Isithombe: Ipulazi laseWillamette Valley Hop

Isithombe sivela njengendwangu ephilayo ye-Willamette Valley e-Oregon, lapho ukutshalwa kwe-hop kuchuma ngokuvumelana nobuhle bemvelo besifunda. Ngaphambili, okuluhlaza okotshani kwama-hop bines kukhuphuka kancane kancane, ngayinye iqeqeshelwe ama-trellis amade okhuni anwebeka esibhakabhakeni njenge-cathedral spires. Amaqabunga awo abanzi futhi aluhlaza, abamba ukukhanya kwelanga okuthela emasimini endaweni yokugeza yegolide. Izigaxa ngokwazo zilenga ngobuningi, zigcwele futhi zinenhlaka, ama-bract awo anezingqimba acwayiza kancane njengokungathi afakwe i-lupulin ewanikeza izimfanelo zawo ezihlukile zephunga elimnandi nelibabayo. Ukunakekela ngokucophelela lezi zitshalo ezikhuliswa ngakho kubonakala ngokuqina kwazo, umbhoshongo ngamunye umi njengobufakazi bemikhuba yokulima eqhubekayo, nokunaka.

Eceleni kwemigqa, iqembu labalimi lisebenza ngokunemba okuthule, ukushukuma komzimba walo okuprakthiza nokho okumnene. Egqoke izigqoko ezinompheme obanzi eziwavikela elangeni, ahamba ngendlela ehlelekile phansi e-trellise, ehlola ama-cones ukuthi avuthiwe yini, ehlola amaqabunga ukuze abone izimpawu zezinambuzane, futhi aqinisekise ukuthi isitshalo ngasinye sithola ibhalansi efanele yamanzi nemisoco. Amathuluzi abo alula—amabhakede, izitebhisi, izikele zokuthena imithi—nokho ikhono labo liguqula umsebenzi ube into ezizwa isondelene nobuphathi kunezisebenzi nje. Uhlelo lokunisela olugijima enhlabathini ngaphansi kwemigodi lukhuluma ngokusimama kwesimanje, ukuletha amanzi ngqo ezimpandeni kanye nokunciphisa imfucuza. Laba balimi bangaphezu kwabalimi; bangabanakekeli befa, abahlanganisa izindlela zendabuko nokucabangela kwemvelo kwesimanje.

Indawo emaphakathi yesithombe yengeza ukujula kule ndaba yokulima. Imigqa ehlanzekile yama-hops inweba ngokulingana okuthambile, indawo ephikisayo yejiyomethri ukuya kumakhonsana angajwayelekile esigodi esizungezile. Phakathi kwemigqa, umhlaba ucebile futhi uvundile, amathoni awo ansundu ngokujulile ahluke phezulu okuluhlaza okotshani. Ukuba khona kwabalimi kugcizelela ukuxhumana kwabantu nomhlaba, okuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi inala yezolimo lapha ayikho yodwa kodwa ngokubambisana ngokucophelela, ngenhlonipho nemvelo.

Ngaphandle kwamasimu alinyiwe, indawo ishintsha ibe ubuhle obungalungisiwe. Amagquma aphakama kancane uma eqhela, amagquma ahlotshiswe ngezitebhisi zezihlahla zomsayiphuresi ezindala nezihlahla ezinamaqabunga abanzi. I-canopy eminyene yenza amaphakethe ethunzi, apholile futhi amema ngokumelene nepulazi elikhanyiswe ilanga. Umfudlana ocacile uvunguza ohlangothini lwesokudla lwendawo, amanzi awo abenyezela ekukhanyeni kwelanga njengoba ebaza iribhoni eliyisiliva esigodini. Umfudlana awukona nje ukuhlobisa; iwukuphila kwepulazi, ingxenye yomjikelezo wokunisela wemvelo kanye nendawo yokuhlala yezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zasendle. Ukuba khona kwalo kuqinisa umqondo wokuthi leli pulazi alifuni ukubusa imvelo yalo kodwa ukuba khona njengengxenye yalo.

Ingemuva lithwala isigameko lisiyise endaweni ecishe ibe yimibono yobufundisi. Umkhathizwe uthambisa imidwebo efiphele yamagquma akude, amafomu awo ahlangana esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza phezulu. Ukukhanya kokushona kwelanga noma ukuphuma kwelanga kuveza yonke into ngemibala e-amber negolide, kujulise okuluhlaza nokunsundu futhi kugxilise sonke isithombe nomuzwa wemfudumalo nokuchichima. Ukukhanya okuzwakala kucishe kufanekisele, okukhanyisa amanani okusimama, isiko, nenhlonipho okuchaza ukulima kwe-hop kulesi sifunda.

Ngokuhlangene, lezi zingqimba zemininingwane zakha ukulandisa okungokwezolimo kanye nemvelo. Amahops angaphambili akhuluma ngobuciko bokwenza utshwala, umsebenzi womuntu phakathi nendawo ugcizelela ukubaluleka kolwazi nokuzinikela, kanti ubuhle bemvelo ngemuva bugqamisa ukunakekela kwemvelo okusekela konke. I-Willamette Valley ivela njengendawo yokukhiqiza kuphela kodwa indawo yokulinganisela, lapho ukulima kanye nemvelo kuhlangene ngokuzuzisana. Umphumela ungowokuvumelana, ukuchichima, kanye nenhlonipho ngokuxhumana okubucayi phakathi kwemizamo yomuntu nomhlaba wemvelo.

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