Nghe An: Trial planting of 2 hectares of buckwheat flowers

(Baonghean.vn) - The 19/5 Agricultural Service Cooperative (Nghia Dan District, Nghe An) has tested planting nearly 2 hectares of buckwheat in Nghia Binh Commune. This plant is both edible and creates a beautiful landscape to attract tourists.

Buckwheat flowers bloom for about a month. When in full bloom, the flowers have many colors, changing with the sunlight. Photo: Minh Thai

This plant is called buckwheat because its leaves and petals are triangular when blooming. When the flowers fade, they produce fruit, each fruit contains tiny grains the size of mustard seeds, but is very valuable because it has nutritious starch.

According to Mr. Le Sy Dinh - Director of the 19/5 Agricultural Service Cooperative, growing buckwheat is very simple, just need to prepare the soil, sow the seeds and wait for the day of flowering and fruiting to harvest, very little care is required. In addition to using the seeds to process starch for food, buckwheat can also be cooked into soup which is also very good.

Tourists take souvenir photos at some buckwheat flower areas planted by TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company in the district. Photo: Minh Thai

The life cycle of buckwheat flowers lasts about a month. A miracle is that buckwheat flowers can change color according to the sunlight, in the morning the flowers are white, at noon the flowers turn pink, in the afternoon the flowers turn purple... so it attracts tourists to admire and take pictures to capture beautiful moments.

Nearly 2 hectares of buckwheat flowers were planted in Nghia Binh commune (Nghia Dan). Photo: Minh Thai

It is known that the buckwheat flower area in Nghia Dan will bloom in January 2018. The attraction of buckwheat flowers has brought strong tourism development to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, which is a suggestion for the tourism industry and local authorities to develop the area for growing this plant. And along with that is the processing and production of dishes from buckwheat flowers./.

Minh Thai