UMary Allen
Izityalo ezithile zibizwa ngokuba ziimelon. Baneziqhamo ezikhulu ezingamaqunube. Ngaphandle koku kufana, ayizizo zonke iimelon ezisondelelene ngokulinganayo. Kukho iindidi ezimbini: i-cantaloupe kunye neevatala. Kodwa zikwanxulumene namathanga kunye ne-courgettes, ebizwa ngokuba yi-courgettes eSwitzerland. Zonke zihlangene zenza intsapho yethanga, equka nezinye izityalo.
Iimeloni ekuqaleni zazikhula kwiindawo ezisezantsi, okt apho kushushu. Kodwa kudala zikhula apha kuba ziye zaqhelana nemozulu ngokuzalana. Iivatala zithandwa kakhulu kuba zinencasa entle, ziphelisa unxano, kwaye ziyasihlaziya.
Yintoni ekhethekileyo ngevatala?
Ivatala sisityalo sonyaka. Ngoko ke kufuneka uphinde uwabuyisele kwakhona ngonyaka. Amagqabi makhulu kwaye angwevu-luhlaza. Iziqhamo zabo zinobunzima obuziikhilogram ezingama-50. Ngokuqhelekileyo ziba malunga neekhilogram ezimbini okanye ubunzima obuncinane. Inyama ebomvu ifumile kwaye imnandi. Ezinye iintlobo zinembewu, kanti ezinye azinayo.
Iivatala zidinga amanzi amancinci, yiyo loo nto zityalwa nakwindawo ezomileyo. Iziqhamo ke ngoko uhlobo endaweni amanzi okusela. EAfrika, isiqhamo asiphekwa nje kuphela kodwa siyaphekwa. KwiSoviet Union, ijusi yayisetyenziselwa ukwenza utywala. AmaIndiya aguba iimbewu ezomisiweyo aze azisebenzise ekwenzeni isonka. E-China, imbewu enkulu ikhuliswe kwaye i-oyile icinezelwe ukusuka kuyo. Imbewu ingasetyenziselwa amayeza.
Yintoni ekhethekileyo ngemelon yecantaloupe?
I-cantaloupe inxulumene kakhulu nekhukhamba kunevatala. Umzekelo wecantaloupe yivatala yobusi. Isiqhamo asiluhlaza ngaphandle, kodwa sityheli. Ayibi nkulu njengevatala, ubukhulu becala ilingana nentloko yomntu. Inyama yabo imhlophe ukuya kuorenji. Inencasa nangakumbi kunenyama yevatala.
I-cantaloupe ayisiyonto yokuphelisa unxano kuphela. Ikwanevithamini ezininzi nezinye izinto ezifunwa ngumzimba wethu. AmaJiphutha amandulo mhlawumbi ayengabokuqala ukulima iicantaloupe.