Gardeners in Nghe An are busy with Tet flower season
(Baonghean.vn) - With less than a month to go until the Lunar New Year, flower growers in Nghe An are busy taking care of their flower gardens to supply the market in time for Tet...
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| Tet is coming, the atmosphere in the flower gardens in the flower and ornamental plant craft villages in Nghi Lien and Nghi An communes (Vinh City) becomes more and more vibrant and bustling. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuong's family, Kim Chi hamlet (Nghi An, Vinh city), grows over 10,000 chrysanthemums of various kinds, along with many other flowers. In the cold weather, the family has to focus on regular care to ensure the plants have enough resistance to withstand the harsh weather and produce beautiful, even flowers. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| In addition to planting in rows, Mr. Tuong's family also grows flowers in pots to serve customers who do not have much time to choose individual plants but only need pots to bring home to celebrate Tet. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien, Kim Phuc hamlet (Nghi An, Vinh city), planted more than 7,000 chrysanthemums and 2,500 lilies. To help the plants cope withsevere weather, the family has prepared a steel trellis, if it is too sunny, they will stretch a black net to cut down on the sunlight, but if it is frosty or very cold, they will stretch a plastic sheet to cover it and light a light bulb to keep it warm. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| At this time, lilies have begun to bud. If the weather is stable, the flowers will bloom in time for Tet. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan's family in Trung Lien hamlet (Nghi Lien, Vinh city) grows more than 2 sao of flowers. In the photo is a gladiolus garden with more than 3,000 plants growing well. Ms. Xuan said that since the start of the Tet flower season, there have been several cold spells, so taking care of the flowers is very difficult. If the cold spellcoldIf this continues for a long time, I'm afraid the flowers won't bloom in time. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| In Nghi Lien commune this season, there are about 120 households participating in growing Tet flowers, with an area of up to 6 hectares. Currently, many types of flowers have begun to bloom and will be gradually pruned and sold by people to serve the needs of the upcoming full moon festival of December. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| In many localities such as Thanh Chuong, Thai Hoa Town, Quynh Luu… this year many households also participate in growing flowers. To cope with the weathercold, and at the same time to prevent flowers from blooming early, many gardeners have turned on lights all night for their flower gardens. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Mr. Dang Xuan Cuong, Lien Minh hamlet (Thanh Lien,Thanh Chuong), planted 4 sao of chrysanthemums, 1 sao of lilies. This year's flower crop, Mr. Cuong invested more money to install light bulbs, biological products, and fertilizers to help the plants grow stronger and resist the cold better. When the plants bud, he also regularly checks at night, if he discovers aphids that are harmful to the flowers, he must spray pesticides immediately. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| To ensure that flowers grow and develop well in the current weather conditions, people are advised to regularly monitor the weather and pests to take timely measures. If it is very cold, it is necessary to add more fertilizer containing a lot of potassium, or use protective measures such as stretching plastic film or using lights to keep the plants warm. Photo: Tien Dong |
