Drought-resistant melons bring high income in Dien Chau

(Baonghean.vn) - Introduced into pilot cultivation since 2010, the melon variety has now proven its economic efficiency, becoming a key crop in Dien Ky and Dien Hong communes (Dien Chau). Currently, farmers are entering the mass harvest of spring melons, with a profit of more than 10 million VND per sao after deducting costs.

Farmers are focusing on harvesting with a yield of 1.2 tons/sao.

This year is the fourth year that Ms. Ngo Thi Thuy, village 2, Dien Ky has grown Le Thien Mat melons on an area of ​​3 sao. After 55 days of planting, the melons were harvested. She said that the advantages of Le Thien Mat melons are their high resistance to pests and drought, low care and investment costs.

The fruit is round, beautiful, sweet and fragrant. The tree adapts well to the period from March to June, which is the driest time, but still produces consistent and high-quality fruit. Ms. Thuy picks melons to sell in the field. These days, traders from many places come to buy melons for people at a price of 13,000 - 15,000 VND/kg.

Clean melon of Dien Ky.

Le Thien Mat melon variety has been widely grown and proven effective in the Northern provinces. Starting in 2010, Dien Chau started experimenting on 1 hectare in Dien Ky commune. Due to its suitability to the soil and high yield, the melon area has increased every year.

This spring crop, Dien Chau planted 15 hectares of melons. At this time, farmers are focusing on harvesting with a yield of 1.2 tons/sao. People sell at the field for an average of 13-15 thousand VND/kg, after deducting costs, they make a profit of 10 million VND/sao. Traders buy melons and send them to the markets to sell.

Thien Mat melons are currently high-income crops in Dien Chau. Therefore, after harvesting, people continue to grow another crop of melons to sell in August.

Many traders come to buy melons for sale.

Cantaloupe is a fruit rich in folate, a vitamin that is good for health.

Cantaloupe is a nutritious summer fruit with many uses. Not only is it fragrant and sweet, but it also has many health benefits. According to many documents, cantaloupe is a fruit rich in folate, a vitamin that plays an important role in heart health and prevents birth defects.

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