Njengomsebenzi wewashi, abalimi be-greenhouse ogwini baye ogwini baphinde basesimweni sokukhiqiza ngokugcwele ngesikhathi sokuthengisa sasentwasahlobo futhi basebenza kanzima ukukhuthaza ukukhula kwezitshalo eziluhlaza kulesi sikhathi sonyaka. Kwabaningi, ukugcina i-boiler isebenza, into yokuqala ebenza bahlale bephapheme ebusuku, kodwa ukuphathwa kwamanzi kuphezu kwengqondo, futhi. Imibuzo efika emqondweni ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka ihlanganisa “Isiphi isikhathi sosuku sokunisela?” noma “Ungawugcina kanjani umbhede wamahlamvu womile ungena ebusuku ukuze unciphise ukucindezeleka kwezifo?” Umbuzo omkhulu ungaba ukuthi, “Kukangaki nginisela izitshalo zami ukuze zithole imisoco eziyidingayo kodwa zingagcwali kakhulu izimpande zingakwazi ukufinyelela emoyeni?”
Le mibuzo yonke iyasebenza uma kuziwa ekuthuthukiseni isu elifanele lokuphatha amanzi. Kodwa uma bekugcina ungalali ebusuku, sekuyisikhathi sokumba ujule emikhubeni ehamba phambili - okuhlanganisa nokuhlola amamiksi. Nakuba kunezici eziningi ezithinta ukukhula kwezimpande, izinhlobo zezinto zokusetshenziswa kweyakho ukuhlanganiswa kwemidiya ingaba nomthelela omkhulu. Ukuthola imiphumela engcono kakhulu ekugcineni kwehlela ekuqondeni ngenkuthalo nokuphatha izakhiwo zomzimba. Njengoba uDkt. Will Healy, uMphathi Omkhulu Wezobuchwepheshe e-Ball Horticultural Company, evame ukwabelana nale mboni, “Izinhlanzi zikhula emanzini, izimpande zikhula emoyeni.”
Ngakho-ke, imibuzo okufanele bayibuze abalimi ukuthi, "Ingabe ingxube yami iwagcina kahle kangakanani amanzi?" nokuthi, “Ikuthethelela nokuvumelana nezimo kangakanani ingxube yami?” Ikakhulukazi phakathi nezinyanga zokukhiqiza zezinsuku ezimfushane, kubalulekile ukuthola ibhalansi efanele ekomisweni kwenhlabathi ukuze izimpande zikhule, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo ungakuvumeli ukuba wome kuze kube manje izitshalo zingakwazi ukufinyelela imisoco namanzi.
Abaphathi bokukhiqiza e-Bell Nursery e-Springfield, OH, kwadingeka bazibuze le mibuzo. Babheka ama-substrates asekelwe ngokhuni ukuze bathole impendulo eminyakeni emithathu edlule. Ngalolo shintsho, u-Ashley Smith, uMlimi oyiNhloko eBell Nursery, wakwazi ukuphinde acabange futhi alungise ukuchelela, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezimfushane.
Iwabamba Kahle Kangakanani Imiksi Yami Amanzi?
Lapho ithimba elikhiqizayo likaBell liqala ukusebenza ngengxube entsha, kwadingeka lishintshele enqubweni “yokubuka futhi ubone”. Abasabheka nje phezulu emabhodweni ngaphambi kokuvula ipayipi. Manje lapho zibona uqweqwe olomile, zihlola sonke isitshalo. Ngaphambi kokuchelela, bacosha amabhodwe bahlole izimpande ukuthi azisuthisi yini futhi basuthise inhlabathi uma izimpande sezifinyelele phansi ebhodweni. Uma abalimi bengabhekisisi ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphansi komhlaba, kunethuba lokuthi kungaholela kalula ekuniseleni ngokweqile noma ngaphansi ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza kwezinsuku ezimfishane.
“Uma inhlabathi ihlezi imanzi kakhulu noma yomile kakhulu, kubalulekile ukuthi ubheke isithombe sonke,” kusho uDaniel Norden, iSenior Research and Development Manager kwaProfile Products, ekhiqiza IHydraFiber, i-substrate eyakhiwe kusukela ku-Southern Yellow Pine evuselelekayo neseyintombi nto. “Abalimi kumele babheke ingxubevange yabo ngokugcwele, bese bethola ukuthi kukhona okushaya amanzi. Kungase kube nezizathu ezihlukahlukene: ukungasebenzi kahle kwemishini, ukulinganiswa kwemishini, ikhwalithi yezinto ezingavuthiwe, njll. Amanye amadili ngezinto ezingavuthiwe angase alinge, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kuba nokuyekethisa ngekhwalithi futhi ngokuvamile lokhu kusho indawo yomoya ephansi.
