Ukunisela ngokweqile nokunisela ngokweqile kuyimbangela yezinkinga eziningi zezitshalo zasendlini: amabala aphuzi, amaqabunga agoqene, nokubukeka okuxegayo konke kungahlobene namanzi.Kungaba nzima ukwazi ukuthi mangakanani amanzi izitshalo zakho eziwadingayo nganoma isiphi isikhathi, futhi kulapho inhlabathi engaphansi noma “ukuzichelela” kusiza khona.Empeleni, zivumela izitshalo ukuthi zivuselele amanzi ngokwazo ukuze ukwazi ukuphumula futhi weqe iwindi lokunisela lamasonto onke.
Abantu abaningi banisela izitshalo zabo kusukela phezulu, kuyilapho izitshalo empeleni zimunca amanzi ukusuka phansi ukuya phezulu.Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izimbiza zezitshalo ezizichelela ngokwazo ngokuvamile ziba nedamu lamanzi ngaphansi kwebhodwe okukhishelwa kulo amanzi njengoba kudingeka ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi yi-capillary action.Empeleni, izimpande zesitshalo zidonsa amanzi echibini bese ziwahambisa phezulu ngokusebenzisa ukunamathela kwamanzi, ukuhlangana, kanye nokungezwani kwendawo (siyabonga physics!).Lapho amanzi efika emaqabunga esitshalo, amanzi atholakala ku-photosynthesis nezinye izinqubo ezibalulekile zezitshalo.
Lapho izitshalo zasendlini zithola amanzi amaningi, amanzi ahlala phansi ebhodweni, asuthise izimpande ngokweqile futhi avimbele ukusebenza kwe-capillary, ngakho-ke ukuchelela ngokweqile kuyimbangela enkulu yokubola kwezimpande nokufa kwezitshalo.Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi izimbiza zokuzichelela zihlukanisa amanzi akho ezitshalweni zakho zangempela, ngeke ziqede izimpande.
Uma isitshalo sasendlini singatholi amanzi anele, amanzi esiwatholayo avamise ukuhlala phezu kwenhlabathi, omise izimpande ngezansi.Awudingi futhi ukukhathazeka ngalokhu uma izimbiza zakho zokuchelela ezizenzakalelayo zigcwala amanzi njalo.
Ngenxa yokuthi izimbiza zokuzichelela zivumela izitshalo ukuthi zimunce amanzi njengoba kudingeka, azidingi okuningi kuwe njengoba zenza kubazali bazo.“Izitshalo zinquma ukuthi mangaki amanzi azowampompa,” kuchaza uRebecca Bullen, umsunguli wesitolo sezitshalo ezinze eBrooklyn iGreenery Unlimited."Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokukhuphuka."Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, izimbiza zokuchelela ezizenzakalelayo nazo zinhle ezitshalweni zangaphandle, njengoba ziqinisekisa ukuthi awuniseli izitshalo zakho kabili ngemuva kwesiphepho.
Ngaphezu kokuvikela indawo engaphansi yesitshalo ekuchithekeni kwamanzi kanye nokubola kwezimpande, izitshalo zokunisela ezizenzakalelayo zivimbela inhlabathi engaphezulu ekugelezeni kwamanzi futhi ihehe izinambuzane ezifana nefungal fungal.
Nakuba isimiso sokunisela esingaguquki singase sibonakale sivamile, empeleni singacindezela izitshalo: “Izitshalo zilangazelela ngempela ukungaguquguquki: zidinga izinga elihlala njalo lomswakama.Badinga ukukhanya njalo.Badinga izinga lokushisa elingaguquki,” kusho uBrun.“Njengabantu, siwuhlobo oluguquguqukayo kakhulu.”Ngamabhodwe ezitshalo azichelelayo, ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokuthi izitshalo zakho zoma ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho uya eholidini noma ube nesonto elihlanyayo lomsebenzi.
