Lesi sinyathelo akuwona nje umzamo wokubuyisela - simayelana nokugubha lokho okwenza i-Prince Albert ikhetheke nokuqinisekisa ikusasa elisimeme lendawo yethu kanye nomnotho osekelwe kwezokuvakasha. Izitshalo ezihlaselayo njenge-agave yaseMexico, eyethulwa eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule ukuze kuliwe nokuguguleka, seziyinkinga. Njengoba kuthiwa njengezinye izizwe ngaphansi koMthetho WaseNingizimu Afrika Wokongiwa Kwezinsiza Zokulima, ama-agaves adinga izimvume zokutshala - izimvume azinikezwa ngenxa yomthelela wazo kwezemvelo. Izimpande zabo eziminyene kanye nezitshalo ezikhulayo zezingane ziphazamisa inhlabathi, kuyilapho ameva azo elimaza imfuyo, njengoba kubonakala lapho umlimi wendawo elahlekelwa imvu ngenxa yezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngenxa yokuhlaba i-cactus.
Ngokufanayo, i-cacti ephaphathekile eduze kwe-Die Gang eduze nepulazi lama-blueberry abambe izinyoni. Azikho izilwane ezidla ezinye zemvelo zokugcina lezi zinhlobo ezihlaselayo zihlolwa. Ngisho nezitshalo zasengadini ezijwayelekile ezifana ne-Africanas (i-Mexican marigolds) kanye ne-European hollyhocks, kuyilapho zizinhle, azikho ibhalansi yemvelo ehlinzekwa izitshalo zasendaweni, okushiya izinambuzane zethu nezinyoni ngaphandle kwabalingani bazo bemvelo.
USue Milton-Dean, umsekeli oshisekayo wezinto eziphilayo zaseKaroo, uyachaza ukuthi kungani lokhu kubalulekile: “Izilwane zethu aziziqondi izitshalo ezihlaselayo, azisekeli izinambuzane noma izinyoni ezigcina imvelo isesimweni esikahle.” Ukubhekana nalokhu, u-Sue wethule isikhunta esikhethekile esivela emnyangweni we-biocontrol weNyuvesi yaseRhodes ukwenza buthaka i-cacti ehlaselayo ngokuqeda amandla ayo - inqubo engathatha ishumi leminyaka kodwa ethembisa imiphumela ehlala njalo.
Khonamanjalo, uMasipala ususa laba bahlaseli esikhundleni sakhe ufake izitshalo zendabuko yasePrince Albert, njengalezo zase-e-Centre, ezingagcini nje ngokuzalelwa eKaroo kodwa ezitholakala edolobheni lethu kuphela. Cabanga uhambahamba ePrince Albert emthunziniswe yiRooi Karee, isitshalo esihlala siluhlaza esingenameva, esilungele ukupholisa amagceke. Noma i-Soetdoring, isihlahla esikhula ngokushesha esinameva amhlophe ahlabayo, esinikeza umthunzi onamanzi amancane.
I-Worsboom ekwazi ukumelana nesomiso, ethela amaqabunga kanye kuphela ngonyaka, kanye ne-Boerboon ephilayo, nezimbali zayo ezibomvu ezikhanga izinyoni, ziyizinhlobo eziqinile ezihlanganisa ukuqina kwesifunda sethu. Lezi zitshalo azigcini ngokuphila - ziyachuma, zisekela izilwane zasendle zendawo futhi zibonise ubuhle obuyingqayizivele be-Karoo kubavakashi.
Simema wonke umhlali ukuthi ajoyine le nhlangano. Guqula ingadi yakho ibe yindawo yokuziqhenya yasePrince Albert ngokukhetha izitshalo zendabuko zendawo. Ngeke nje wonge amanzi futhi usekele izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, kodwa futhi uzosiza idolobha lethu ligqame njengesibani sobuqiniso be-Karoo.
Masenze iNkosana u-Albert ibe umgubho ophilayo wamagugu ayo emvelo - isihlahla esisodwa bese sitshala ngesikhathi.
