(Baonghean.vn) - This year, Dien Thai commune (Dien Chau) planted more than 10 hectares of coriander. Although the selling price has decreased, farmers still have high income from this crop.
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| Dien Thai is characterized by loamy soil, with water all year round, which is very suitable for growing coriander. Most of the coriander growing area in Dien Thai is grown by people in their home gardens. The most are in hamlets 1 and 2, where almost every house grows this spice. |
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| Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dung, hamlet 10, makes use of a garden of about 50 m22, when vegetables were sold at 10,000 VND/kg like 2 months ago, 10 kg could be harvested each day. |
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| Mr. Luong Dinh Thi in hamlet 2 has converted 1.5 sao of rice land to grow coriander. Mr. Thi said that after this winter crop, people will re-cultivate the land to plant new ones, harvesting and taking care of them as they go, so coriander can be harvested all year round. In the off-season, 1 sao of coriander can yield 3 million VND/month. |
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| After harvesting, fertilize with a little urea fertilizer and coriander will grow quickly, not need much care, and will not have pests or diseases. |
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| People here actively create seeds on the spot, by letting the plants flower, drying them, and crushing them to get the seeds. Growing coriander also requires careful preparation of the soil, making beds like sowing seedlings, sprinkling a little manure, and sowing the seeds after nearly a month to harvest. Due to the suitable soil quality, coriander in Dien Thai can be harvested year-round. |
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| Currently, Dien Thai has about 10 hectares, 3 times more than previous years.Many people have brought seedlings from the fields to plant in their gardens for convenient harvesting. |
Xuan Hoang
