Nghe An farmers grow Japanese melons and earn a profit of 20 million VND/sao
(Baonghean.vn) - The model of growing Japanese-style yellow melons in a greenhouse with a profit of 20 million VND/sao belongs to Ms. Ho Thi Tien's family in Quynh Bang commune. This is also the first household in Quynh Luu to grow this melon variety.
After nearly 3 months of planting and care, 2,400 cantaloupe plants grown on an area of 2 sao in the greenhouse of Ms. Ho Thi Tien's family in Van Dong hamlet, Quynh Bang commune are in harvest time.
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| With 2 sao of yellow melons after nearly 3 months of planting, Ms. Ho Thi Tien's family in Van Dong hamlet, Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu) earned a profit of about 40 million VND. Photo: Hong Dien |
During the process of growing melons, Ms. Tien produces according to high-tech and organic farming processes, which means that she does not use any pesticides at all. She uses composted microorganisms with manure and Chichoderma fungi to fertilize plants, creating beneficial organisms that destroy pests and diseases that are harmful to plants.
At the same time, she also uses drip irrigation technology. This technology is installed on a mobile phone, requiring only simple operations to control the fertilizer irrigation system in a 1,500-liter tank, passing through drip irrigation nozzles to each melon root. This method helps plants absorb nutrients quickly, without losing the family's fertilizer source.
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| When the tree bears fruit, Ms. Tien prunes the fruit so that the average weight of each melon is 2kg. Photo: Hong Dien |
In particular, to help the plants grow well in the greenhouse, Ms. Tien also installed an automatic temperature fan system. When the temperature is above 35 degrees Celsius, the fan will automatically turn on to cool the plants. Along with care techniques, when the melons flower and bear fruit, they must be pruned, leaving only 1-2 fruits per tree. Thanks to that, when the harvest time comes, a fruit weighs 2 kg, with a yield of 1.5-2 tons/sao.
After harvesting, the products are purchased at home by clean food companies in the province, at a price of 25,000 VND/kg; after deducting costs, the profit is 20 million VND/sao after only nearly 3 months of sowing.
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| Currently, Ms. Tien has planted 2,000 seedlings to grow the second crop of yellow melons. Photo: Hong Dien |
According to Ms. Tien, cantaloupe is easy to grow, low cost but high price because this type of melon contains many nutrients that are beneficial for health, when eaten it has a sweet, fragrant taste so it is popular with many people.
From the economic efficiency, she continues to grow 2,000 seedlings. After harvesting, she will prepare the land and plant the second crop of melons.
Growing cantaloupe in a greenhouse using high technology by Ms. Ho Thi Tien has created quality, disease-free and food-safe products, opening up a new direction for high-tech agricultural production.