Isithombe: I-Hallertau Hop Field

Isithombe sithwebula ubuhle obungapheli benkundla ye-hop esifundeni esinezitezi sase-Hallertau eJalimane, indawo echaze umhlaba wokwenza utshwala emakhulwini eminyaka. Ngaphambili, ama-hop cones amaningana alenga kakhulu eziqwini zawo ezinamaqabunga, ikhoni ngayinye igqitshwe ngokucophelela ngama-bract aluhlaza okotshani akha iphethini ehlukile, egqagqene. Izigaxa zivuvukele ukuphila, izindlala zazo ze-lupulin zicwebezela kancane ngenhlaka esagolide ewumgogodla womlingo wokuphisa onephunga elimnandi nelibabayo. Amaqabunga ansundu awazungezile anothile futhi agqamile, izindawo zawo ezingaphezulu zibamba ukukhanya okufudumele kwelanga okusefa ngehele lamabhina phezulu. Lokhu kubuka okuseduze kugcizelela kokubili ubumnandi namandla esitshalo se-hop—esintekenteke ekuthunjweni, kodwa sinamandla endimeni yaso njengesinye sezithako ezichaza ubhiya.

Ukunwetshwa kusuka kule mininingwane ejulile, iso lidonselwa kumigqa ehlelwe kahle yamabhina e-hop anwebeka kakhulu endaweni ephakathi. Eqeqeshwe ngokucophelela ngama-trellises amade, amabhina akhuphukela esibhakabhakeni ngobuhle, ama-spirals asontekile, ahlangana ngokunemba namandla. Ikholomu ngayinye ephakemeyo eluhlaza ifinyelela phezulu ngomuzwa wokuzimisela, okwenza iphethini enesigqi enikeza insimu isakhiwo esifana ne-cathedral. Ukuphakama kwezitshalo kuyamangaza, ukuma kwazo kugcizelelwa umbono wemigqa ehlangana emkhathizwe. Ukulinganisa kwaleli lungiselelo akukhulumi nje kuphela ngokukhula okungokwemvelo kwama-hop kodwa futhi nangobuciko bezolimo nokusebenza kanzima kwabalimi abaye bahlakulela la masimu izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

Ngalé kwama-trellises aqondaniswe kahle, indawo yasemaphandleni yase-Hallertau izibonakalisa endaweni ethambile, nenhle yangemuva. Amagquma aphakama futhi ehle kancane, ama-contours awo athanjiswe izingqimba zezimfunda eziluhlaza, amasimu anombala ogqagqene, kanye noboya obuncane bebanga. Umkhathizwe uyabenyezela ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza ngokuphaphathekile, uthintwa ukufudumala okupholile kokukhanya kwelanga kwantambama, okubonisa ukuphakama kwehlobo noma izinsuku zokuqala zasekwindla—izinkathi lapho ama-hop efika phezulu ngaphambi kokuvuna. Lo mbukiso wobufundisi uqinisa amasimu e-hop endaweni ebanzi yamasiko, ekhumbuza umbukeli ukuthi lesi sifunda akusona nje isizinda sezolimo kodwa futhi isizinda samasiko alolonge ukwenziwa kwephisa laseJalimane amakhulu eminyaka.

Ukujula kwenkambu esithombeni kusiza ukugqamisa ukuthungwa okuthintekayo kwama-hops ngaphambili. Wonke ama-ridge, ijika, nokugoqeka okuthambile kwekhoni kuvezwa ngokukhululeka okucijile, kuyilapho imigqa engemuva ifiphala ibe isigqi esithambile, idala kokubili ukusondelana nobukhulu kuhlaka olulodwa. Lokhu kukhethwa kwenhlanganisela kudonsela ukunakekela emininingwaneni emincane—amafutha angaphakathi kwezigaxa, ukukhanya okucashile kwamaqabunga—ngenkathi ewabeka endaweni enkulu yensimu. Umphumela uyagxilisa, umema umbukeli ukuthi ajabulele kokubili isikali esincane nesincane sokutshalwa kwe-hop, kusukela enkingeni ethule yekhoni eyodwa ukuya ekushaneleni okukhulu kwamahektare phezu kwamahektha omhlaba olinywayo.

Isimo sesimo sendawo sizolile kodwa sinenjongo. Kukhona ukuzola endleleni ethambile yamabhina kanye nokukhanya okusagolide okugeza endaweni yasemaphandleni, kodwa ngaphansi kwalokho kuzolile kukhona inkungu yomlando nokuphuthuma kobuciko. La mahops awazona nje izitshalo; ziwumgogodla wokwenza utshwala, zigcwele isisindo samasiko kanye nokusebenza kwebhayoloji. Amafutha azo maduzane azofaka umunyu, iphunga, nokujula kuma-lager, ama-pilsner, nezinye izitayela ezingenakubalwa ezihambisana nokunemba nokulinganisela kwazo ngenxa yesiko lamaJalimane. Idumela le-Hallertau njengenye yezifunda ezibaluleke kakhulu ezikhulisa i-hop emhlabeni ayizuzwa nje kuphela ngenhlabathi yayo evundile nesimo sezulu esikahle, kodwa futhi ngezizukulwane zabalimi abaguqule lezi zindawo zaba ifa eliphilayo, eliqhubeka nokubhebhezela ubuciko bobhiya emhlabeni wonke.

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