Growing thin-skinned, juicy seedless lemons in Do Luong

From the center of Thuan Son commune, passing through many red hills, together with the district agricultural extension staff, we visited the hill garden model combined with livestock farming of Ms. Tran Thi Nghia's family. Currently, on the large hill area, she has renovated and planted 1,000 seedless lemon trees. Ms. Nghia said that her family is very excited to participate in the project, and will try to take good care of it to achieve economic efficiency.

The seedless lemon planting project was handed over by the Department of Science and Technology to the Do Luong District Agricultural Extension Station for investment on an area of ​​5 hectares, distributed to 6 farms in the communes of Dai Son, Thuan Son, Boi Son, and Xuan Son.

Do Luong District Agricultural Extension Station has built a seedless lemon growing model in the communes of Dai Son, Thuan Son, Boi Son, and Xuan Son. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Farm owners are supported with 100% of seedlings from Hai Au farm - Ben Luc district, Long An province. In addition, farm owners are supported with fertilization techniques, a portion of fertilizer, water pipeline system, electricity and 1 pump.

Mr. Tang Van Hong - engineer of the Do Luong District Agricultural Extension Station said: "Before farmers started planting, the station organized training courses on planting trees and provided practical guidance to help farmers master the techniques. During the planting process, the station sent staff directly to the garden to guide the steps of soil treatment, digging holes, planting and care."

Households participating in the model are supported with 100% of seedlings, a portion of fertilizer, water pipes, electricity and a pump. Photo by Ngoc Phuong

The advantage of the seedless lemon variety is that the tree bears fruit all year round, after 2 years of planting it will be ready for harvest; it can be harvested for over 10 years before needing to be cut down. The seedless lemon tree produces large fruit, 6-7 fruits/kg, thin skin, juicy, sour taste and fragrant. After picking, the fruit only needs to be stored in normal conditions, can be kept for a long time, the skin is fresh green.

Besides, the cost of investing in growing seedless lemons is not high, and the care process is not difficult. With an area of ​​1 hectare, you will harvest 30 - 40 tons of fruit/year. According to aMr. Le Van Chien - Deputy of Agricultural Extension Station, said that the current market for seedless lemons is very large. After successfully implementing the model, it will continue to expand so that seedless lemons become a key commodity.