Ending Tet early, farmers go to the fields to take care of spring rice
(Baonghean.vn) - The weather is warm and sunny, farmers everywhere end Tet early to go to the fields to take care of spring rice and peanuts right from the first days of the year.
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue, a farmer in Hamlet 1, Vinh Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) prepares fertilizer for rice. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
The warm and sunny weather in the past few days has helped spring rice grow rapidly. Therefore, farmers in Yen Thanh, Nam Dan, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc districts... had to end Tet early to go to the fields to prune and take care of the rice from the afternoon of the 3rd and 4th of Tet.
In the field, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hue, a farmer in Hamlet 1, Vinh Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) said: This spring, her family planted 8 sao of rice fields. Right after Tet, she and her husband took advantage of the warm weather to go to the fields, weed, and use nitrogen fertilizer. For shallow fields, she applied 8 kg of nitrogen per sao, and for deep fields, she applied 6 kg of nitrogen per sao.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai, a farmer in Hamlet 7, Khanh Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) said: This year's spring rice planting ended on January 20, the sunny weather helped the rice grow quickly. Therefore, right after Tet, she went to the field to clean the grass on the banks, trim and weed the rice, then fertilized with nitrogen fertilizer so that the rice plants could tiller on time.
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Farmers in Nam Dan district also went to the fields on the third day of Tet to take care of the rice. Photo: Quang An |
In addition to rice, farmers in Nghi Loc, Dien Chau... also actively take care of spring peanuts right from the first days of the new year. Households must open plastic bags in time to prevent peanut sprouts from withering under the sun.
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| Farmers are worried that the prolonged hot weather will affect the growth of spring peanuts. Photo: Quang An |
Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection recommends: Farmers need to focus on taking care of spring rice by weeding, hoeing, and fertilizing in a concentrated manner, not fertilizing infrequently, to limit ineffective tillering. For vegetables, peanuts, and corn of all kinds, farmers should sow the remaining areas when the weather is favorable to ensure the season, especially for peanuts, it is necessary to remove the plastic covering on the beds so that the peanuts can grow.
Localities need to focus on killing rats to protect spring crops, by the following measures: Clearing bushes, using traditional rat traps and biological rat poison./.
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