UThabiso Sekhula uthi ukulima isithelo sama-berry sekuphenduke ibhizinisi elikhulu e-Limpopo kanti sifuna nokucobelela abantu ukuthi senziwa kanjani isiphuzo se-marula ehlobo.
Sihalalisa amaqhawe ase-Limpopo akhulise imindeni esimeni esinzima. Sonke siyazi ukuthi i-Limpopo itshala ukudla okuningi okudliwa kuleli, kodwa bewazi ukuthi i-Limpopo itshala ama-dragon fruit, ama-blueberries kanye nama-gooseberries?
Nakuba bengadumile ngalezi zithelo, abalimi base-Limpopo benza inzuzo enkulu ngonyaka ngenxa yalezi zithelo. Abalimi basebenzise isimo sezulu esishisayo, esifana nesimo sezulu sase-Asia, e-North America kanye ne-South America okuyilapho izithelo eziningi ezikhula khona.
Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, abalimi base-Limpopo bakuqaphele ukuthi ukulima lezi zithelo kuzoletha imali eningi esifundazweni.
Lokhu kusha ngoba nabantu base-Limpopo abazi ukuthi lezi zithelo zitholakala lapha. Kodwa kusho ukuthi bangabamba iqhaza ekuthengiseni izithelo ebezihlale zithengwa kwamanye amazwe.
Senze ucwaningo ku-inthanethi sibuza abantu ukuthi bayazi yini ukuthi yini i-dragon fruit, u-60% wabantu abaphendulile bebengazi. Nabasaziyo lesi sithelo bachaze ngokuthi basazi ngohambo lwabo lokuya phesheya.
Abantu abaphendulile bebazi ukuthi siqhamuka e-Limpopo. Izithelo zidlondlobala kangangokuthi zithuthukisa ezokuvakasha esifundazweni.
Kanye ngonyaka kuba nomkhosi wama-blueberry e-tropical Magoebaskloof lapho ungathola khona ama-smoothie, ama-pancake neminye imikhiqizo eminingi eyenziwe kusetshenziswa ama-blueberries.
Umcimbi wokukha ama-berries uletha abantu abangaphezu kuka-5 000 edolobheni elisezintabeni. Futhi manje inhlangano yezokuvakasha yendawo e-Greater Letaba ihlela umcimbi wokuqala wezithelo ze-dragon fruit yase-Limpopo.
Abantu kumele bathathe izithandwa zabo bavakashele e-Politsi emaphandleni ase-Limpopo ukuze beyokwenza i-picnic ngaphakathi kwepulazi lezithelo ze-dragon.
I-Limpopo ikwazisa kakhulu ukubaluleka kwezithelo zomdabu.
Umcimbi we-marula ubanjwa ngekota lokuqala lonyaka futhi uhlose ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha e-Phalaborwa, idolobha elinezimayini eziseduze ne-Kruger National Park.
Lesi sithelo esivula amathuba omsebenzi kwabesifazane endaweni ngokuvunwa kwemikhiqizo emikhulu efana ne-Amarula, sigujwa minyaka yonke ngomculo nokudansa kwamasiko kanye neziphuzo ezidakanayo ezihlukahlukene. Nayi indlela okwenziwa ngayo isiphuzo esihle se-marula njengoba ihlobo seliphela.
Isigaba sokuqala: Qoqa izithelo ze-marula, ikakhulukazi lezo eziwile esihlahleni esezishintshe umbala waba phuzi.
Isigaba sesibili: Sebenzisa ummese ucwecwe amakhasi.
Isigaba sesithathu: Khipha ujusi kwisithelo sakho ngokushaya ngamandla usebenzise isandla sakho ukukhama ijusi.
Isinyathelo sesine: Hlukanisa igobolondo lembewu eqinile kanye noketshezi. Inhlamvu kumele yomiswa amasonto ambalwa. Yomisa bese wenza i-marula nut. Uketshezi lugcinwa esitsheni esingangenisi umoya futhi kumele ulishiye isonto lonke ukuze lubile.
Isinyathelo sesihlanu: Buya ngemuva kweviki uzothola isiphuzo esimnandi, kodwa esiyingozi kakhulu. Uma ufuna ukuthi singabi isiphuzo esidakanayo, phuza ngemuva kokusenza.
Isithombe esingenhla: Intokozo yokudla i-dragon fruit
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