Nghe An farmers wear lamps to pull rice seedlings and plant rice at night to avoid the sun
Huy Thu - June 10, 2023 11:08
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, farmers in many communes in Thanh Chuong district are actively pulling up seedlings and planting rice at night to catch water and avoid the sun.
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At this time, many communes in Thanh Chuong district are entering the rice planting season. Taking advantage of the time when there is water in the fields and at the same time avoiding the sun during the day, farmers are actively pulling up seedlings and planting rice at night. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Nights in the fields of Thanh Luong, Xuan Tuong, Thanh Duong... in the middle of the planting season are quite busy. Especially on the rice fields, farmers have to mobilize manpower to pull out the rice seedlings in time for planting. Under the light of rechargeable lamps hanging on poles or head-mounted flashlights..., everyone works quite actively. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Ms. Pham Thi Nga in Hamlet 3, Thanh Luong Commune shared: She is a worker at the 30/4 Brick Factory. During the day, she works at the factory and at night, she goes to the fields with her children to pull up seedlings to plant 2 sao of summer-autumn rice in time for the crop season. Photo: Huy Thu |
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At night, the weather is cool, and people work productively. A farmer in Thanh Luong commune said that when sowing rice seedlings on corn land, the rice seedling season often requires "open-root" rice seedling pulling, which is a bit of a hassle. In hot weather, pulling at night will ensure the rice seedlings, but if you pull during the day, the seedlings will easily dry out. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Mr. Nguyen Van Huy, residing in Hamlet 1, Thanh Luong Commune, shared: This summer-autumn crop, his family has 5 sao of rice fields and has to hire 3-4 people to plant rice. The cost of planting rice is 300,000 - 350,000 VND/day/person, but he still cannot find anyone to hire. Mr. Huy works as a mechanic, works during the day, and has to pull rice seedlings late at night to have enough money for the people to plant rice. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Many people put the seedlings in bags to take home, while others have to go to the fields to help those who plant at night. Despite the busy work, the farmers who work at night are still cheerful and enthusiastic. Photo: Huy Thu |
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In the muddy rice fields, Thanh Chuong farmers still use lamps to plant at night, partly to avoid the sun and partly because they are afraid of running out of water. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Rechargeable lamps are indispensable items during night planting. Each household that goes to plant rice at night usually brings at least 2-3 lamps, including portable hanging lamps and head lamps. In addition to the lamps that are lit in the fields, there must be some lamps left on the banks in case of problems or power outages... A woman in Hamlet 10, Xuan Tuong Commune, who is planting rice in the fields, said: Her family has more than 2 sao of rice fields and has been planting for 2 nights. Photo: Huy Thu |
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According to farmers, although night planting only covers a small area in the field, everyone still plants evenly and rows quickly. On this occasion, many families have both husband and wife go to night planting. Many young men also wade through the fields to plant rice at night, no less than women. Photo: Huy Thu |
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With the spirit of "avoiding the sun, receiving water, finishing early and resting early", farmers in many localities are actively working at night to complete the summer-autumn crop planting on schedule. Around 10-11 pm, people go home from planting. Working at night during the planting season is hard, but quite exciting and enthusiastic. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Night planting season rice fields. Video: Huy Thu |