Do Luong: Winter vegetables bring in income of over 100 million VND/ha

(Baonghean.vn) - This winter crop, Do Luong district produces vegetables on an area of ​​450 hectares. Typical communes include Luu Son, Thuong Son, Giang Son Dong, Trung Son, and Thuan Son.

Liu Shan farmers harvest cucumbers.

Early season cucumbers are selling well.

Luu Son Commune, a commune with a tradition of vegetable production, has so far planted nearly 70 hectares. Of which, 24 hectares are green beans, 22 hectares are squash, 5 hectares are squash, 3 hectares are cucumbers, 4.8 hectares are sweet potatoes, and 11 hectares are various vegetables.

This cultivated area is concentrated in the hamlets: Hong Phong, Phu Tho, Dien Bien, Quang Trung. Hong Phong hamlet alone has the largest area, reaching 21 hectares and has been harvested.

These days, early in the morning, farmers from all over Do Luong have been rushing to the fields to harvest vegetables in time to sell at the morning market. After the rain and floods, vegetable prices are increasing, especially cucumbers, squash shoots, sweet potatoes and some other short-term vegetables.

Squash and squash are high-income crops in the winter.

A bunch of squash costs 10,000 - 12,000 VND, sweet potato leaves 10,000 VND/kg... On average, each morning, each household harvests and sells products for 200,000 - 300,000 VND. Each sao of winter vegetable crops costs 1 million VND, including expenses such as: weeds for climbing plants, seeds, fertilizers. In return, people earn about 7-12 million VND/sao. Thus, 1 hectare of winter crops reaches more than 100 million VND.

People are excited to take vegetables to the market.

In addition, farmers often intercrop cucumbers, beans, zucchini, pumpkin, and squash.

According to the experience of the people here, when preparing the land, you must make large and high ridges to avoid flooding, and the drainage ditches must be wide and large. When there is heavy rain, you need to go to the fields to check and drain the water in time./.

Le Ngoc Phuong

(Do Luong Radio)