Ukuthatha ama-apula e-Julian, eCalifornia

I-Short Drive esuka eSan Diego ikuthola lapho

Ukuwa yisikhathi esihle sokuvakashela emuva kweSan Diego, futhi ukuvakashela idolobha laseJulian intaba kuyinto eyintandokazi ekwindla yemindeni. Phakathi kukaSeptemba no-Okthoba, uJulian ugubha ama-apula akhulile emasimini aso. Yebo, izinga lokushisa lishisa ngokwanele ukuze i-apula (futhi iphakathi kwe-pear) ikhule, kanti amanye alawo apula asetshenziselwa ama-apula adumile kaJulian. Ngcono nakakhulu, ezinye zezithelo zezithelo zikaJulian zikuvumela ukhethe ama-apula akho. Mane ukhumbule ukuthi i-apula-picking window iwuncane, kanti izithelo zamasimu zivumela ukuzikhethela njalo ngonyaka, kuye ngokuthi imvelo kamama iphathe kanjani izihlahla. Iseluleka ukuthi ubiza insimu ngayinye yezithelo ukuze uhlole izimo zokukhethwa kwe-apple ngaphambi kokuthi uphume.

• 01 ka-03

  Izinkanyezi ze-Apple Starr

  I-Apple Starr Orchard iyinhlangano yezithelo eziqinisekisiwe eziye zaqala ukusebenza kusukela ngo-2002 ezikhulayo zombili ama-apula nama-pears ku-Julian. Insimu yezithelo inezinkulungwane ezingaba ngu-1 000 ze-apula kanye ne-pear. Ezinye zezihlahla zineminyaka engu-70 ubudala, kodwa iningi lazo linamagatsha aphansi kakhulu ngokwanele ukuba izingane zifinyelele, okwenza usuku lwe-apula elikhethiwe kumnandi we-Apple Starr Orchard yomndeni wonke. Futhi ungakhathazeki, zikhona izigxobo zokuqoqa ezitholakalayo ezizosetshenziswa kulawo ma-apula ashisayo amanzi emagatsheni aphezulu.

  I-Apple Starr ikhula i-Jonagold, uGranny, i-Fuji, i-Gala, ne-apula e-Red Delicious ne-Bartlett, i-Comice, i-Anjous, ne-Bosc yamapheya.

  Izinsuku ze-U-Pick zivame ukunikezwa ngoSepthemba no-Okthoba, ngensimu yezithelo evuliwe kusukela ngo-10 ekuseni ukuya ku-5: 00 ngezimpelasonto nangokuqokwa phakathi nesonto. Amalungiselelo akhethekile angenziwa amaqembu.

• 02 ka-03

  I-Calico Ranch Orchard

  I-Calico Ranch Orchard itholakala emaphandleni kaJulian futhi iqhutshwa umndeni wendawo futhi inomphumela omuhle wendawo yakubo. Isihlahla sesithelo sama-acre angu-30 siphumelele ama-apula kusukela ngo-1930 futhi sinoMndeni osemusha eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule. I-Calico Ranch ingenye yezithelo zemifino embalwa nje esele eduze neSan Diego County lapho abangane nemindeni behamba khona ukuyokhetha ama-apula abo. Izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zama-apula zitshalwa kusayithi, kanye nezinhlobo eziningana zamapheya. Ungase uthole izinhlobo ezahlukene ngokuya ngezimpelasonto ozivakashelayo. Ukukhethwa kwe-Apple kuqhubeka uma nje kukhona ama-apula. I-Calico Ranch Orchard yenza futhi i-apula yayo ne-pear cider. Amahora okutshala izintambo yiMigqibelo namaSonto phakathi nenkathi kusukela ngo-10 ekuseni kuya ku-4 ntambama

• 03 ka 03

  Ama-apula & ama-Orchards we-Art

  Ama-apples & Art Orchards inikeza ukukhethwa kwe-apula kuphela kumaqembu kuphela. Inkulumo nge-apula ifakiwe ekuvakasheni, futhi uthola nokwenza i-apple yakho cider. Ngaphandle kwakho konke lokho, uthola uhambo oluzungeza isivinini ngumnikazi. Ama-apula owakhethayo ayoba onke-amavelo, ama-apple angenayo i-pesticide. Isivuno asinaso izihlahla ezihlelwe emigqeni namakholomu. Esikhundleni salokho, zihlakazekile kulo lonke indawo. Izinhlobonhlobo zama-apula ensimini yezithelo zingase zihlanganise (kuye ngokuthi isimo sezulu) Isiphuzi Esibomvu, uJonathan, iGala, i-Arkansan Black, i-Fiesta, i-Greensleeves, i-Queen Cox, ne-Liberty. Ukubhuka kweqembu kunikezwa ngoSepthemba no-Okthoba, noma kuze kube yi-apula.