Njalo ngonyaka, amatharasi, ama-balcony kanye namafasitela ezindlu eziningi ahlotshiswe ngama-flowerpots nge- petunia yezimbali. Izinhlobonhlobo zombala wazo zisiza ukufeza imiphumela emihle ngempela. Njengoba izimbiza zezimbali zifakwa emgwaqweni, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi izihlahla zibukeke kahle futhi ziqhakaze kakhulu. Ukwenza lokhu, udinga ukwazi ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani kahle i-petunia ehlobo e-balcony.
Ngaki kangakanani ukuphuza petunia?
Lapho uzilimala izithombo ze-petunia, kufanele ulandele imithetho elandelayo yokunisela kwayo:
- sebenzisa i-soft (ngaphandle kwe-chlorine) amanzi ekamelweni lokushisa;
- amanzi uthele i-pallet noma uphefute phezulu ngesibhamu sophethiza ukuze ugweme ukulimala ezimpandeni;
- gwema ukuqhuma kwamanzi nokomiswa kwenhlabathi;
- uchithe kusihlwa.
Kuze kube yisikhathi lapho i-petunia ikhiqiza uhlelo oluhle lwempande kwi-flowerpot, kufanele futhi litheleke ngokucophelela. Okufanayo kusebenza ezitshalweni ezifakelwa emhlabathini ovulekile. Isitshalo esinamandla esizayo esikhathini esilandelayo singase siphuze kakade ngamanzi angaphansi komhlaba.
Imvamisa yokuphuza i-petunias ebhaleni incike esimweni sezulu. Ezinsukwini ezishisayo kakhulu zasehlobo kufanelekile ukuchitha ekuseni nakusihlwa. Amanzi adingeka kakhulu kangangokuthi aqala ukuphuma emigodini yamanzi embizeni. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi amanzi agcwalise nge-petunia ngesikhathi esisemthunzini, ukuze "ungagcini" izimpande zawo. Ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi nasekwindla yokuqala, lapho ubusuku bungafinyeleli ngokwanele, ungakwazi ukulinganisela ekutheni oku-1. Ukuze i-petunia ibonakale kahle ngisho nasesimo sezulu esishisayo, kunconywa ukuthi uhlele ukusifuthola kusihlwa kusihlwa. Yiphathe ngamanzi afudumele futhi emva kokushona kwelanga kuphela, ngakho-ke ithenda lishiya lingashiswa.
Ngomanyolo ohlelekile kahle, i-petunia enhle iyojabulisa izimbali zayo eziningi kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuSeptember ngisho ngaphandle kwemanyolo eyengeziwe.