Isithombe: Izigaxa ezintsha ze-Motueka Hop

Kulokhu kusondela okumangazayo, i-Motueka hop cone ivezwa kukho konke ukuxaka kwayo kwemvelo, inyunyana ephelele yobuhle bezitshalo kanye nokusetshenziswa kotshwala. Isithombe sibuswa ikhoni eyodwa evulwe kahle, izingqimba zayo eziyisivikelo zihlehla ukuze ziveze inhliziyo esagolide engaphakathi—izindlala ze-lupulin. Lezi zakhiwo ezinenhlaka, ezibenyezela njengamaqoqo amancane ayigugu lenhlaka, ziyizithako ezifihliwe zokunambitheka nephunga, eziqukethe uwoyela obalulekile nama-alpha acid enza iMotueka ibe enye yezinhlobo ze-hop ezidume kakhulu eNew Zealand. Umehluko phakathi kokucwebezela okubushelelezi, okukhanyayo kwezindlala kanye nokuthungwa kwephepha okuluhlaza kwama-bracts aluhlaza azizungezile kugcizelela ukubili kwe-cone: intekenteke, kodwa inamandla ngenjongo. Isikhathi esizizwa sisondelene kakhulu, njengokungathi i-hop idalule ingqikithi yayo eyimfihlo kusibukeli, inikeza amazwibela ekhemistri eshintsha impahla yezitshalo eluhlaza ibe uhlamvu oluchazayo lukabhiya.

Izigaxa ezizungezile, zisaphelele, zinikeza umuzwa wokuqhubeka nomongo. Ama-bracts awo anezingqimba eziqinile ambozwe ukukhanya okuhle kwamazolo noma ukujiya, abambe ukukhanya okuthambile, okufudumele futhi acwebezele njengokungathi ayaphila. Lo mswakamo ukhombisa ukusha, okuvusa ukushesha kokuvuna, lapho amahops esenephunga elimnandi futhi enamandla. Ikhoni ngayinye ihluke kancane—enye iyindingilizi, enye ibude kakhulu—kodwa zonke zihlanganiswe iphethini yejiyomethri ephindaphindayo efanayo, isigqi esifana ne-fractal esibonisa ukunemba kwemvelo ekwenzeni lezi zithako ezibalulekile. Ama-cone ancikene ngobumnene, amafomu awo agqigqene futhi anqamulane ngendlela edlulisa ubuningi ngaphandle kwamafuhlufuhlu.

Maphakathi nendawo, isithombe sinwebeka sibheke ngaphandle, siveze umbono ofiphele nokho ongaphazamisi wamabhibhi e-hop ekhuphuka ama-trellis amade. Le migqa eqondile idonsa iso phezulu, iphakamisa kokubili ukukhula nokuhleleka, indawo etshaliwe lapho imvelo nokuklama komuntu kuhlangana khona. Ingemuva elimnyama lithambisa izakhiwo eziphakeme zibe amafomu angabonakali, okushiya amakhoni angaphambili ukuthi athwale ukucija kwemininingwane nesisindo sencazelo. Lokhu kwendlaleka kokujula kudala umuzwa wokucwiliswa emanzini: umbukeli akagcini nje ngokubuka ama-hops kodwa ame phakathi kwawo, eduze ngokwanele ukuze ahogele ukukhanya kwawo okusawolintshi, amathoni angaphansi komhlaba, nokunyenyeza kwezindawo ezishisayo.

Umdlalo wokukhanya uvusa inkanuko ikakhulukazi. Ifudumele futhi isagolide, ihlunga kuwo wonke amakhoni ngendlela ezwakala ngokwemvelo futhi inenhlonipho, igqamisa ukwakheka ngenkathi igxilisa indawo ngokukhanya okucashile. Ukukhanya kubonakala kuphakamisa ukunambitheka okungaphakathi: i-zest ye-lime, ubusha botshani obunqunyiwe, izinongo ezithambile zamakhambi, namanothi amnandi esithelo se-passionfruit noma amatshe. Kunjengokungathi izici ezibukwayo zisebenzela ukuhumusha iphunga libe yisithombe, zinganikezi umbukeli okuthile nje angakubona kodwa okuthile okungakucabanga ukunambitha nokuhogela.

Sekuyisikhathi eside ama-hop e-Motueka ethandwa ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwawo, ekwazi ukucwebezela kuzo zombili izitayela zikabhiya wesintu nowokuhlola. Lesi sithombe sidlulisa lelo dumela hhayi ngezikhombo ezisobala kodwa ngomkhathi. Ikhoni evulekile ne-lupulin yayo ekhazimulayo ifanekisela isambulo namandla, kuyilapho izigaxa ezizungezile namabhinethi zikhuluma ngesiko nokuqhubeka. Ndawonye, bakha ukulandisa kokutholakala: kusukela ensimini lapho ama-hop akhuliswa khona, kuya ekuvuneni ngokucophelela, kuya egedlela lokuphisa lapho uwoyela wawo ethela ku-wort, futhi ekugcineni engena engilazini lapho abaphuzayo bejabulela ubunkimbinkimbi bawo.

Ekugcineni, ukwakheka kuthwebula okungaphezu nje kobuhle bomzimba bamahops e-Motueka. Iveza ingqikithi yazo njengebhuloho phakathi komhlaba nomsebenzi wezandla, phakathi kwezolimo nobuciko. Ama-bracts akhihliza amazolo, izindlala zegolide, i-blurred trellises—konke kusebenza ndawonye ukuze kusikhumbuze ukuthi lezi zigaxa zingaphezu kwezitshalo. Ziyizimpawu eziphilayo zendawo, isimo sezulu, nesiko, zihambisana nesimo sezindawo zaseNew Zealand kanye nobuhlakani babaphisi botshwala abakhohlisa ukunambitheka kwabo. Lesi sithombe ngaso leso sikhathi singokwesayensi kanye nesankondlo, sisikhombisa kokubili ibhayoloji ye-lupulin kanye nothando lotshwala, futhi ngokwenza kanjalo, sihlonipha indima eyinhloko yama-hops e-Motueka ekubumbeni obhiya abakhuthaza uthando emhlabeni jikelele.

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