Ithimba likaBell lisheshe labona ukuthi iHydraFiber yabo ihlangana yoma ngokushesha ngaphezulu kuyilapho lenza amanzi engeziwe atholakale esitshalweni. I-substrate enhle kakhulu, imicu emide eyenziwe ngobunjiniyela inendawo enkulu kakhulu, nezinhlayiya eziyingqayizivele ezinikeza indawo yomoya kanye nekhono elingcono lokubamba amanzi. Ngokufanayo nendlela amanzi akhuphuka ngayo eshaweni, izinhlayiya zamanzi zinobuhlalu endaweni ehlanganisiwe yefayibha ukuze isitshalo singasebenzi kanzima ukuze sifinyelele kubo. Ngokuhlanganisa lokhu kungxube yabo, i-Bell Nursery ithole ukuthi izitshalo zabo zingahamba isikhathi eside phakathi kokunisela, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi ezibandayo, ezikhulayo zezinsuku ezifushane.
"Izimpande zidinga umoya ukuze zithuthuke," kusho uSmith. "Uma ungathola ibhalansi efanele phakathi kokumisa phansi kanye nemvamisa yamanzi, kuyasiza ngempela ukwenza uhlelo lwempande olukhulu, oluholela esitshalweni esinempilo, okuholela ekhasimendeni elijabule. Isikhala somoya esiyingxube yethu yamanje sisisiza ukuba sakhe isimiso sezimpande esiqinile ngaphambi kokuba sibe nenqwaba yezitshalo.”
Ithethelela Kangakanani Imiksi Yakho?
Nakuba ukuqapha izitshalo kuyisinyathelo sokuqala esihle, kusashiya izici eziningi ezidlalwayo ekunqumeni ukuthi kufanele kuhambe isikhathi esingakanani phakathi kokuchelela. Ukuthi isikhathi esingakanani sincike ekutheni izinsuku zinde kangakanani, mangakanani amazinga okushisa ebusuku nokuthi mangakanani amanzi anikezwayo kwasekuqaleni. Ukuba nengxube evumelana nezimo futhi ethethelelayo kungaqeda okunye ukukhungatheka okuza nalezo ziguquko.
E-Bell Nursery, izingxube zabo zamanje zivumela ithimba elikhiqizayo isikhathi sokuhlola izitshalo ngaphambi kokungena ohlelweni lokunisela oluhleliwe. Lokho kubavumela ukuthi baphathe kangcono lezo ziguquko phakathi nokukhiqizwa kwezinsuku ezifushane.
“Ngifunde ukuthi izingxube zethu zamanje azidingi ukuchelelwa ngokushesha, futhi angikho ngaphansi kwengcindezi yokuthi nginisele ngaso sonke isikhathi.” Kusho uSmith. “Siyazi ukuthi umhlabathi woma kanjani kodwa ungabi nomthelela omubi ekukhuleni kwezitshalo. Phakathi nezinsuku ezinde, imixube yethu ye-wood-fiber isebenza kakhulu njengengxube ye-peat/perlite yendabuko. Kodwa-ke, ngaphansi kwalezi zikhathi zokukhiqiza zezinsuku ezimfushane, kwesinye isikhathi singakhuphukela ezinsukwini eziyi-10 phakathi kokunisela. ”
Ngokuchelela kancane, kungokwemvelo ukucabanga ukuthi ezinye izici zokukhiqiza zidinga ukulungiswa ukuze kubonakale ukukhula okuhle kwezitshalo, okuhlanganisa nokuvundiswa. Kodwa-ke, uSmith uthi ukuba nengxube eguquguqukayo nethethelelayo kusizile nakulokhu.
“Ngokuya ngesivuno, sijwayele ukusebenzisa umanyolo oncibilikayo emanzini ophakathi kuka-100 no-400 ppm,” kusho uSmith. “Ngisho nangesikhathi sokukhula kwezinsuku ezimfishane lapho singacheleli kakhulu, sigcina yonke into ifana. Empeleni umqondo wami uthi ama-fertilizer ethu awakhishwa kakhulu, mhlawumbe asuke esisebenzela kanzima.”
Ekupheleni kosuku, ukuphathwa kwamanzi kuzoba okuhlukile kuwo wonke umsebenzi okhulayo. Kodwa ngokuzibuza le mibuzo, ungase uthole impendulo yokuphathwa kwamanzi ihlobene kancane nesimiso sokunisela, futhi ihlobene kakhulu nokuxuba kwakho.