Off-season cucumbers bring high income

(Baonghean.vn) - Due to market demand, farmers in Anh Son district have grown off-season cucumbers; currently, they are harvesting early cucumbers.

For nearly 2 weeks now, the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Giang in Hamlet 4, Cam Son Commune, Anh Son has been busy because of the cucumber harvest season. According to Ms. Giang, in previous years, people planted in November, making it difficult to sell when the harvest season began. This year, people planted in separate seasons and harvested earlier, so the product had a good price.

Farmers in Cam Son commune (Anh Son) harvest early-season cucumbers. Photo: Thai Hien.

Because it rains a lot, Ms. Giang has to cover the cucumbers with plastic so that they can grow well. Currently, with an area of ​​nearly 2 sao of cucumbers, she harvests 80 - 90 kg each day, sometimes 1.2 quintals a day. Because there are few cucumbers at this time, they sell at a good price and are easy to consume. On harvest day, traders come to the fields to buy at 8,000 - 10,000 VND/kg, she estimates that this crop will make a profit of about 15 million VND after deducting expenses.

Currently, farmers in villages 7 and 8 of Tuong Son commune are also harvesting early cucumbers. Mr. Tran Van Binh in village 7 said: His family has 3 sao of rice fields, and in recent years he has switched to growing cucumbers. This year, he planted the early cucumber crop in early August and harvested from late September to the end of October; it is estimated that each sao of cucumbers will yield 1 - 1.5 tons, earning a profit of 8 - 10 million VND.

Each sao of melon yields 1 - 1.5 tons, after deducting costs, farmers earn a profit of 7 - 10 million VND. Photo: Thai Hien

Early-season cucumbers are widely grown in Cam Son, Tuong Son, and Tao Son communes with an area of ​​nearly 15 hectares. According to local people's calculations, cucumbers are easy to grow and care for, with low investment costs; during the season, they can be harvested continuously every 2 days for 1 month, with an income of 100-150 million VND per hectare.

With the value of cucumbers, Anh Son district is encouraging people to expand the area on fertile land, hilly land, and rice fields to increase income. At the same time, it is coordinating with specialized sectors in localities with large vegetable areas to transfer techniques, helping people have conditions to increase income.

Thai Hien