Off-season coriander brings in an income of 150 million VND/ha

(Baonghean.vn) - With conditions of land and irrigation water,People in Quynh Luong commune, Quynh Luu district have grown off-season coriander for high economic value, earning 3-5 times more than main-season vegetables.

These days, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy’s family in village 3, Quynh Luong commune is harvesting coriander to sell to traders. Ms. Quy is one of the first households in the commune to grow coriander off-season in a greenhouse.

To grow coriander in the off-season, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy in village 3, Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) invested in building a net house system to avoid the effects of the weather. Photo: Thanh Toan

According to Ms. Quy, growing vegetables in the right season does not require much care but the economic efficiency is not high. After learning and visiting vegetable growing models in other localities, she has applied off-season vegetable growing. Coriander is best grown in the winter-spring season, from October to January of the following year. During the main season, coriander costs only 3,000 - 5,000 VND/kg, but in the off-season it increases to 12,000 - 15,000 VND/kg; with an area of ​​1.5 sao, Ms. Quy has an income of about 300,000 VND per day.

These days, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy in village 3, Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) is hiring workers to go to the fields to harvest coriander. Photo: Thanh Toan

As one of the pioneering households in planting coriander in the off-season in Quynh Luong commune, Ms. Quy has experience in taking care of this vegetable.

Ms. Quy said that coriander is easy to grow, easy to care for, grows well and rarely gets pests or diseases. Before sowing, the seeds need to be soaked in water for 12-14 hours. After sowing, they can be covered with light straw or a very thin layer of soil to keep the moisture for quick germination. During hot weather, they need to be shaded and watered many times to keep the moisture for the plants.

"When growing vegetables off-season, you have to pay special attention to the weather because both sun and rain affect the plants, so you have to cover them carefully. Every night, I have to listen to the weather forecast. If the radio station predicts rain, I have to go to the field to cover the plants carefully," Ms. Quy shared.

Quynh Luong coriander is purchased by traders and transported to all provinces and cities; in the off-season, coriander costs from 12,000 - 15,000 VND/kg. Photo: Thanh Toan

Ms. Vo Thi Thu Hien - agricultural officer of Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) said: Currently, the whole commune has 2 hectares of coriander. Previously, coriander was mainly grown in winter, but in the past 2 years, some households have switched to growing coriander off-season in greenhouses, which has overcome the hot and rainy weather, suitable for the investment level of farmers, the plants grow well, giving an income of about 150 million VND/ha. The commune is completing the application to request the district to support a model of safe vegetable production in greenhouses, with an investment of about 150 - 200 million VND./.

Thanh Toan