Vinh City: Peach blossoms bloom a month early

(Baonghean.vn) - It's almost a month until Lunar New Year, but some peach gardens in the suburbs of Vinh have already bloomed.

In recent years, Vinh suburban communes such as Nghi An, Nghi Duc, Hung Dong... have expanded peach growing areas to serve consumer demand during the Lunar New Year. This year, many peach growers are quite worried because it is still nearly a month until Tet but many peach trees have already bloomed. In some gardens, the peach trees have bloomed up to 30%.

More than 30% of peach trees of Mr. Hai Le Ngoc Hai's family, Kim Phuc hamlet, Nghi An commune have bloomed.

Mr. Le Ngoc Hai, a peach grower in Kim Phuc hamlet (Nghi An commune) said: "This year, due to the hot weather, we were caught off guard, the peach blossoms bloomed earlier than expected." Currently, Mr. Hai's garden has 300 peach trees, with the blooming rate reaching 30%. According to Mr. Hai, peach trees usually bloom in 3 phases: early blooming, mass blooming and final blooming. This year, the peach trees in his house have bloomed but are still in the first phase of blooming, so Mr. Hai still hopes that the remaining peach trees will bloom in time for the Lunar New Year 2017.

Hot weather is the reason why peach blossoms bloom early.

Some peach growers in the traditional flower village of Kim Chi hamlet (Nghi An commune) are in a similar situation these days. Nguyen Van Trung’s family planted more than 10 peach trees, but all 10 trees have fully bloomed.

In Trung My hamlet (Hung Dong commune), peach trees have been planted for Tet for many years. Mr. Tran Van Lien's family is one of the households that grows the most peach trees in the hamlet. In previous years, Mr. Lien planted 1,000 to 1,500 peach trees. This year, due to the harsh weather, his family has only planted less than 400 peach trees.

Among the 400 peach trees of Mr. Tran Van Lien, Trung My hamlet, Hung Dong commune, many have bloomed early.

Mr. Lien’s peach garden currently has a few peach trees that have just bloomed. Mr. Lien said that although his family has taken care of the peach trees properly, whether the peach trees will bloom in time for Tet depends mainly on the weather. If the weather remains warm, hopefully the peach trees will bloom in time for Tet. On the contrary, if the cold weather continues, the harvest will certainly fail.

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