Tan Ky farmers are excited because the early season melons are in good season and have good prices.

Spring melon crop in Nghia Dong commune (Tan Ky) is in full swing. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Phan Tri Cuong in Hamlet 2, Nghia Dong Commune (Tan Ky) is excitedly harvesting melons and shares: His family planted 2 hectares of melons. After nearly 3 months of care, the melons are now ready for harvest. It is estimated that each sao of melons yields 10 quintals. With the current average selling price of 15,000 VND/kg, the family earns 15 million VND, after deducting expenses, the net profit is 10 million VND/sao. Early season melon outputquite stable, traders in the northern provinceson site to purchase.

Growing 5 sao of melons, Mr. Nguyen Dinh, also in hamlet 2, Nghia Dong commune, said:Cantaloupe is a short-term variety, easy to grow, suitable for local soil, giving higher profits than other vegetables, with an average yield of 8-10 quintals/sao, if well cared for it can reach 12 quintals/sao, compared toCompared to rice cultivation, melons bring in 4-5 times more income.

Farmers in Nghia Dong commune gather to harvest melons. Photo: Van Truong

A representative of the People's Committee of Nghia Dong Commune said: The entire commune has over 5 hectares of melons converted to grow on rice and low-yield crops. To ensure favorable output, the commune has directed farmers to plant in multiple batches. After finishing this early spring harvest, farmers will continue to plant summer melons.

Melons are grown with little chemical fertilizer, mainly using manure and biological fertilizer to ensure safety and delicious melon quality.Melonis a crop with high economic value, currently, Nghia Dong commune has a plan to convert some areas of ineffective crops to grow melons and other crops.

Melons in Nghia Dong commune have fruits weighing nearly half a kilogram. Photo: Van Truong

Ms. Dang Thi Van - Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Ky district added: The whole district of Tan Ky has about 15 hectares of melons, concentrated in the communes of Tan Phu, Nghia Dong, Nghia Thai. Although melons have more economic value than rice cultivation, they also have potential risks such as pests and diseases, and product output. Therefore, when expanding the area of ​​melons, the district must also carefully survey the land and soil quality suitable for growing this type of plant, especially training farmers to apply scientific advances and techniques for safe melon cultivation.

People in Nghia Dong commune carry sacks of melons onto trucks to sell to traders. Photo: Van Truong

According to medicine, cantaloupe has a relatively high content of vitamins A, B, C and minerals such as magnesium and sodium. In particular, cantaloupe has a lot of sugar but no cholesterol, so it is very good for health. In particular, eating cantaloupe beautifies the skin, helps lose weight, and also helps improve memory, is good for the heart, blood pressure...