Flower village lights up, plants are tended to for Tet

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, people in Hong Phu flower village, Quynh Hong commune (Quynh Luu) are actively taking care of the flowers so that they bloom in time for the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Located about 300 meters from National Highway 1A, Hong Phu flower village is known as a place that supplies fresh flowers in large quantities to the market inside and outside the district, especially during the Lunar New Year.

At this time, the flower plants are in the growing period to stimulate buds, so people are actively staying in the fields to take care of and water the flowers, even at night.

People in Hong Phu flower village, Quynh Hong commune (Quynh Luu) turn on the lights at night to take care of the flowers. Photo: Viet Hung

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong - a flower grower said that during this time, the flower plants are very sensitive, if not carefully cared for, the flowers can bloom before Tet. Therefore, according to long-standing experience, after 7 days of planting the flowers, people start to put up lights at night to control the growth of the flower plants.

“This year, my family planted more than 3,000 yellow chrysanthemums and 1,000 other types of flowers; because we moved to a new land, the flowers are plump and green. It is expected that in about 5 days, we will stop lighting the flowers at night to stimulate buds and bloom in time for Tet,” Ms. Phuong shared.

From the 15th to the 25th of the 9th lunar month, flower growers simultaneously plant the Tet flower crop. In order for the flowers to grow quickly, in addition to using electricity to light up the flowers at night, the villagers also take the initiative to take good care of them.

Mr. Nguyen Van Manh - a long-time flower grower said that currently, the entire flower area of ​​the people has a planting time of more than 30 days. Therefore, people have to focus on weeding and limit tilling the soil. In addition, people have to regularly pinch and prune unnecessary branches and twigs. When the flowering period comes, it is necessary to pinch off the secondary buds, leaving only the main buds to concentrate nutrients to nourish the flowers.

From now until the Lunar New Year of Mau Tuat, there are still 2 months left, people are actively weeding and watering the flowers so that they grow evenly. Photo: Viet Hung

Hong Phu flower village currently has 200 households growing flowers concentrated in hamlets 3 and 4. This year, people mainly grow flowers such as chrysanthemums, lilies, gladiolus, gerberas, and pansies... In particular, many families have invested in shading nets to increase soil moisture, limit rain and pests.

In the days before Tet, the flower village is crowded with people coming to buy, every day people sell thousands of flowers of all kinds to the market. From the flower growing profession for Tet, each household has an average income of 10 - 30 million VND; many families grow in large quantities, high-value flowers have an income of 50 - 80 million VND/crop.

Viet Hung