Anh Son farmers harvest early vegetables

For more than 10 days now, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha's family in village 6, Thach Son commune has been busier because of the early harvest of mustard greens.

Ms. Ha shared: Her family has more than 2 sao of garden land specializing in growing vegetables, each season has its own variety. In previous years, her family and most households in the commune planted vegetables according to the crop calendar, but this year, thanks to understanding the market demand and the weather with more rain than usual, her family focused on plowing the land and planting vegetables early in July to have an early harvest.

Currently, the family's 2 sao of cabbage has begun to yield harvest. Every day, Ms. Ha's family harvests 50-60 bunches of cabbage. After harvesting, the vegetables are brought to the market to sell, which is very easy to consume because the market is scarce. With the price of 5,000 VND/bunch of vegetables, every day after deducting expenses, her family earns from 200-300 thousand VND.

Early mustard greens in Anh Son. Photo: Thai Hien

At this time, 3 sao of specialized vegetables of Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoi, village 4, Thach Son commune have begun to be harvested. Quickly bundling the mustard greens to prepare for the afternoon market, Ms. Hoi shared: This year, the family planted the seeds earlier, so the price is higher than every year. Every day, she harvests 40-50 bundles to bring to the market to sell. After deducting expenses, on average, 1 sao of early mustard greens this year, farmers earn about 6-7 million VND/sao. Currently, along with harvesting early mustard greens, Ms. Hoi's family is preparing the land to prepare to plant winter vegetables according to the crop schedule.

According to the winter crop production plan, this year the entire Anh Son district will plant vegetables, beans, squash and pumpkins of all kinds on an area of ​​360 hectares, mainly on alluvial land and land on the slopes. Of which, the most concentrated vegetable growing area is still in Cam Son, Thach Son, Vinh Son, Lang Son, and Tuong Son.

Although the season for sowing winter vegetables has not yet arrived, people are currently harvesting early-sown mustard greens. According to people's calculations, mustard greens are easy to grow and care for, with low investment costs and high returns. Once in season, they can be harvested continuously and in many different batches from root vegetables, branch vegetables and stem vegetables. After deducting costs, each hectare brings people an income of 140-150 million VND.

Households apply planting and care processes that limit the use of pesticides, do not spray stimulants, but make the most of manure to create clean products for consumers. Photo: Thai Hien

In addition to maintaining and expanding the area of ​​traditional crops, this winter crop, the People's Committee of Anh Son district has directed localities to focus on expanding the area of ​​various vegetables, focusing on developing vegetables that ensure food safety and have high value to increase economic efficiency. Focus on converting crop structures suitable for each region and locality; promote the application of scientific and technological advances, especially advances in new varieties, and introduce mechanization to reduce production costs and increase product value...