Anh Son farmers successfully grow super sweet melons

Previously, on an area of ​​nearly 1 sao of land, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong in Hoi Lam village, Cam Son commune mainly grew corn.

Since the beginning of the year, through learning about planting techniques as well as the consumption market, Ms. Huong and a number of farmers have experimented with planting super sweet melons, which when ripe have a characteristic aroma and high sugar content, simple planting techniques, short time from planting to harvest, only 65 days, high selling price, favored by the market.

This season, Ms. Huong's family harvested 300kg of melons, with prices ranging from 10,000-15,000 VND/kg, after deducting selling costs, the income was nearly 4 million VND.

Super sweet melon variety brings high productivity and economic efficiency in Anh Son fields. Photo: Thai Hien

Mrs. Le Thi Hue's family, also in Hoi Lam village, grows more than 1 sao of melon. She said: Although it is only the first year of planting, compared to growing vegetables, super sweet melon has a shorter growing period, does not require much care, and has a higher selling price. If planted from the end of the third lunar month, it can be harvested by the beginning of the fifth lunar month and only takes 1-2 weeks to finish, and the land can be used to grow other crops.

According to Ms. Hue, in order for melons to grow and develop well, with delicious, sweet fruit, in addition to paying attention to fertilizer, it is necessary to prevent rats and insects by covering them with protective plastic or making high beds. When the melon plants have developed 6-8 leaves, regularly pinch off the tops so that the fruit is abundant, even, and beautiful.

On average, each sao of melon brings in an income of 4-5 million VND. Photo: Thai Hien

Because of its sweet and cool taste, characteristic delicious flavor, helping to cool down in the hot season, super sweet melon is quite popular in the market, traders come to the fields to buy; with the price at the beginning of the season 15,000 VND/kg, at the end of the season 10,000 VND/kg with, after deducting expenses, a profit of 4-5 million VND/sao.

Currently, many farming households in Long Son, Hoi Son and Thach Son communes this year have also switched from low-value vegetables to growing super sweet melons on an area of ​​3 hectares in the whole district.