Izimbali

UHeather ukudala izingoma zomhlaba

UHeather ubhekisela kulezo zitshalo ezingakhula yonke indawo - engadini embhedeni wezimbali, esitsheni esisethafeni noma endaweni yezimbali kuvulandi. Vele, uma nje ungatshalile ngendlela efanele futhi unamathela emithethweni yokunakekela isitshalo.

I-Heather ingahlangatshezwa ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, ngoba iyakwazi ukuzivumelanisa cishe nanoma yiziphi izimo nesimo sezulu. Kubhekwa njengesitshalo sendawo yonke sokutshala ingadi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakha ingadi ye-heather yonke.

UHeather engadini. © Green Optics

UHeather ubuye athandwe ngabalimi ngenxa yamandla akhe nokukwazi ukusinda ebusika obunzima. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunokukhethwa okukhulu kokuhlukahluka kombala kwalesi sitshalo. Kanye ne-hue ejwayelekile ephuzi, ungathola i-heather enohlaza okhanyayo, omhlophe, onsomi nezimbali ezipinki ezimnyama.

Amathuba wokuhlobisa ingadi ngamashidi e-heather umane ungapheli. Ukwenza, isibonelo, ungenza nokutshala okuqinile futhi okuqinile kwesitshalo okunhlobonhlobo nombala. Kodwa-ke, kubukeka kuthakazelisa kakhulu uma uhlanganisa imibala ehlukene. Ngokwemvelo, akufanele uxube zonke izinhlobo zilandelana, kodwa kungcono ukutshala amaqembu ahlukene, inhlobo ngayinye - ikhophi eyi-10-12 ngayinye. Uma ungaphinde ukhethe izinhlobo ezinezikhathi zezimbali ezahlukahlukene, khona-ke engangeni yakho yengadi izoqhakaza cishe unyaka wonke.

Ungenzi kokwehla okulinganayo kakhulu, njengoba ukungakhethi okuthile kuzoletha ukuvezwa okukhethekile kumhlaba wokubonakalayo. Phakathi kokufika, ungabeka amatshe amakhulu noma udale izindunduma ezincane. Ukutshala i-heather kuhlanganiswe nama-rhododendrons ne-azalea kubukeka kukuhle ikakhulukazi, ngoba lezi zitshalo zithanda inhlabathi efanayo ne-heather. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungahlela ukutshala i-heather ngamakhambi okuhlobisa nama-miniature conifers.

UHeather. © Tom Godber

Heather Care

Indawo ekahle ye-heather - indawo evulekile ngokuphelele ngaphansi kwelanga. Kungumbhede wezimbali onjalo lapho i heather ikhombisa ubuhle bezimbali zayo. Kodwa-ke, uma uthatha isinqumo sokutshala i-heather emthunzini oyingxenye, nayo izoqhakaza lapho. Ezindaweni ezinomthunzi akumele itshalwe, lapho izobuna futhi inikeze ukuqhakaza kwezimbali okusobala.

Njengomthetho, i-heather ikhula kunoma yimuphi umhlabathi. Kepha lokhu akusho ukuthi kuwo wonke umhlaba kuzothuthukisa ngokuqhakaza ngokulinganayo futhi kuthuthukiswe ngokuphelele. I-heather enhle inhlabathi enendawo ene-acidic (pH kusuka ku-4,5 kuye ku-6.5). Umhlaba ukhetha ukukhululeka, ugcwele izakhi zomzimba kanye nama-humus, onesihlabathi esihle kancane. Ukuze uthuthukise ukwakheka kwenhlabathi, uyicebise nge-peat ngaphambi kokutshala i-heather, engeza amatshe kanye nesihlabathi, bese uyimba ngokucophelela. Uma ngemuva kokutshala usaqhubeka umboza umhlabathi eduze neheather enamasentimitha amabili we-mulch, lapho kuphephile ukusho ukuthi udale izimo ezinhle kakhulu zokuchuma ngokweqile kwe-heather.

Ukutshala kukaHeather

Isikhathi esihle sokutshala i-heather yikwindla nentwasahlobo. Kwisitjalo ngasinye sithole inani elanele lokukhanya, ama-bush akufanele abekwe eduze kakhulu. Kuyinto efiselekayo ukugcina ibanga phakathi kwe-specimens ngamanye hhayi ngaphansi kwama-20 cm, noma okungcono, okungama-cm angama-30. Ukuze usiphule isithombo ngokushesha, kuyadingeka ukusithela njalo, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zesomiso esinde.

Heather ekuhlobiseni kwengadi. © UMaxwell Hamilton

Ukuze i-heather ijabulise ukuqhakaza kwayo okumangalisayo isikhathi eside, kufanele unake lesi sitshalo, yize i-heather ingenye yezitshalo ezingatheneki kakhulu. Ukuchelela kukaHeather kwenziwa kangcono kakhulu ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, lokhu kuvuselela isitshalo ukuthi sivele amahlumela amasha. Kodwa-ke, ngisho nangemva kokuqhakaza, i-heather iyamelana nokuthenwa okunzima. Lokhu kuvusa ukukhula hhayi kuphela, kepha futhi kuvimbela ukubonakaliswa endaweni engezansi yesihlahla.

Isitshalo siphatha ngokunisela kahle. Umhlaba oseduze neheather kufanele uhlale unomuswakama, ngisho nasebusika akunconywa ukuwuvumela ukuba wome ngokuphelele. Ngale njongo ungasebenzisa i-mulch yamaqabunga.

Izimbali ze-Heather ebangeni leKinlochruel. © Green Optics

Ngesikhathi sokukhula, kuyathandeka ukondla isitshalo ngamanyolo wezimbiwa noma we-organic, isibonelo, ukugoqwa kophondo. Ebusika, ukondla kufanele kulahlwe.

Ngokuphathelene nezinambuzane nezifo, i-heather ibhekwa njengesitshalo esizinzile kahle. I-mushroom yamakhowe ekwindla kuphela (i-Armillariella mellea) engadala umonakalo omkhulu kulesi sitshalo. Uma ikhowe elimhlophe, elimise okotshani lisakazeka ngaphezu kwegxolo lesitshalo, u-heather ufela ingxenye enkulu. Kulokhu, kufanele ususe isitshalo ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inhlabathi kuzodingeka ukuthi ithathelwe indawo kule ndawo ukuvimbela ukuqhubeka kwesikhunta.