Thanh Chuong: Bustling flower fields on the eve of Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - There is only a week left until the Lunar New Year 2018; on this day, flower gardens and flower shops in Thanh Chuong district are bustling with buyers and sellers.
Wishing to get rich in his hometown, Mr. Tran Van Mai in Hamlet 2A, Thanh Phong Commune, Thanh Chuong District boldly borrowed capital to bid for 3 hectares of local land to build a farm specializing in producing clean foods such as pigs, chickens, kohlrabi, cauliflower, cabbage... and especially flowers to serve the Tet holiday.
Supplying mainly rural markets, every year Mr. Mai only grows beautiful, cheap flowers such as chrysanthemums with many colors, ma gic flowers...
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| These days, Mr. Tran Van Mai's garden in Hamlet 2A, Thanh Phong Commune (Thanh Chuong) has attracted many customers to buy flowers. Photo: Huu Thinh |
Mr. Mai said: This year, I will supply 15,000 flowers to the market. The flowers I grow are popular every year, the price at the garden is 3,500 VND/branch, the flowers stay fresh for a long time. Customers can pull out the whole plant to plant in pots, so every year during Tet, my flower garden is crowded with people coming to buy and I don't have to take them to the market to sell.
After 7 years of growing and developing Tet flowers, Mr. Tran Van Mai affirmed that growing Tet flowers is a profession that brings high income. As of December 20 of the lunar calendar, his family has sold 1/5 of the flowers in the garden. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong - a customer from Minh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district said: The flowers of Mr. Mai's family are very beautiful and the price is cheap, so every year we come to buy them to play during Tet.
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| Mr. Tran Van Mai in Hamlet 2A, Thanh Phong Commune is taking care of his flower garden. Photo: Huu Thinh |
Up to now, Thanh Phong commune has 20 economic models with high income. Among them is the ornamental flower development model of Mr. Tran Van Mai's family. Mr. Tran Ngoc Son - Vice Chairman of Thanh Phong Commune People's Committee said: This is a model with high economic efficiency, creating a new direction in the area.
In addition to the flower garden of Mr. Tran Van Mai's family, in Thanh Chuong district, there is also a flower village in Thanh Linh commune that has developed strongly for many years. During these days near Tet, the flower gardens in Thanh Chuong district are bustling with buyers and sellers.