Super 'huge' melons in the mountainous district of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - This is a super "huge" cucumber variety that people often call "upland melon" or "Mong melon". The melon is big, crunchy, sweet, and cool, and perhaps only the Mong people living in areas covered with clouds all year round and with a mild climate can grow it.
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| 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 upland fields intercropped with upland rice from March every year. Harvesting 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, there is no need to build a trellis, they crawl on the ground, on rocky outcrops...
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| The melon weighs nearly 2 kg. Photo: PV |
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| 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, all the planted melons are consumed, 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 melons grown interspersed with upland rice to increase income for the people.
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| Upland melons and other mountain products are sold along the roadside in 2020. Photo courtesy of CTV |
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...
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| Large, crunchy, sweet, and refreshing melons can only be grown by Mong people living in areas covered in clouds all year round and with a mild climate. Photo: FB Ky Son, Nghe An |
This is a traditional, specialty melon variety that only the climate and soil of the Mong ethnic group can provide, but it is currently 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.
Cao Thang Night Street - Vinh City 'attracts' visitors with the appearance of many typical regional products
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of November 27, Cao Thang night street in Vinh city reopened with many more regional specialty products and OCOP products in Nghe An, attracting a large number of people to visit and shop.
Discover products at the Nghe An highland market
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