gũceha
- to prune. To prune, to cut back. The act of cutting or trimming branches, stems, or growing tips from plants to encourage better growth, branching, or fruit production. Essential agricultural practice for coffee, mango, and other tree crops.
Example: kahũa kagĩrĩirwo gũcehwo kahinda karĩkũ? (When to prune coffee plant?); kahũa no gũcehwo karĩo kanini na njĩra ya gũkarenga kĩongo nĩgũo honge cia mwena ciitĩkĩre gũkũra na ihote kũruta mahũa na matunda maingĩ. (Coffee plants can be pruned in the early stages of growth by cutting back the growing tip to encourage lateral branching, this will promote more flowers and fruits.); Mũembe wagĩrĩirwo gũcehwo ũrĩmũ nini. (The best way to keep a mango tree small is to prune it when it is young.); Guceha kũbatĩe kwambĩrĩria o tene nĩgetha mĩtĩĩige wega. (Pruning should start early for shaping the tree.); Guceha mĩtĩ mĩgima nĩ kũruta honge ciothe iria ndwaru na nyũmũ nĩgetha mĩrimũ ndĩgathereme. (Pruning established trees will involve removing all diseased or dead branches to keep infestation from spreading.); Guceha mĩri. (- Pruning the roots); Bata wa gũceha kahũa nĩ ũrĩkũ? (Why is it important to prune coffee trees?); Gũceha na kweheria honge ciothe cia kahũa iria ĩtarĩ na bata nĩgũcokagia riri wako na gakahota kugĩa na maciaro maingĩ. (Pruning and stumping help to improve the health and yield of your coffee plants.); Gũciara gwa kahũa gũthiaga nathĩ o ũrĩa karakũra na gakanoga no gũceha nĩgũteithagia kuongerera magetha mwaka wothe. (Coffee cherry production naturally decreases with age, exhaustion, and phytosanitary problems, but this kind of maintenance can help to maintain or boost productivity levels throughout the years.)