Isithombe: Izinhlobo ze-Sussex Hop

Isithombe sithwebula isithombe esimangalisayo nesigqamayo se-Sussex hops esigabeni esibalulekile emjikelezweni wabo wokukhula, lapho izigaxa zibonisa uhla oluhehayo lwemibala ukusuka kokusha, okuluhlaza okotshani kuye kokuphuzi okucebile, okusagolide. Ingaphambili libuswa iqoqo elincane lamakhoni, ama-bracts awo anezingqimba ahlelwe ngokunemba kwesakhiwo, isikali ngasinye esifana nepetali sigoba kahle sibheke ekugcineni. Izigaxa ezimbili seziqalile ukushintsha ekubeni luhlaza okotshani ziye kwesagolide, okuwuphawu lokuvuthwa nokulungela ukuvunwa, amathoni awo acwebezelayo akhanya njengokungathi akhanyiswe yilanga lantambama. Lo mehluko omnene embala awugcizeleli nje kuphela umjikelezo wempilo wemvelo wama-hops kodwa futhi ufanekisela isikhathi soguquko lapho amandla eba umkhiqizo, lapho impahla eluhlaza yasensimini isicishe ilungele ukungena esizindeni somshini wokuphisa utshwala. Ngaphakathi kwamakhoni, amaqabunga e-hop bine anwebeka ngaphandle, emaphethelweni ahlengekile kanye nemithambo evelele ebamba okuvelele okucashile okunikeza ukuthungwa nokujula kwesigcawu. Umbala wazo oluhlaza ojulile wenza ama-hop ngokwawo, anikeze ukuhluka kwemvelo okudonsa iso lesibukeli ngqo kumakhoni.

Iya endaweni emaphakathi, ukuthambile kokugxila kudala isithombe esicacile sesitshalo esibanzi, ngamaqoqo engeziwe wama-hops ashiwo esikhundleni sokunemininingwane ephelele. Umthelela ofiphele uphakamisa ukunyakaza, njengokungathi umoya opholile wasehlobo uhamba phakathi kwamahlamvu nezigaxa, uphethe iphunga elimnandi le-lupulin elinenhlaka—uthuli olusagolide olufihlwe phakathi kwamahops. Kulula ukucabanga ukunamathela kancane kwama-bracts uma kuthintwa, iphunga lomhlaba, utshani, namawolintshi akude ahlala ezandleni ngemva kokuphatha izigaxa. Lesi sici sezinzwa, nakuba singabonakali esithombeni, sivuswa ukuxhumana kwemininingwane ecijile ngaphambili kanye nokwelashwa okuthambile, okuthinta inhliziyo kwebanga eliphakathi.

Ingemuva livuleka libe ukushanela okubanzi kwezindawo zasemaphandleni, ezinikezwa ngamathoni afiphele egolide eliluhlaza nelithambile. Amagquma aseSussex afinyelela emkhathizwe, agqitshwe njengendwangu ngaphansi kwesisindo sokushona kwelanga. Ukukhanya okulufifi kuguqula indawo ibe ucwecwe olukhazimulayo, lapho amasimu, uthango, neziqephu zehlathi kuncibilika khona. Nakuba kungacacile, ingemuva linikeza umongo obalulekile: lolu akulona ucwaningo lwesayensi lwezitshalo olulodwa kodwa amazwibela esiko lezolimo elichumayo eligxiliswe endaweni ethile. Izwe ngokwalo liba yingxenye yendaba, ligxilisa ama-hops kulwazi lwawo lwamasiko nendawo, likhumbuza umbukeli ukuthi amasimu aseSussex bekuyikhaya lokutshalwa kwe-hop izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

Ndawonye, lezi zakhi zakha ukwakheka okuzwakala kusondelene futhi kunwebeka. Isibukeli sisondezwa ngokwanele ukuba singabuka i-geometry eyinkimbinkimbi yekhoni eyodwa kuyilapho futhi simenywa ukuba sibuyele emuva ngokwengqondo futhi sazise isigqi esikhudlwana sezwe, isizini, namagugu. Ukukhanya okufudumele, okufakwe amathoni asagolide, kuthuthukisa lobu bunye ngokuphakamisa kokubili ukuphelela ngakunye kwekhoni eduze kokuvuna kanye nemvelo yokulima engaphelelwa yisikhathi, yomjikelezo. Yonke imininingwane ikhuluma ngobuningi, ikhwalithi, kanye nesiko: isandla esiqinile somlimi, inhlabathi evundile yaseSussex, kanye namakhulu eminyaka olwazi aphakamise ukutshalwa kwe-hop kukho kokubili isayensi nobuciko.

Isithombe ekugcineni sidlulisa okungaphezu kobuhle obubonakalayo bamahops; idlulisa indima yabo engokomfanekiso njengezixhumi-phakathi komhlaba nomkhiqizi wotshwala, umlimi nesiphuzo, isikhathi esidlule nesamanje. Lezi zigaxa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zisaluhlaza noma ziphendukile zibe yigolide, ziphethe ngaphakathi kwazo isithembiso soguquko, sokubaba okulingana nephunga elimnandi, izitshalo ezithobekile eziba ingqikithi kabhiya. Zisikhumbuza ukuthi ngemuva kwayo yonke ipinti ye-ale noma i-lager ilele ngalesi sikhathi emasimini: igolide elicwebezelayo lama-hops agcagcelwa elangeni laseSussex, alinde ukuvunwa, alinde ukuba yingxenye yokuthile okukhulu.

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