Umlimi oyimfundamakhwela waseCoffin Bay eNhlonhlweni yase-Eyre eNingizimu ye-Australia manje usenerekhodi elisemthethweni lokutshala ugaliki wezindlovu e-Australia.
“Futhi minyaka yonke ngikhetha izitshalo ezingu-20% eziphezulu engizozitshala futhi ziqala ukufinyelela engikuthatha njengosayizi werekhodi lase-Australia.”
I-garlic kaMnu. Thompson yendlovu yayinesisindo esingu-1092g, cishe ngo-100g ngaphansi kwerekhodi lomhlaba.
“Bengidinga imantshi ukuthi isayine, futhi bekufanele ikalwe esikalini esisemthethweni, bese isikhulu silinganisa esikalini seposi,” kusho uMnu. Thompson.
Umlimi waseTasmania uRoger Bignell akayena umuntu ongaziwa ekutshaleni imifino emikhulu. Okokuqala kwakukhona izaqathe, bese kuba amatheniphu, anesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-18.3.
Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale kuyinqubo elula, kungase kuphazamise abalimi.
"Kufanele nginqume iziqu ngamasentimitha amabili ukusuka kuma-clove futhi izimpande akufanele zibe zinde kune-6mm," kuchaza uThompson.
“Ngangilokhu ngicabanga, ‘O, uma ngenza okuthile okungalungile, mhlawumbe angifaneleki,’ ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi nginerekhodi futhi ngifuna ngempela libe nenani.”
Igaliki kaMnu. Thompson ibhalwe ngokusemthethweni yi-Australian Giant Pumpkin and Vegetable Supporters Group (AGPVS).
I-AGPVS iyindikimba yezitifiketi eqaphela futhi ilandelele amarekhodi emifino nezithelo zase-Australia ahlanganisa isisindo, ubude, isiqu kanye nesivuno ngesitshalo ngasinye.
Nakuba izaqathe kanye ne-squash kuyiziphathi-rekhodi ezidumile, i-elephant garlic ayinakho okuningi ezincwadini zokurekhoda zase-Australia.
UPaul Latham, umxhumanisi we-AGPVS, uthe i-garlic kaMnu.
“Kwakunenye eyayingalinywa ngaphambili lapha e-Australia, cishe amagremu angu-800, futhi sayisebenzisela ukuqopha umlando lapha.
"Uze kithi ne-garlic yendlovu, ngakho-ke manje useqophe umlando e-Australia, okuyinto enhle, ne-garlic enkulu," kusho uMnu. Latham.
“Sicabanga ukuthi zonke lezi zinto ezixakile nezimangalisayo kufanele zibhalwe phansi…
UMnu Latham uthe yize ukukhiqizwa kukagalikhi wase-Australia bekunesizotha, manje sekusezingeni eliphezulu futhi siningi indawo yokuncintisana.
“Nginerekhodi lokuba ubhekilanga omude kunawo wonke e-Australia, kodwa ngihlale nginethemba lokuthi kukhona ozowushaya ngoba ngingaphinde ngizame ukuwushaya futhi.”
“Ngizizwa sengathi nginethuba lonke… ngizoqhubeka nokwenza engikwenzayo, ngibanike indawo eyanele nothando olwanele ngesikhathi sokukhula futhi ngicabanga ukuthi singakhula.”
Sibona abantu boMdabu base-Australia nabase-Torres Strait Islander njengabantu bokuqala base-Australia nabanakekeli bendabuko bezwe esihlala kulo, esifundayo nesisebenza kulo.
Le sevisi ingase ihlanganise izinto ze-Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN kanye ne-BBC World Service okunamalungelo okukopisha kuyo futhi okungenzeka kungenziwa kabusha.