Yen Thanh farmers strip leaves and trim peach trees waiting to sell for Tet

Minh Thanh (Yen Thanh) peach blossoms have been favored by consumers on every occasion.Lunar New Year, because most of the peach blossoms are grown in home gardens. With only 1 month left until Tet, peach growers here are excited, spending a lot of time to beautify each peach tree, and at the same time adjusting the care regimen so that the peach blossoms will bud and bloom in time for Tet.

On this occasion, peach growers in Minh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) focus on stripping all the leaves so that the peach trees can bud. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Tran Van Hoan, who has many years of experience growing Tet peach trees in hamlet 7, Minh Thanh commune, shared: The profession of growing peach treespeach blossomIt is necessary to invest in care all year round, but the month before Tet is very important, because how to make peach blossoms bloom on Tet is very difficult. With the experience gained, this time the family mobilized manpower to strip all the leaves, trim the branches, and clean the grass.

However, the most important issue is still the weather: If the weather is warm and sunny, then increase care for the tree to grow, the buds will bloom late; on the contrary, if the temperature is low for a long time, then limit care for the peach to bloom. Especially in December, if it is very cold, increase watering, even use warm water to water the peach tree roots to quickly bloom.

At the same time, prune the branches to make each peach tree more beautiful. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"With 400 peach trees planted in the garden, the family is currently urgently stripping all the leaves and beautifying each peach tree, waiting for customers to come buy them to display for Tet," said Mr. Tran Van Hoan.

Mr. Phan Xuan Phuc, the owner of another peach tree in Hamlet 7, said that growing peach trees for Tet is very unpredictable because the weather has changed a lot in recent years. However, to have beautiful peach trees that bloom in time for Tet, peach growers need experience and care techniques, which are different each year and depend on old and young peach trees, depending on their peach garden.

Peach growers say that old peach trees have their own way of being cared for. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"The peach blossom growing business depends on the month of December. If the temperature is high for a long time, the peach blossoms will bloom early. On the contrary, if the cold weather lasts for a long time, the buds will be slow to bloom. This year, the weather is quite favorable for peach blossoms.peach grower"There is no need to apply any solutions to stimulate flowering, just prune the branches, strip off all the leaves and clean the grass, creating an eye-catching peach garden," Mr. Phuc shared.

Mr. Tran Khanh Tung - Chairman of Minh Thanh Commune People's Committee said that Minh Thanh's Tet peaches have been known to consumers inside and outside the district for many years, so they are consumed strongly during Tet. Every year, Minh Thanh people bring in a significant income from selling Tet peaches.

Currently, the peach blossom area of ​​Minh Thanh commune is up to 70 hectares. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Currently, Minh Thanh's peach growing area has grown to about 70 hectares, in 8 hamlets, but the largest are hamlets 6 and 7. Minh Thanh's peach trees are mainly peach blossoms and Nhat Tan peach trees, however, peach growers do not create them but rather grow them naturally. On this occasion, peach growers in the commune focus on pruning branches and taking care of them based on the weather to adjust the peach trees to bloom in time for Tet holiday for sale.

On siteYen Thanh districtIn addition to the peach capital Minh Thanh, there are also a number of localities growing peaches for Tet, such as Kim Thanh, Xuan Thanh, Trung Thanh... with an area of ​​hundreds of hectares. On this occasion, people focus on taking care of them to have beautiful peach gardens to sell in time for Tet./.