Super 'huge' melons in the mountainous district of Nghe An

Van Truong• July 10, 2021 11:44

(Baonghean.vn) - This is a super "huge" cucumber variety that people call "upland melon" or "Mong melon". The melon is big, crunchy, sweet, and cool, perhaps only the Mong people living in areas covered in clouds all year round and with a mild climate can grow it.

Children harvest huge melons in Huoi Dun village, Huoi Tu commune, Ky Son district. Photo: Van Truong

These days, traveling along Highway 7 through the remote districtKy SonIt is easy to see people selling a lot of upland melons. It is called upland melon because this is a type of melon that is often grown by Mong people on the fields intercropped with upland rice from March every year. Harvest begins in June and the season ends in September.

The melons here weigh 4-5 times more than normal melon varieties, with some weighing 1.5-2 kg. When planted, they do not need trellises, they crawl on the ground, on rocky outcrops...

The melon weighs nearly 2 kg. Photo: PV

Mr. Denh Ba Chinh - a resident of Pha Sac village, Huoi Tu commune said: No one remembers when this Mong melon variety was first introduced. Initially, the melon was grown to serve people when they went to work in the fields. Due to the large number of melons, some households "carried" the melons to town.Muong Xenfor sale, unexpectedly it was very popular, selling very well at the price of 14,000 - 16,000 VND/kg at Muong Xen market. Seeing the effectiveness, Mong people in the communes competed to grow it to increase their income.

Large-sized upland melons are 2-3 times more expensive than regular cucumbers. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Denh Ba Long - Chairman of the People's Committee of Huoi Tu Commune, Ky Son District added: People are in the harvest season of upland melons, in Huoi Tu Commune they consume all the planted amount, even traders come to the fields to buy. The whole Huoi Tu Commune only has about 5 hectares, while the land potential is still large, so the commune is directing the villages to expand the area of growing melons intercropped with upland rice to increase income for people.

Melons and other mountain products are sold along the roadside in 2020. Photo courtesy of Contributor

The representative of the Department of Agriculture of Ky Son district added: The reason why Mong melon in Ky Son district is popular with many people is because this is a type of "clean melon", naturally grown by Mong people intercropping with upland rice, without fertilizer, without spraying pesticides, etc. Upland melon is currently grown most in communes where Mong people live such as Nam Can, Huoi Tu, Muong Long...

Large, crunchy, sweet, and refreshing melons can only be grown by the Mong people living in the year-round cloudy and temperate climate. Photo: FB Ky Son, Nghe An

This is a special, traditional melon variety, only available in the climate and soil of the Mong ethnic minority region, but currently it is being grown spontaneously so the efficiency is not high. After reviewing the whole district, there are only about 30 hectares. Ky Son district is implementing solutions to support and encourage people to preserve, grow and promote this native melon variety to improve the lives of people in the highlands.

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