Nghe An farmers grow green mustard for export

The entire Quynh Van commune has about 25 hectares of specialized green mustard growing areas concentrated in hamlets 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20. This is considered a key vegetable variety suitable for local soil conditions.

Mustard greens are a sun-loving variety, so people plant them in the summer. The growing period of the vegetable starts from sowing to harvest in nearly 2 months; on average, people rotate 4-5 batches of vegetables a year, from February to the end of October of the lunar calendar.

People in Quynh Van commune (Quynh Luu) gather to harvest green mustard greens. Photo: Nhu Thuy

This is a drought-resistant vegetable variety with high yield, sold in domestic markets and exported to China and Laos. Every year, Quynh Van commune earns about 10 billion VND from this vegetable.

However, these days the heat is so bad that vegetables cannot stand the high temperature and their leaves burn and die from the sun.Now people are urgently going to the fields to harvest to minimize damage.

Hot weather causes some vegetable fields to rot. Photo: Nhu Thuy

Mr. Cao Trong Hoa - a household specializing in growing green mustard greens in hamlet 10, Quynh Van commune said: "In sunny weather, we must water 2-3 times a day. On frosty mornings, we must water to wash away the dew, otherwise the leaves will burn when the sun comes up. The growth period of mustard greens is very fast, from sowing to harvesting is 45 days; we must harvest early to avoid crop loss."

Harvested vegetables are gathered in the shade to prevent damage. Photo: Nhu Thuy

In Quynh Luu district, there are about 50 hectares of specialized vegetable land for growing mustard greens. In addition to Quynh Van commune, people in Quynh Bang, Quynh Minh, Quynh Luong communes... are also actively taking measures to prevent heat for vegetables, proactively harvesting early to avoid drought.