ukhukhamba. Lezi ezekhwalithi enhle ngokufanele. Ngakho abahwebi bajabule kakhulu ngalezi. Nalapha futhi isabelo esivela eNetherlands sesiqala ukwanda,” kuphetha uFrits.
Source: KCB