Carrots yield high in Nam Tan commune

(Baonghean) - Nam Tan commune, Nam Dan district is a riverside alluvial land, previously only growing peanuts and corn with low economic efficiency. In the 2016 winter-spring crop, people boldly switched to growing carrots on 1 hectare, yielding more than 20 tons/ha. Currently, Nam Tan farmers are harvesting carrots and selling them at 10,000 VND/kg.

Nam Tan farmers harvest carrots.

Carrots are grown mainly by Nam Tan in hamlet 7, sown by seeds. When they first develop, farmers must remove some to ensure density and produce large roots. Carrots are 22-25 cm long, prefer nutrient-rich soil and can yield up to 30 tons.

Carrots are cold-resistant plants, the suitable temperature is 20-25 degrees Celsius, the average temperature for plant growth and tuber formation is 20-22 degrees Celsius.

This is the second carrot crop in Nam Tan. The commune is planning to build a high-income vegetable field with other crops such as potatoes and high-quality vegetables on 2 hectares.

Dang Anh - Thuan Yen