Title
Harvesting crops/vegetables at my Allotment
Description
Friday morning on the 1st November 2024 was cloudy, but this kind of description of the weather did it deter me from excitedly gathering my strength to be able to take a stroll to my allotment? Of course the quick answer is no. I strolled briskly via Lye Valley, Oxford and arrived at my allotment that I have not seen for a while ago. The crops like carrots, beetroot and sweet corn were still standing and looking healthy. Then it gave me time to looking around my allotment simply checking whether the enclosure (fence) around these healthy looking plants was not damage so if damaged to give me time to do some repair before harvesting and starting to prepare my plot for winter in order for it to have also quality time to relax and rest.
After checking the fence I looked at my allotment flower meadow and so far the flowering season is over but, deep in my thoughts I am still pleased with the flower meadow because each year it does not disappoint me due to the fact that it always furnishing this plot of my allotment with a variety of other wild flowers. However the white daisies seem to have a great might desire to compete with other flowers taking centre stage of exhibiting their flowers without any hesitation. You know what, sometimes these daisy flowers they ignite my mind to the extent that when I look at their beautiful flowers they fulfil my aim why I incorporated this meadow with my allotment. In addition one has to point out that this kind of meadow attracts wild insects as well. Finally my allotment supports me with continuous joy and having quality outdoor time. For instance today on the 1st November 2024 whilst I was at my allotment I spend time too harvesting beetroot, carrots, broad beans and sweet corn and in turn making sure that other tasks allotment are done before winter time.
Shona Version
Kuenda kunokohwa mirivo nechibabgwe kumunda kwangu
Musi was 1st mwedzi waMbudzi gore ra 2024 kwanga kune makore nekunze kwakaita sekunyorova, asi chero zvazvo kunze kwanga kwakamiri saizvozvi hazvina kuita kuti ndirege kuenda kumunda kwangu. Ndakafamba ndichipinda nekunzvimbo inonzi Lye Valley munoOxford, ipapa moyo wangu wanga uchifaririra chaizvo nokuti ndaizonoona munda wangu wandanga ndisati ndamuona kwemazuva akawanda. Pandakasvika ndakaona mirivo yose nechibagwe zviripo ndikabva ndati chiregayi ndimbotarisa kuti fetsi yakapoteredza pamirivo nechibagwe yang a isina here kuti pane dzimwe nzvimbo yaida kugadzirisiwa.Izvozvi ndaizviitira kuti ndigotanga ku gadzirisa munda wangu apo kumuitira kuti uve wakanaka munguva ye chando nokuti hapana chinorimwa munguva iyoyi.
Ndapedza kutarisa fenzi ndakazotarisa pandakaita maruva ipapa pamunda wangu kuti hapana ari kukura nokuda kokuti tava munguva yematsutso asi chero zvazvo maruva asingakuri munguva iyoyino ini ndino fara chaizvo nokuti iwawa maruva muguva dzechirimo gore rega-rega anoita maruva akawanda akasiyana-siyana. Asi awa maruva anonzi madaisies anoita zvokukwikwidzana zvokuti anobva angoita sokuti ndiwo enga ari kuita maruva ipapa pamunda wangu uyezve anobvazve achenese zvakanakirira zvokuti ini moyo wangu unobva wafadziwa zvikurusa nekuona maruva iwawa. Nekuva ne maruva iwawa ini ndinobva ndaoona kuti chinhu chakanaka kuti ndakaita fungwa dzakanaka apo ndakanzwara maruva angu pamunda wangu. Zvimwevo ndinoona kuti kuva ne maruva iwawa pamunda wangu anouyisa zvipembenene nenyuchi pamaruva iwawa. Pakupedzisira nyaya yangu iyi ndinoti kuva nemunda wangu zvinodipa rufaro runoendererera mberi apo ndinenge ndichinona kurima nekukohwa zviyo zvakaita sebeetroot chibagwe, makarotsi neimwevo mirivo.
After checking the fence I looked at my allotment flower meadow and so far the flowering season is over but, deep in my thoughts I am still pleased with the flower meadow because each year it does not disappoint me due to the fact that it always furnishing this plot of my allotment with a variety of other wild flowers. However the white daisies seem to have a great might desire to compete with other flowers taking centre stage of exhibiting their flowers without any hesitation. You know what, sometimes these daisy flowers they ignite my mind to the extent that when I look at their beautiful flowers they fulfil my aim why I incorporated this meadow with my allotment. In addition one has to point out that this kind of meadow attracts wild insects as well. Finally my allotment supports me with continuous joy and having quality outdoor time. For instance today on the 1st November 2024 whilst I was at my allotment I spend time too harvesting beetroot, carrots, broad beans and sweet corn and in turn making sure that other tasks allotment are done before winter time.
Shona Version
Kuenda kunokohwa mirivo nechibabgwe kumunda kwangu
Musi was 1st mwedzi waMbudzi gore ra 2024 kwanga kune makore nekunze kwakaita sekunyorova, asi chero zvazvo kunze kwanga kwakamiri saizvozvi hazvina kuita kuti ndirege kuenda kumunda kwangu. Ndakafamba ndichipinda nekunzvimbo inonzi Lye Valley munoOxford, ipapa moyo wangu wanga uchifaririra chaizvo nokuti ndaizonoona munda wangu wandanga ndisati ndamuona kwemazuva akawanda. Pandakasvika ndakaona mirivo yose nechibagwe zviripo ndikabva ndati chiregayi ndimbotarisa kuti fetsi yakapoteredza pamirivo nechibagwe yang a isina here kuti pane dzimwe nzvimbo yaida kugadzirisiwa.Izvozvi ndaizviitira kuti ndigotanga ku gadzirisa munda wangu apo kumuitira kuti uve wakanaka munguva ye chando nokuti hapana chinorimwa munguva iyoyi.
Ndapedza kutarisa fenzi ndakazotarisa pandakaita maruva ipapa pamunda wangu kuti hapana ari kukura nokuda kokuti tava munguva yematsutso asi chero zvazvo maruva asingakuri munguva iyoyino ini ndino fara chaizvo nokuti iwawa maruva muguva dzechirimo gore rega-rega anoita maruva akawanda akasiyana-siyana. Asi awa maruva anonzi madaisies anoita zvokukwikwidzana zvokuti anobva angoita sokuti ndiwo enga ari kuita maruva ipapa pamunda wangu uyezve anobvazve achenese zvakanakirira zvokuti ini moyo wangu unobva wafadziwa zvikurusa nekuona maruva iwawa. Nekuva ne maruva iwawa ini ndinobva ndaoona kuti chinhu chakanaka kuti ndakaita fungwa dzakanaka apo ndakanzwara maruva angu pamunda wangu. Zvimwevo ndinoona kuti kuva ne maruva iwawa pamunda wangu anouyisa zvipembenene nenyuchi pamaruva iwawa. Pakupedzisira nyaya yangu iyi ndinoti kuva nemunda wangu zvinodipa rufaro runoendererera mberi apo ndinenge ndichinona kurima nekukohwa zviyo zvakaita sebeetroot chibagwe, makarotsi neimwevo mirivo.
Date
1 November 2024
Contributor
Mai Thandiwe (Florence)
Publisher
Museum of Oxford
Language
English and Shona
Alt text
A basket filled with vegetables, including plenty of beetroots and carrots with leafy tops, sweetcorn and a small green squash. The vegetables are from the allotment, and you can see dirt on some of the carrots where they are fresh from the ground.
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