Online Reporter
Ethel Ncube
INGCITSHI kwezokulima sezixwayise abalimi ukuthi kulesi isigaba sokulima balime i-sugar beans ngoba zilenzuzo emangalisayo.
UMnumzana Edward Chikwaya ongu-Agricultural Extension officer kunhlanganiso ye-Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust ukhuthaze abalimi ukuthi balime i-sugar beans ngoba zilenzuzo emangalisayo. Uthe i-sugar beans kazihluphi ukulima.
“I-sugar beans kazihluphi ukulima njalo zilinywa ngoZibandlela kusiyacina ngoNhlolanja. Sikhuthaza abalimi ukuthi baqale balungise umhlabathi bengakahlanyeli,” kutsho uMnu Chikwaya.
Uqhubekele phambili wathi ukhuthaza abalimi ukuthi nxa sebehlanyela baqale ngokufaka umquba.
“Sikhuthaza abalimi ukuthi nxa behlanyela baqale ngokufaka umquba okuthiwa yiCompound D bewuhlanganise lomhlabathi ukuze izilimo zabo zikhule masinya.
Abalimi sibakhuthaza ukuthi nxa sebehlanyela bagebhe amagodi angaba yi-2 kusiya ku-5cm ukutshona,” kutsho uMnu Chikwaya.
Uthe i–sugar beans kaziphuzi ukuvuthwa.
“I-sugar beans kaziphuzi ukuvuthwa njalo zithatha inyanga ezintathu ukuthi zivuthwe zibe seziqalisa ukuvunwa,” kutsho uMnu Chikwaya.
Uthe i-sugar beans zilezibungu ezinlutshwane njalo ukhuthaza abalimi ukuthi bazifafaze.
“I-sugar beans zivame ukuhlaselwa yizibungu ezigoqela ama-aphids njalo sikhuthaza abalimi ukuthi bafafaze izilimo zabo ngemithi etholakala ezitolo ezithengisa imithi edolobheni,” kuphetha uMnu Chikwaya.
