Con Cuong: Greenhouse vegetables sell out in hot season
(Baonghean.vn) - With more than 2,000 m2 of greenhouses equipped with automatic irrigation systems, Chi Khe commune residents have successfully grown two crops of melons with positive results. Now they continue to grow 1,000 m2 of sweet mustard greens and 2,000 tomatoes; mustard greens are currently in harvest season and are in high demand during hot days.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Trung - Head of Chi Khe Seedling Agricultural Cooperative, who has been growing vegetables in hot-season greenhouses, said: After successfully growing 2 crops of melons, I am letting the land rest to wait for another crop. I have applied a trial planting of 1000m2white cabbage, unexpectedly the vegetable has a high yield. Traders compete to buy, because we grow vegetables for the health of consumers, not for profit by spraying growth stimulants. Besides, in sunny weather, vegetables in the field are difficult to grow, but vegetables here still grow normally.
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| Vegetables grown in a greenhouse are being harvested. Photo: Ba Hau |
"The time from planting to harvesting of mustard greens is only 27 - 35 days. At first, it is only difficult to prepare the soil and sow the seeds. When the seedlings grow, you just need to turn on the valve and the water will automatically spray, which is less laborious than growing outside, and the selling price is higher. Although under the sun of 40 - 42 degrees Celsius, the vegetable garden is still green and lush. Currently, the price of mustard greens sold in the garden is 30 - 35,000 VND/kg, higher than the market price, but traders prefer it" - Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Trung said.
Growing vegetables in a greenhouse in Con Cuong has an area of 1000m2.2, each harvest is about 2,000 kg, with an average selling price of 30,000 - 35,000 VND/kg, after deducting costs, growers still earn quite high profits. Growers have caught the trend of hot days, the demand for vegetables, especially clean vegetables, is increasing due to dry fields, so they have started to grow on trial, unexpectedly the efficiency is high, currently not enough to supply local people.
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| Currently, greenhouse-grown mustard greens are sold for 30,000 - 35,000 kg. Photo: Minh Hanh |
Growing vegetables with a surrounding net system like this will minimize the use of pesticides. Net house vegetables meet safety standards, and care work is significantly reduced.
Growing leafy vegetables is very suitable for greenhouse conditions due to its short growth time and fast turnover rate. During the rainy season, the sun is covered by a net so it does not affect the growth and development of vegetables.In order to meet the demand for clean vegetables in the market, besides growing white cabbage, currently over 2,000m2In the greenhouse area, the cooperative also planted 2,000 native tomatoes.
This model was initially supported with investment by the People's Committee of Con Cuong district.