Growing melons in 500 m2 of greenhouse, profit 50 million VND/crop

Minh Thai• DNUM_AHZAHZCABI 22:37

(Baonghean.vn) - Grown in a greenhouse system and using a drip irrigation system, the melon garden of Mr. Vo Manh Hau's family in Hamlet 3, Nghia An Commune (Nghia Dan - Nghe An) has high productivity and sells for a good price.

According to Mr. Hau, the initial investment cost for greenhouses, seeds, irrigation systems, etc. is about 250 million VND/500 m², but in return, the "lifespan" of the greenhouse can be used from 8 to 10 years. Applying the greenhouse to grow melons not only helps to protect against rain and sun, but also prevents insects from entering, helping to reduce production costs (due to not using pesticides to prevent harmful insects).

Mr. Hau is excited because the melons grown in the greenhouse have high productivity. Photo: Minh Thai

After only 75 days of planting 1,200 trees, Mr. Hau harvested over 1.7 tons of melons. This is a Vietnamese TL3 melon variety grown using Israeli technology, weighing 1.8 - 2kg/fruit, with some weighing 2.3kg, the melons are uniform, have beautiful color, are crunchy and sweet, and can be preserved for over 1 month; the current selling price is 50,000 VND/kg.

Melons are harvested by Mr. Hau to import to traders. Photo: Minh Thai

According to Mr. Hau's calculations, this is the first crop, after deducting expenses, he earned more than 50 million VND in profit. With the income from the first crop, Mr. Hau believes that after only 2 years, he will be able to recover his capital and make a profit. Therefore, in the near future, he will build another greenhouse, increasing the total area to 1000m2.²to increase productivity, income and meet market demand.

It is worth mentioning that investing in a greenhouse system, in addition to growing melons twice a year, in the cold season, can switch to growing tomatoes and lilies to sell during Tet.

TL3 melon variety has crispy, sweet fruit and is currently sold for 50,000 VND/kg. Photo: Minh Thai

Mr. Dang The Sinh - Vice Chairman of Nghia An Commune People's Committee said: Mr. Hau's melon growing model is the first high-tech model in the commune, bringing high economic efficiency, so the locality is encouraging households to have the opportunity to learn and replicate, opening up a new direction for local agricultural production.