Isithombe: Ihora Legolide eYakima Valley Hop Fields

Isithombe sithwebula indawo ebabazekayo yenkundla ye-hop enkabeni ye-Yakima Valley, Washington, phakathi nehora legolide ntambama. Ukwakheka kuyisigaba esiphambili ngobuhle bemvelo kanye nokunemba kwezolimo, okubonisa ukuphila okunempilo nokutshalwa ngokucophelela ngemva kwezinhlobo ze-hop ezidume kakhulu emhlabeni—i-Yakima Gold.

Ngaphambili, umvini we-hop omude ubusa ohlangothini lwesokudla lohlaka. Amaqabunga awo anombala oluhlaza ojulile, onempilo, obanzi futhi omile, anemithambo ebonakalayo ebamba ukukhanya kwelanga. Amaqoqo ama-hop cones alenga ngobuningi, umbala wawo oluhlaza okhanyayo ukhazimula ngokufudumele ngaphansi kwemisebe yelanga esagolide. Ikhoni ngayinye iminyene futhi yenziwe ngendlela ehlukile, enezinhlayiya ze-lupulin ezicwebezelayo kancane—okuphakamisa amafutha anamandla nezinsalela ezinikeza i-Yakima Gold isiginesha yephunga layo lezimbali nelewolintshi. Umvini ngokwawo uphendukela phezulu eduze kwe-trellis, izintambo zawo zifinyelela esibhakabhakeni ngokuzimisela okuthulile.

Indawo emaphakathi iveza i-geometry enesigqi yenkundla ye-hop: imigqa phezu kwemigqa yezitshalo ezinezintambo ezinwebekayo inqamula amagquma ahamba kancane, yenze i-tapestry eluhlaza eqondisa iso emkhathizwe. Ama-trellise—izigxobo zokhuni ezixhunywe izintambo ze-taut—zimi zinde futhi zihlelekile, zisekela ukukhula okunamandla kwemivini. Ukukhanya kwelanga kuveza izithunzi ezinde phakathi kwemigqa, okwengeza ukujula nokugqama kwesigcawu. Amagquma anyakaza kancane, amajika awo enanela ukukhonjiswa kwemvelo kwesigodi futhi athuthukisa umuzwa wesilinganiso nokuthula.

Buqamama, i-Yakima Valley ivuleka ngamathoni athulisiwe aluhlaza negolide. Amagquma agcwele izinkambu ze-hop ezengeziwe, imigqa yawo ishona emkhathizwe. Ingemuva lithweswe umqhele wesibhakabhaka esingenamafu, esicwebezelayo—i-gradient yaso ecebile eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka esinikeza ukulingana okuphelele kwamathoni afudumele angezansi. Ukucaca kwesibhakabhaka kusikisela isimo sezulu esomile, esishisayo esilungele ukulinywa kwe-hop, futhi ukungabikho kwamafu kwenza ukukhanya kwelanga kugcwalise yonke indawo ngokukhazimula okusagolide.

Lesi sithombe singaphezu kwedili elibonakalayo—isimemo sezinzwa. Umuntu angacishe ezwe ukuhogela okusawolintshi kwama-hops, ezwe ukufudumala kwelanga esikhumbeni, futhi ezwe ukuhwashaza okupholile kwamaqabunga kuheleza umoya. Ivusa ingqikithi yegolide le-Yakima: ubumunyu obunesibindi, ubunkimbinkimbi bephunga elimnandi, nokuxhumana okujulile namasiko okuphisa ngobuciko. Indawo inokuthula futhi ikhuthele, ukubungaza ukunetha kwemvelo nobuciko bomuntu.

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