Gardeners are busy preparing chrysanthemums for the Tet market.

Putting the net buttons in preparation for sale during Tet. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In mid-December, in chrysanthemum gardens in Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu..., all kinds of chrysanthemums have begun to bloom, flower growers are preparing to open their gardens to sell for Tet.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc in block 2, townYen ThanhThis season, 150,000 chrysanthemums of all kinds were planted on an area of ​​5 sao of rice land. By mid-December, 3/4 of the area had begun to bloom, signaling the approaching Tet holiday.

"Among the chrysanthemum varieties, the net chrysanthemum is the most difficult to grow during this time, because each flower must be netted every day, while the other varieties do not require any care, just waiting for the day customers come to buy. With these 150,000 chrysanthemum plants, during this timeTet"About 130,000 trees will be sold, and the remaining 20,000 trees will be sold on the full moon day of the first lunar month," Ms. Cuc shared.

Tet chrysanthemum gardens have begun to bloom. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Along National Highway 1, through Dien Chau district, anyone passing by will be amazed by the gardens.chrysanthemumare in full bloom. Flower growers therefore prepare materials: plastic vases, wrapping paper, strings... to serve customers who come to buy flowers.

Mr. Tuyet An and his wife in Dien Ky commune (Dien Chau), the owners of a chrysanthemum garden, happily said that this year the weather was favorable, the flowers grew well, the flowers were beautiful and large. Like previous years, most of the products were sold wholesale to traders, and some were sold retail at the garden, with many ways to serve the needs of customers. In addition to selling by plant, the family also bought plastic pots to plant chrysanthemums in, creating colorful flower vases. With this method, although the garden owner had to work harder, he made full use of the small flower plants.

This year the weather is favorable so the chrysanthemums grow well. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"On Tet holiday, almost every house has a vase of chrysanthemums, so every year flowers sell well. But this year, due to the complicated epidemic, we don't know what the Tet flower market will be like. For now, we hope to keep the price the same as last year, 3,000 VND/plant," Mr. An shared.

According to gardeners, this year's Tet flower planting season is at its peak.Covid-19 epidemicThe outbreak has spread throughout the country, so garden owners are worried. However, the Government has issued new regulations on epidemic prevention solutions, not implementing a large-scale lockdown like before, so although the epidemic is still complicated in some places, it is hoped that the flower market for Tet this year will still flourish.

There are chrysanthemums that have really bloomed since mid-December, and customers can come to buy them. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Flower growers said that in about a week, the Tet chrysanthemum gardens will start to be bustling with vehicles and people loading flowers onto trucks and motorbikes to transport them to various places to serve people's demand for Tet flowers. This is also the happiest time for flower growers./.

Xuan Hoang