At the peak of the heat, Nghe An farmers actively water to save the melons
An Nam - April 30, 2024 07:15
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, watermelon farmers in Thuong Tan Loc commune (Nam Dan) are trying to water the watermelons to save them in the hot sun.
In recent days, the weather in Nghe An has been extremely hot, with the highest temperature ranging from 40 to 42 degrees Celsius. Many newly planted melon areas in Thuong Tan Loc commune have wilted, burned, and died. At this time, watering melons is an urgent task for farmers. Photo: Huy ThuCurrently, local melon growers are mobilizing all available means and tools to bring to the fields to water the melons. Photo: Huy ThuDepending on the location of the field, households use appropriate water sources to irrigate the melons. For melon fields near rice fields, farmers dredge canals to bring water, for fields near ponds or rivers, they use pumps. Many households with melon fields far from water sources drill wells right in the middle of the field... Photo: Huy ThuMr. Tran Van Minh in Hop Tan hamlet said that his family planted more than 2.5 sao of watermelon this season. Last year, although they had drilled a well in the middle of the field, they did not have a pump, so every time they watered, they had to borrow one, which was quite troublesome. Now that they have bought a new machine, they quickly brought it to the field and urgently pumped water to water the watermelons. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Nguyen Van Sy in Thanh Tan hamlet said: The sun is strong, the fields are dry and hot, the melon plants are still young, so it is not advisable to water early or rush. Therefore, his family brought the pump to the field early, but still waited until the sun was almost down and the weather was cool before starting to water the melons. According to Mr. Sy, because the fields are dry, each watering session lasts 4-5 hours, consuming about 20 liters of oil/6 sao of melons. Photo: Huy ThuMany households have melon fields far from water sources, have not yet drilled wells... and have to carry cans of clean water from home to the fields to water the melons. Photo: Huy ThuMs. Nguyen Thi Hien in Thanh Tan hamlet this season grows 4 sao of melons divided into 2 batches. The next batch of 3 sao is only planted for more than 10 days. Every day, she and her husband have to use an ox cart to carry water from their house 3km away to the field to water the melons. Each watering session requires 2 carts. Photo: Huy ThuThis spring-summer melon crop, Thuong Tan Loc commune has more than 130 hectares, planted by households in many batches: Early melons have covered the beds, flowered, and set fruit. Late melons planted 1 week, 10 days, 15 days ago, encountered dry and hot weather, the melons grew poorly, and survived poorly. Photo: Huy ThuAlong with watering, people are urgently filling the roots to keep the plants moist. It is known that in hot conditions, dry fields, white soil, small melon plants, the supply of irrigation water determines the survival, development, productivity and yield of melons. Photo: Huy ThuDuring prolonged hot weather, using a pesticide sprayer to spray water can save water, but the "fire-fighting" effect is not high. According to farmers, if not spraying enough water, "it will only heat the soil" and will not save the melons but will also cause the plants to gradually die. Photo: Huy ThuInitially, the heat has caused damage to the melon growers here. Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan in Thanh Tan hamlet said that this melon crop, her family planted 18 sao, mainly Thai melon, divided into 3 batches. The next 2 batches, about 15 sao, were planted 10 days ago. The melons grew beautifully and evenly, but due to the heat, almost all of them have died now, so each root must be dug up and replanted. Ms. Loan said that to plant 6 sao of melon, she needed 5 packs of seeds (160,000 VND/packet), so replanting would cost double. Photo: Huy Thu
Farmers in Thuong Tan Loc commune make efforts to water their melons. Video: Huy Thu
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