Kwiminyaka emithathu ilandelelana, abalimi bama-apile bajongene neemeko ezingaphantsi komndilili. Kuthetha ukuthini oku kwishishini?

Isivuno sama-apile sikazwelonke sonyaka ophelileyo besisikhulu kakhulu, ngokutsho kwe-US Apple Association.
EMichigan, unyaka oqaqambileyo unciphise amaxabiso kwezinye iintlobo zezityalo kwaye ukhokelele ekulibazisekeni kwezityalo zokupakisha.
U-Emma Grant, oqhuba iCherry Bay Orchards eSuttons Bay, unethemba lokuba ezinye zezi ngxaki ziza kusonjululwa kule sizini.
“Asikaze siyisebenzise le nto ngaphambili,” utshilo, evula ibhakethi yolwelo olumhlophe oluqinileyo. “Kodwa njengoko kwakukho ama-apile amaninzi eMichigan kwaye abapakishi befuna ixesha elingakumbi lokupakisha, sagqiba ekubeni sizame.”
Olu lwelo luumlawuli wokukhula kwezityaloyena kunye noogxa bakhe bavavanya i-concentrate ngokuyixuba namanzi baze batshize indawo encinci yemithi yama-apile ngePremier Honeycrisp.
“Okwangoku sitshiza le nto ngethemba lokulibazisa ukuvuthwa kwee-apile zePremier Honeycrisp,” utshilo uGrant. “Ziba bomvu emthini, size emva koko xa sigqiba ukukha ezinye ii-apile size sizikhe, zisesekwinqanaba lokuvuthwa ukuze zigcinwe.”
Sinethemba lokuba la ma-apile okuqala aza kuba bomvu kangangoko kunokwenzeka ngaphandle kokuba avuthwe kakhulu. Oku kuya kuwanika ithuba elingcono lokuqokelelwa, ukugcinwa, ukupakishwa kwaye ekugqibeleni athengiswe kubathengi.
Isivuno kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuba sibe sikhulu, kodwa sibe ncinci kunonyaka ophelileyo. Nangona kunjalo, abaphandi bathi akuqhelekanga ukubona oku kusenzeka iminyaka emithathu ilandelelana.
UChris Gerlach uthi oko kungenxa yokuba sityala imithi yama-apile emininzi kulo lonke ilizwe.
“Sityale malunga neehektare ezingama-30,35,000 zama-apile kwiminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo,” utshilo uGerlach, olandela uhlalutyo oluvela kwi-Apple Association of America, umbutho worhwebo lweshishini lama-apile.
“Awunakutyala umthi wama-apile phezu komthi wama-apile katatomkhulu wakho,” utshilo uGerlach. “Awuzukutyala imithi engama-400 kwihektare enye enophahla olukhulu, kwaye kuya kufuneka uchithe ixesha elininzi kunye nomgudu ucheba okanye uvuna imithi.”
Uninzi lwabavelisi lutshintshela kwiinkqubo ezinoxinano olukhulu. Le mithi yelatisi ifana nodonga lweziqhamo.
Bakhulisa ii-apile ezininzi kwindawo encinci kwaye bazivune lula—into ekufuneka yenziwe ngesandla ukuba ii-apile zithengiswa zintsha. Ukongeza, ngokutsho kukaGerlach, umgangatho wesiqhamo uphezulu kunangaphambili.
UGerlach uthe abanye abalimi balahlekelwe yimali kuba isivuno esikhulu sango-2023 sakhokelela ekubeni amaxabiso aphantsi kakhulu kwezinye iintlobo zezityalo.
“Ngokwesiqhelo ekupheleni kwexesha lonyaka, aba balimi bama-apile babefumana itshekhi ngeposi. Kulo nyaka, abalimi abaninzi babefumana amatyala ngeposi kuba ama-apile abo ayexabisa ngaphantsi kunexabiso lenkonzo.”
Ukongeza kwiindleko eziphezulu zabasebenzi kunye nezinye iindleko ezifana nepetroli, abavelisi kufuneka bahlawulele ukugcina, ukupakisha ama-apile kunye nezibonelelo zekhomishini zabathengisi beshishini.
“Ngokwesiqhelo ekupheleni kwexesha lonyaka, abalimi bama-apile baya kuthatha ixabiso lokuthengisa lama-apile ngaphandle kweendleko zezo nkonzo baze bafumane itshekhi ngeposi,” utshilo uGerlach. “Kulo nyaka, abalimi abaninzi bafumana amatyala ngeposi kuba ama-apile abo ayenexabiso eliphantsi kunexabiso lenkonzo.”
Oku akukwazi ukuqhubeka, ingakumbi kubalimi abancinci nabaphakathi—abalimi abafanayo abaneegadi ezininzi kumantla eMichigan.
UGerlach uthe abavelisi bama-apile baseMelika bayadibanisa kwaye babona utyalo-mali olungakumbi oluvela kwizabelo zabucala kunye neengxowa-mali zobutyebi bamazwe angaphandle. Uthe le ndlela iza kuqhubeka kuphela njengoko iindleko zabasebenzi zinyuka, nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ukwenza imali ngeziqhamo zodwa.
“Kukho ukhuphiswano olukhulu lweediliya, iiclementine, iiavokhado kunye nezinye iimveliso ezikwishelufu namhlanje,” utshilo. “Abanye abantu bathetha ngento ekufuneka siyenze ukukhuthaza iiapile njengodidi, kungekuphela nje iHoneycrisp xa kuthelekiswa neRed Delicious, kodwa iiapile xa kuthelekiswa nezinye iimveliso.”
Sekunjalo, uGerlach uthe abalimi kufuneka babone isiqabu kule sizini yokukhula. Lo nyaka ujongeka njengonyaka omkhulu kwi-Apple, kodwa kusekho ama-apile ambalwa kakhulu kunangonyaka ophelileyo.
ESuttons Bay, umlawuli wokukhula kwezityalo owatshizwa ngu-Emma Grant ngaphezulu kwenyanga edlulileyo waba nesiphumo esinqwenelekayo: wanika ama-apile ixesha elingakumbi lokuba abe bomvu ngaphandle kokuba avuthwe kakhulu. Okukhona i-apile ibomvu ngakumbi, kokukhona inomtsalane ngakumbi kubapaki.
Ngoku uthe kuza kufuneka alinde aze abone ukuba i-conditioner efanayo iyanceda na ukuba ama-apile agcinwe ngcono ngaphambi kokuba apakishwe aze athengiswe.