Isithombe: I-Petham Golding Hops Close-Up

Emelene nokwanga okufudumele kokukhanya kwemvelo, amakhoni e-Petham Golding hop asanda kuvuna ahlala kahle endaweni yokhuni enyakazekile, amathoni awo aluhlaza ngokusagolide akhazimula ngokunyakazisa okuthulile. Ikhoni ngayinye iveza ukwakheka kwayo okuyinkimbinkimbi, ama-bracts agqagqene enza izendlalelo ezithambile, ezifana nezikali ezibonakala zicishe zenziwe ngesandla imvelo ngokwayo. Ukukhanya okuthambile kugqamisa ukwakheka kwazo, kugqamisa imithambo ecashile namaphethelo lapho ama-hues ashintsha khona ukusuka kokuluhlaza okotshani okukhanyayo ukuya kwesagolide. Lokhu kuhlobana kombala nefomu kudala umuzwa wokujula nobungqabavu, akugcizeleli nje kuphela ubuhle bamaconsi kodwa nokubaluleka kwawo njengesinye sezithako ezinesitebe esinezitezi ekuvuseni utshwala. Izakhiwo zawo eziphephezelayo, ezintekenteke zibonakala zintekenteke kakhulu ukuba zingabamba ukubaluleka kwazo, kodwa ngaphakathi kwazo kukhona ingqikithi yokulinganisela, ebabayo, nephunga elimnandi osekungamakhulu eminyaka lilolongela ubhiya.

Izigaxa zihlelwe ngokucophelela, ezinye zilele phansi njengokungathi zisanda kuqoqwa, kuyilapho enye ime iqondile neqabunga elincane eliluhlaza lisanamathele esiqwini salo, isikhumbuzo sokuxhumana kwazo okuphilayo namabhina aphakeme agxumayo ngemuva. Lawo mabhina, athambekele abe yi-tapestry efiphele yohlaza, aphakama emigqeni eqondile ephakamisa isikali nesigqi sepulazi le-hop ngesikhathi sokuvuna. Ukuba khona kwazo kwandisa uhlaka ngale kwezigaxa ngokwazo, kuzenze zibe ngaphakathi kwendawo yezolimo ebanzi lapho imigqa phezu kwemigqa yezitshalo ifinyelela elangeni, ikhuliswa inhlabathi, isimo sezulu, nezizukulwane zokutshalwa kwazo. Indawo yokhuni engaphansi kwama-cones iwabopha emuva esicini somuntu sokulima nokuphuza utshwala, okuvusa amabhentshi okusebenza, iphansi lokumisa, namathuluzi asemaphandleni ayingxenye yesiko lokuvuna.

Isimo sokuqamba singokwalusa futhi siyahlonipha, simema umbukeli ukuba ame kancane futhi acabange indima yalezi zimbali ezincane, ezinuka kamnandi emjikelezweni omkhulu kakhulu wokuphisa. Izinhlobonhlobo zePetham Golding, ezaziwa ngokulinganisela kwazo okucolisisiwe kanye nezinhlamvu ezicashile, zibonakala zihlanganisa lesi simo kahle. Iphunga layo—elinomhlaba, izimbali, futhi linongwe kancane—linanela isiko lokuphisa amaNgisi, lapho sekuyisikhathi eside laziswa khona ngokuletha ukuzwana esikhundleni sokubusa ubhiya. Lezi zigaxa azifanekiseli nje isithako kodwa futhi nefilosofi: eyodwa yokuzithiba, i-nuance, nenhlonipho ejulile yokusebenzisana phakathi kwe-malt, yeast, nama-hops. Ezweni likabhiya wezandla, lapho ukunambitheka okugqamile kuvame ukubusa, umndeni wakwaGolding wamahops, kanye nePetham ikakhulukazi, kumi njengesikhumbuzo sobuhle nomlando.

Isithombe sithwebula okungaphezu nje kokwakheka kwama-cones; lidlulisela umqondo wokunakekela, ukutshalwa, nobuciko ngemva kwabo. Isigaxa ngasinye simelela umsebenzi womlimi onakekela amabhobhothi, ukubekezela komphisi wotshwala okhetha uhlobo oluthile lokupheka, kanye nokulangazelela kophuzo olulindele umkhiqizo wokugcina. Ebaleni lazo elikhazimulayo eliluhlaza ngokusagolide kunesithembiso soshintsho—usuka esitshalweni uye eketela, usuka eketela uye kwelinye, usuka kumphongolo uye engilazini. Lesi sithombe, esizolile kodwa siphila ngemininingwane, sihlanganisa ukuxhumana okuhlala njalo phakathi komhlaba, umlimi, umdidiyeli wotshwala, kanye nomphakathi obuthana ukuze wabelane ngezithelo zomsebenzi wabo.

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