Farmers growing squash earn hundreds of millions of dong in profit

(Baonghean.vn) - Farmers in Anh Son are eagerly harvesting squash and luffa. Favorable weather and careful care are helping the model of growing squash in Tao Son commune and luffa in Cam Son, Anh Son district yield an average yield of 20 tons/ha, bringing farmers an income of up to 240 million VND/ha/crop.

The whole Cam Son commune currently has over 4 hectares of squash growing concentrated in Hoi Lam and Ha Du villages... According to the experience of squash growers in Cam Son commune, squash growing is not difficult. When you understand the technical process of fertilizing and treating diseases, the yield is quite high. Each sao of squash yields from 1.5 to 2 tons, after deducting costs, each sao also brings in an income of 10 million VND.

This spring, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai's family in Hoi Lam village, Cam Son commune, planted 8 sao of fragrant squash on alluvial land. According to Ms. Hai: "The investment in growing squash is not too large, each time making a trellis only costs 3 - 4 million VND, and it can be used for 3 crops before having to replace it. This is an easy-to-grow plant, the growing period is only 1 month and 5 days, and it is harvested every 1-2 days. With an average price of 5,000 VND/kg, with this area of ​​squash, her family earns over 80 million VND/crop.

In addition to squash, green squash is also in harvest season. The entire Tao Son commune has 45 hectares of squash with more than 200 households participating in growing. Concentrated in hamlets 5 and 9. For many years, squash has been considered a hunger-eliminating and poverty-reducing plant for the people here.

Anh Son green squash has long been a specialty of Anh Son. Anh Son is the first locality in the province to succeed with green squash. This year, green squash has a good harvest and good price. The selling price of 1 kg is 10-13,000 VND/kg.

Mr. Mai Van Quang's family in village 5, Tao Son commune, planted 3 sao of squash this season. Although it was cold at the beginning of the season, all of his family's squash acreage has now been harvested with a yield of 1 ton/sao.

Green squash is a short-term food crop, easy to grow, from planting to harvest is only 90 days.

Currently, pumpkin is purchased by traders at a price of 10-13 thousand VND/kg. With a yield of 1 hectare reaching 20 tons, pumpkin is bringing in an income of up to 240 million VND/ha.

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