Isithombe: I-Sussex Hop Vines

Isithombe sibonisa umbono ozolile futhi ohehayo wenkundla ye-Sussex hop, lapho imigqa yezivini ezikhuphukayo inwebeka ngokungapheli emaphandleni angenalutho. Ingaphambili lidonsela iso ngokushesha eqoqweni lama-hop cones, ngalinye elendlaleke kahle njengephayinakhoni elincane lemvelo, nokho lithambile futhi lintekenteke kakhulu, ama-bract awo agqagqene ngamaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi. Zilenga kakhulu ethangeni, umbala wazo oluhlaza okotshani ubamba ukushisa kwelanga lantambama. Ukukhanya kungena ezingqimbeni zangaphandle, kudala umphumela okhanyayo obonisa izindlala ze-lupulin eziyigugu ngaphakathi—lezo zindawo ezigcina amanzi egolide zamafutha abalulekile nama-resin akha wona kanye umphefumulo kabhiya. Amaqabunga ahambisana nalesi sihloko, abanzi futhi ansundu, ahlinzeka ngokungafani kombhalo, amathoni awo amnyama agcizelela ukukhanya okucashile kwamakhoni. Ndawonye, ahlanganisa kokubili amandla kanye nobumnandi, ukuqina kanye nokucwengwa, izimfanelo ezichaza izinhlobo ze-English hop ezitshalwa kule ndawo evundile.

Inwebela endaweni ephakathi, igceke le-hop liveza ukunemba kwayo okuhlelekile. Izigxobo zokhuni ezinde zimi njengabalindi bahleleke ngendlela enesigqi, zixhunywe izintambo ezi-taut ne-twine ezakha i-lattice eklanywe ngokucophelela. Kusukela kulezi zisekelo, amabhayini akhuphukela esibhakabhakeni, ukukhula kwawo kunamandla futhi kuyachichima, afinyelele ubude obucishe bube ngamafidi angamashumi amabili phakathi nenani eliphakeme lesizini. Ukuminyana kwamaqabunga kudala umhubhe ofana ne-cathedral of green, lapho izithunzi nokukhanya kwelanga kudansa emhlabathini ngamaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi. Ehamba ezansi le migqa, umuntu angakubona ngeso lengqondo iphunga elinomhlaba lama-hops exubana nomoya opholile wasemaphandleni, iphunga elimnandi ngasikhathi sinye, eliyi-herbal, izimbali, kanye ne-citrusy encanyana. Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuhogela sebhuloho lezinzwa phakathi kwenkundla nendawo yokuphisa utshwala, lapho wona kanye lawo ma-cone azodlulisela isimilo sawo kumaphisi aphuzwayo amaningi.

Buqamama, i-landscape iyathambisa ibe ngamagquma nezizinda ze-patchwork eziwuphawu lwe-Sussex. Igolide elithulisiwe lendawo yamadlelo, uhlaza olumnyama lwezindonga zothango, nokukhuphuka nokuwa okuthambile kwendawo kudala indawo yangemuva ekhuluma nesiko lezolimo lamakhulu eminyaka. Umkhathizwe ugcwele ukufudumala okufiphele njengoba ilanga lishona, imisebe yalo igeza indawo yesehlakalo ngokukhanya okunhlaka futhi ikhipha izithunzi ezinde, ezigugile ezinwebeka emasimini. Kuyinkundla engagcini nje ngokubungaza ubuhle bamanje kodwa futhi evusa isigqi esiqhubekayo sempilo yasemakhaya yaseNgilandi, lapho ukutshalwa kwe-hop sekunendima ebalulekile isikhathi eside. Amadolobhana asemagqumeni, anezindlu zawo ezinezitini ezibomvu nemibhoshongo yesonto yasendulo, ayingxenye ethule kodwa ebalulekile yalokhu kulandisa. Amahops atshalwa lapha awekho wodwa; zilukwa zaba isisekelo somphakathi, isiko, nendlela yokuziphilisa.

Okuphakamisa isithombe nakakhulu ukuphawula kwaso okucashile mayelana nokusebenzisana kwemvelo nobuhlakani bomuntu. Imigqa ehleliwe yezigxobo nezintambo ime njengobufakazi bamakhulu eminyaka okuthuthukiswa kokulima kwe-hop, ibhalansi phakathi kokusebenzisa umuzwa wemvelo wokukhuphuka wasendle wesitshalo nokuwudlulisela enaleni ekhiqizayo, ehlelekile. Lobu budlelwano bubonakala ekuziphekeleni, lapho i-alchemy engalindelekile ye-yeast, malt, nama-hops ithambisa futhi iguqulwe ibe okuthile okungaguquki futhi okuhlukahlukene ngokungenamkhawulo. I-Sussex hop ikhonjiswe lapha, nephrofayili yayo ethambile kodwa ehlukile, igqamisa lelo siko lokulinganisela—elinikeza ukubaba, iphunga, nokujula ngaphandle kokukhungatheka, futhi linikeza isisekelo esiguquguqukayo sabaphisi botshwala abafuna ukuzwana emaresiphi abo.

Sekukonke, isithombe sidlulisa okungaphezu kobuhle bezolimo; ikhuluma ngefa, ukuzinikela, kanye nesibopho esingenakuhlukaniswa phakathi komhlaba nomsebenzi wezandla. Umbukeli akamenyiwe nje ukuthi abone ama-hops kodwa acabange ngohambo lwawo—kusuka emasimini akhanya ngegolide aseSussex kuya emaketela ethusi abaphisi botshwala, kuya ezingilazini eziphakanyiswe ukubungaza isiko nokunambitha. Kuwo wonke ama-cone kukhona indaba: yenhlabathi nenkathi, yokunakekelwa ngokucophelela kanye nesivuno esifike ngesikhathi, yobuciko obushintsha izitshalo ezithobekile zibe umphefumulo kabhiya.

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