#Ezolimo #Ukulima, #Imifino #ProduceSeasonal #Sustainableagriculture #Localagriculture #Environmentallysustainable
Njengabathengi, sivamise ukunqanyulwa emthonjeni wokudla kwethu futhi singazi ukuthi imifino inkathi yonyaka injani. Kodwa-ke, ukudla okukhiqizwa ngesikhathi sonyaka akugcini nje ngokugcina imvelo kodwa futhi kunempilo futhi kunempilo. Ngokomnyango wezoLimo wase-US, imifino ehlukene isesikhathini sonyaka ngezikhathi ezihlukene zonyaka, kanti imifino ephakathi nesizini ivamise ukuba musha futhi ibe mnandi kunaleyo engekho ngesikhathi sonyaka. Kulesi sihloko, sizobheka kabanzi ukuthi yiziphi imifino etholakala ngenkathi ebusika nasentwasahlobo.
Ubusika yisikhathi semifino yezimpande, ekhula ngaphansi komhlaba futhi imunce umsoco emhlabathini. Lokhu kusho ukuthi angeminye yemifino enempilo nenenhliziyo enhle ongayithola, efana nobhontshisi, iklabishi, nerutabagas. Uzothola nemifino eminingi ye-cruciferous, izilimo eziyizigaxa, nama-allium. Ama-beet, amahlumela aseBrussels, iklabishi, izaqathe, isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi, imifino ye-collard, i-kale, i-leeks, u-anyanisi, ama-parsnips, amazambane, ama-rutabagas, ubhatata nama-yam, i-Swiss chard, namatheniphu konke kusesikhathini sasebusika.
Imifino yasentwasahlobo ivame ukuba lula futhi ibe nemibala, futhi eminingi ine-crunch engenakuvinjelwa. Usazothola inani elifanelekile lemifino yezimpande, kodwa futhi yisikhathi semifino enamaqabunga, amakhowe anenyama, nama-radishes angama-zingy. I-asparagus, i-broccoli, iklabishi, izaqathe, isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi, imifino ye-collard, u-garlic, amakhambi, i-kale, i-ulethisi, amakhowe, u-anyanisi, ama-radishes, i-rhubarb, isipinashi, i-Swiss chard, ne-turnips konke kuyinkathi entwasahlobo.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi umkhiqizo wesizini uzohluka ngezimo ezikhulayo nesimo sezulu, futhi kuya ngokuthi uhlala kuphi ezweni. Ukwengeza, eminye imifino ingaba nezinkathi zonyaka ezithatha izinyanga ezimbalwa, njengopelepele bensimbi, kanti ezinye zisesikhathini sonyaka unyaka wonke. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ezinye, njenge-rhubarb, zinezikhathi zonyaka ezimfushane kakhulu.
Sengiphetha, ukudla imifino yesizini akuzuzisi nje kuphela impilo yethu nokunambitha kodwa futhi kusekela ezolimo ezisimeme nezendawo. Ngokukhetha umkhiqizo ophakathi nesizini, siphinde sehlisa izinga lethu lekhabhoni futhi sibambe iqhaza kwiplanethi enempilo. Ngakho-ke ngokuzayo uma usesitolo esikhulu noma emakethe yomlimi, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola ukuthi yiziphi imifino ekwisizini futhi ujabulele ukunambitheka komkhiqizo omusha, wesizini.