Izitsha zokunisela ezizenzekelayo ziwusizo ikakhulukazi ezitshalweni ezilengayo noma lezo ezihlala ezindaweni okunzima ukufinyelela kuzo ngoba zinciphisa inani lezikhathi okufanele unwebe ngazo noma ukupompa iladi.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamabhodwe okuzichelela wona: lawo anethreyi lamanzi elikhiphekayo ngaphansi ebhodweni, nalawo aneshubhu eligijima eduze kwalo.Ungathola futhi izengezo zokuchelela ngokuzenzakalela ezingashintsha amabhodwe ajwayelekile abe izitsha zokunisela ngokuzenzakalelayo.Zonke zisebenza ngokufanayo, umehluko ikakhulukazi ubuhle.
Okufanele ukwenze ukuze uzigcine zisebenza kahle wukugcwalisa igumbi lamanzi lapho izinga lamanzi liphansi.Ukuthi udinga ukwenza kangaki lokhu kuncike ohlotsheni lwesitshalo, izinga lelanga, nesikhathi sonyaka, kodwa ngokuvamile njalo ngemva kwamasonto amathathu noma ngaphezulu.
Ngesikhathi sokubuyiselwa kwamanzi emzimbeni, unganisela kancane isiqongo sesitshalo ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ukwandise umswakama ozungeze amaqabunga, kusho uBullen.Ukufafaza amaqabunga ezitshalo zakho bese uzisula njalo ngethawula le-microfiber futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi azivalwa ngothuli olungaphazamisa ikhono lazo le-photosynthesize.Ngaphandle kwalokho, umshini wakho wokuchelela ozenzakalelayo kufanele ukwazi ukuphatha yonke into emnyangweni wamanzi.
Ezinye izitshalo ezinezimpande ezingajulile (njengama-succulents afana ne-snake plant kanye ne-cacti) ngeke zizuze emabhodweni aziphuzela wona ngoba izimpande zazo azishoni ngokwanele emhlabathini ukuze zisebenzise umphumela we-capillary.Kodwa-ke, lezi zitshalo zivame ukuba namandla kakhulu futhi zidinga amanzi amancane.Ezinye izitshalo eziningi (uBullen ulinganisela amaphesenti angama-89 azo) anezimpande ezijulile ngokwanele zokukhula kulezi zitsha.
Iziqukathi zokuzichelela zivame ukubiza cishe ngokufanayo nezitsha ezijwayelekile, kodwa uma ubheke ukonga imali, ungenza ezakho kalula.Gcwalisa isitsha esikhulu ngamanzi bese ubeka indishi phezulu eduze kwesitshalo.Bese ubeka umkhawulo owodwa wentambo emanzini ukuze ucwiliswe ngokuphelele (ungase udinge i-paperclip yalokhu) bese ubeka omunye umkhawulo enhlabathini yezitshalo ekujuleni okungama-intshi angu-1-2.Qinisekisa ukuthi intambo iyehlela phansi ukuze amanzi ageleze esuka endishini eya esitshalweni uma somile.
Izitsha zokunisela ezizenzakalelayo ziyindlela elula yabazali abakuthola kunzima ukugcina isimiso sokunisela esingaguquki noma abahamba kakhulu.Kulula ukuzisebenzisa, ziqeda isidingo sokuchelela futhi zifanele izinhlobo eziningi zezitshalo.
U-Emma Lowe ungumqondisi wokusimama nokuphila kahle kwa-mindbodygreen kanye nombhali wencwadi ethi, Back to Nature: The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Can Res Restore.Uphinde abe ngumbhali osebenzisana naye wencwadi ethi The Spiritual Almanac: A Modern Self-Care, ayibhale ngokuhlanganyela noLindsey Kellner.
U-Emma uthole iBachelor of Science ku-Environmental Science and Policy eDuke University egxile kwezokuXhumana kwezeMvelo.Ngaphezu kokubhala ngaphezu kwe-1,000 mbg ngezihloko ezisukela enkingeni yamanzi yase-California kuya ekukhuleni kokufuywa kwezinyosi emadolobheni, umsebenzi wakhe uvele ku-Grist, Bloomberg News, Bustle kanye neForbes.Ujoyina abaholi bemicabango yezemvelo okuhlanganisa u-Marcy Zaroff, uGay Brown kanye ne-Summer Rain Oaks kumaphodikasti kanye nemicimbi ebukhoma ezimpambanweni zokuzinakekela nokuzinza.