Localities actively produce winter crops

(Baonghean) - After the floods caused by the circulation of storm No. 4, localities focused on overcoming the consequences of damage, while actively restoring and closing the winter crop area.

Cong Thanh commune is the locality with more winter corn fields flooded than other communes in Yen Thanh district. In Cao Son hamlet, on the corn fields after the flood, some people are applying manure and re-sowing seeds.

According to data from the Yen Thanh District Department of Agriculture, after the flood, nearly 200 hectares of winter corn were affected in the entire district, mainly in the communes of Cong Thanh, My Thanh, Dai Thanh, Thinh Thanh, Minh Thanh, Hung Thanh, Tien Thanh... The district directed that newly sown corn areas that were flooded or had rain eroded the seeds should be re-sown. Corn areas that had developed 2-5 leaves should be repaired by replanting, replanting, and at the same time, taking care of them by applying NPK fertilizer and cultivating the roots.

Farmers in Cao Son hamlet, Cong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) replant corn after the flood.

Dien Chau district aims to plant 4,984 hectares of corn and various vegetables this winter crop. Of which, corn is 3,284 hectares, peanuts are 500 hectares, and vegetables are 1,200 hectares. Dien Chau district's guiding viewpoint for this winter crop production is to be safe, effective, and to exploit the maximum potential and strengths to deploy commodity production, creating many products of high economic value.

At present, Dien Chau district has planted 3,200 hectares of winter crops, of which 1,800 hectares of corn are grown in the communes of Dien Trung, Dien Thinh, Dien Yen; 600 hectares of peanuts are concentrated in the communes of Dien Thinh, Dien Hoa, Dien Hung and more than 700 hectares of various vegetables. Corn and peanuts are sown on time before September 5. For corn on rice land, the focus will be on sowing from September 10 to 25. Vegetables will be proactively planted in nurseries, intercropped, intercropped, and separated in season, ensuring the planting progress this September.

Vegetable seed production in Dien Thanh commune (Dien Chau).

The recent rain also caused 54 hectares of corn in Dien Thanh commune to fall down. Ms. Le Thi Huong - an agricultural officer of the commune said: After the rain, the commune focused on instructing people to rebuild the plants and fertilize them properly so that the plants could grow again. The damaged vegetable area was re-planted and planted to ensure the season.

Ms. Tran Thi Tai, hamlet 10, Dien Thanh commune, planted 4 sao of various vegetables this winter. Right from the day the storm ended, she went to the field early to dig ditches to drain the water for peanuts in time and replant vegetables. According to her experience in growing perennial winter crops, in the rainy season of August of the lunar calendar, priority will be given to growing seedlings in high fields. In September and October, large-scale planting will be done. Thanks to strictly following this farming calendar, her family is not affected much every time the rainy season comes.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Crop Production - Plant Protection recommends: For newly sown corn areas, due to waterlogging, they cannot germinate, so they need to be re-sown. For corn areas with 2-3 leaves or more that have fallen, farmers should rebuild them, combine intercropping with pumpkin corn in the dead areas, and at the same time plow and break the soil crust, creating conditions for root development to apply potassium fertilizer. When corn and vegetables in general have taken root, farmers need to use foliar fertilizer and basal fertilizer to take care of them.

This is a later winter crop than previous years, so localities have directed people to actively close the planned area and take regular care to harvest on time.

X.Hoang - Quang An