Isithombe: I-Elsaesser Hops Field in Golden Light

Lesi sithombe sokwakheka kwezwe sinokucaca okuphezulu sithwebula ubuhle obuzolile nokunemba kwezolimo kwenkundla ye-Elsaesser hops ngehora legolide. Sithathwe ngelensi ene-engeli ebanzi, isithombe sibonisa umbono oshanelayo wamabhiyini amade e-Humulus lupulus ahlelwe ngemigqa ehambisanayo enabela kude. Umbono uphansi kancane, ugcizelela ukuphakama okuphezulu kwezitshalo futhi udonsa iso lesibukeli endleleni yokungcola emaphakathi eholela emagqumeni agingqika kancane ngemuva.

Ngaphambili, izitshalo ze-hop zinikezwa ngemininingwane emihle kakhulu. Amaqabunga awo abanzi, ansundu anombala oluhlaza okotshani, anemithambo ebonakalayo kanye nokuhluka okucashile kombala. Izimbali ze-hop ezimise okwe-cone ziyalenga emivinini, ama-bracts azo agqagqene enza izakhiwo eziqinile, ezinemibala ebamba ukukhanya kwelanga okufudumele. Izigaxa ziyahlukahluka ukusuka kokuphuzi ngokuluhlaza okotshani okuphaphathekile kuye kumathoni ayisimaragidu ajulile, okuphakamisa izigaba zokuvuthwa ezihlukahlukene. Amabhina ngokwawo asekelwa ama-vertical trellises, nakuba lawa ahlanganiswe ngokucashile ekwakhiweni ukuze kugcinwe umuzwa wemvelo, wemvelo.

Indlela yokungcola ephakathi kwemigqa insundu ngokukhanyayo, inezigaxa ezincane nama-ridge anezela ukuthungwa nokuba ngokoqobo. Isebenza njengomhlahlandlela obonakalayo, oholela umbukeli ukubuka emkhathizwe lapho inkundla ye-hops ihlangana nochungechunge lwamagquma athambile. La magquma akhanyiswa ingxenye yokukhanya okusagolide okufanayo okukhanyisa ngaphambili, okwenza kube noshintsho oluvumelanayo ukusuka endaweni etshaliwe kuya emaphandleni avulekile.

Ngaphezulu, isibhakabhaka siyi-azure ekhazimulayo enamafu ambalwa eduze komkhathizwe. Ukucaca kwesibhakabhaka kuthuthukisa umuzwa wokuvuleka nokuchichima, kuyilapho ukukhanya kwelanga okufudumele kuhlunga kusuka kwesokudla sohlaka kuveza izithunzi ezithambile nokugqamile kuzo zonke izitshalo nomhlabathi. Lokhu kuhlangana kokukhanya nesithunzi kwengeza ukujula nobukhulu, kugcizelela indlela amaqabunga, izigaxa, nomhlaba.

Isimo sesimo sesithombe sizolile futhi sichichima, sivusa ukunakekelwa nokunemba okuhilelekile ekutshalweni kwamahops akwa-Elsaesser. Ukwakheka kokubili kuyanwebeka futhi kusondelene—kubonisa isikali senkundla kuyilapho kugcinwa imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi yesayensi yezitshalo echaza umlingiswa wama-hops. Iphalethi yombala inothile futhi yemvelo, ibuswa okuluhlaza, okunsundu, namathoni asagolide abonisa ubungqabavu bendawo nokufudumala kwelanga lantambama.

Lesi sithombe silungele ukusetshenziswa ezintweni zokufundisa, amakhathalogi okuphisa utshwala, noma okuqukethwe kokuphromotha okubungaza ifa nekhwalithi yama-Elsaesser hops. Imema izibukeli ukuba zingagcini nje ngokubonga ubuhle obubonakalayo besitshalo kodwa nokunotha kwezinzwa ezikunikelayo enqubweni yokuphisa—iphunga elimnandi lomhlabathi, izimbali, kanye ne-citrus elicashile elithathwe ngesikhathi esisodwa, elikhanyiswe yilanga.

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