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Njengoba igxilile ekugoneni okuthambile kokukhanya kwelanga okusagolide kwasekuseni, le nkundla ye-hop ethe chithi saka iveza kokubili ubungqabavu nokuzola, ubufakazi obuphilayo bokulingana kwesiko nokuqanjwa kabusha kwezolimo. Isigcawu senziwa imigqa engapheli yamabhina e-hop akhuphuka ngokunemba okuqondile ukuya phezulu, ama-trellis awo anamaqabunga asonga azungeze i-twine njengokungathi afinyelela isibhakabhaka ngokulangazela. Izitshalo ziluhlaza futhi ziqinile, izimbali zazo eziyindilinga seziqala ukuvuvukala ngenxa yesithembiso se-lupulin enamakha, isigaxa ngasinye siyingxenye ebalulekile ekuvuthweni kotshwala. Ukukhanya okugeleza kuyo yonke insimu kuveza izithunzi ezinde, ezithambile eziqhakambisa ukuthungwa okucebile kwenhlabathi kanye nemigqa yesakhiwo sesistimu ye-trellis, kuyilapho umoya ubonakala ushubile ngamakha asemhlabeni okukhula nezitshalo ezivuthwayo.

Ngaphambili, umfanekiso womlimi uguqa eduze nenhlabathi, ohlanganisa ukunakekela nokunaka okusekela le nsimu yezolimo. Ukuma kwakhe kugxile, kwenziwa ngamabomu, njengoba izandla zakhe ezithambile kodwa ezijwayeziwe zihlukanisa ngokucophelela amaqabunga esitshalo esincane, zihlola ama-hop cones amathenda ngenhlanganisela yokuhlola kwesayensi nokuhlakanipha kokukhiqiza. Egqoke izingubo zokusebenza eziqinile, ukuba khona kwakhe kubonisa kokubili ukuqina nokuzinikela, okusikisela ukuphila okuchithwe kuhambisana nesigqi nemijikelezo yokutshala, ukukhula, nokuvuna. Ukusebenzelana okuseduze komlimi nesitshalo kugcizelela ubudlelwano obuthintekayo phakathi komlimi nesilimo, lapho impumelelo ikalwa hhayi kuphela ngevolumu kodwa ngekhwalithi, iphunga, nokuqina.

Ukuqhubekela phambili endaweni yesigameko, indawo emaphakathi iveza ukuhlanganiswa ngokucophelela kwezinqubo ezisimeme ezigcizelela ifilosofi yokubheka phambili kwepulazi. Uxhaxha lwamapayipi okunisela kanye nelayini lokuconsa lihamba kahle emigqeni, linikeza amanzi asekela ukuphila ngokuqondile esisekelweni sombhobho ngamunye. Inhlabathi emnyama ngaphansi kwezitshalo icwebezela kancane, ubufakazi bokuthi i-hydration yakamuva, kuyilapho ukusebenza kahle okulawulwayo kunciphisa imfucuza futhi kuqinisekisa ukungaguquguquki kuyo yonke indawo. Lo mshado wobuchwepheshe besimanje nolwazi lwakudala lokulima ugqamisa ukuzibophezela ekuphatheni umhlaba, ugcizelela umqondo wokuthi ama-hops akhethekile awumphumela wobuhle bemvelo kanye nobuhlakani bomuntu.

Buqamama, inqolobane imi ngokuthula, amabhodi ayo aguquguqukayo nophahla lukathayela kukhuluma emashumini eminyaka omlando wezolimo. Nakuba isikhathi sigcizelele amamaki aso esakhiweni, sihlala siqinile, singumlindi wokuqhubeka endaweni evuselelwa njalo ukushintsha kwezinkathi zonyaka. Ukuba khona kwayo kunikeza ihange elingokoqobo nelingokomfanekiso, elixhumanisa isikhathi samanje sokukhula nolwazi oluqoqiwe kanye nomzamo wezizukulwane ezedlule. Inqolobane, eyakhiwe ngomkhathizwe ocwebezelayo, ingaphezu kwendawo yokugcina izinto—iyisikhumbuzo sokukhuthazela kanye nemvelo ejikelezayo yempilo yasepulazini, isikhumbuzo sokuthi isivuno ngasinye sakhela phezu kwalezo ezifike ngaphambili.

Ukwakheka okuphelele kuhambisana nomuzwa ojulile wokuzwana. Ijiyomethri ye-trellises iqondana nokunwebeka kwemvelo kwamabhina, uhlelo lokunisela olwenziwa umuntu lugeleza ngaphandle komthungo emhlabeni ovundile, futhi izandla zomlimi zivala igebe phakathi kokutshala nokunakekela. Umbala osagolide wokukhanya ucebisa yonke imininingwane, ucindezela indawo ngomqondo wokuchichima nethemba elithulile. Lapha, isiko alimelani nokusungula izinto ezintsha kodwa liyakwamukela, lidale indawo lapho bobabili bengachuma khona ekukhiqizeni ama-hops ekhwalithi ephezulu kakhulu. Isithombe asihlanganisi nje kuphela ubuhle obubonakalayo bokulima kwe-hop kodwa futhi nendaba ejulile yokuzinikela, ukusimama, kanye nobudlelwano obungapheli phakathi kwabantu nomhlaba.

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