Growing passion flower brings in 3 times more income than other vegetables.

(Baonghean) - Implementing the local crop structure conversion project, many householdsFarmers in Dai Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) invest in intensive cultivation of commercial passion flower, bringing economic value 3-4 times higher than other crops.

The morning glory garden of Mr. Le Cong Tuan in hamlet 1, Dai Thanh commune (Yen Thanh).

Mr. Le Cong Tuan's family in Hamlet 1, Dai Thanh Commune has more than 3 sao of garden land, all of which are used to grow passionflowers. The climbing trellis system is made of concrete piles and uses mixed wood and bamboo to build it vertically, making it very sturdy. Mr. Le Cong Tuan said: Passionflowers are very easy to grow, quick to harvest, and bloom after only 4-5 months.

Every 2-3 days, he harvests about 40-50 kg, with the current market price of 25,000 VND/kg, his family earns from 1-1.2 million VND, on average during the harvest season (flowers bloom for 5 months/year), his family earns from 8-10 million VND per month. After more than 2 years of harvesting, the passion flower is still green and shows no signs of wilting.

Mr. Tuan invested in a root irrigation system to both save water and ensure the growth of the plants during the hot season. Currently, the amount of harvested passionflower is not enough to supply the traders who come to buy it at home, so the family plans to expand the area of ​​passionflower planting to about 5-6 sao next year.

According to Mr. Dang Huu Thin, who has more than 5 years of experience in growing and caring for passionflowers in Hamlet 5, Dai Thanh Commune, the technique for caring for passionflowers is not complicated. The most important thing is that this plant needs water and sunlight, and the soil must be rich in organic matter. To make the plant produce many flowers, after each harvest, it is necessary to add manure or NPK to each tree from 100 - 120 grams.

You can take advantage of the porch or yard to make a trellis for this plant. The way to propagate the passion flower is also quite simple, just choose the vine that is not too old or too young, cut it into pieces about 7 - 10 cm long, then spray root stimulant and circle the base before placing the cuttings in the ground, keeping 2 - 3 leaf buds on the top.

Many families make sturdy concrete pillars for climbing jasmine.

Hamlet 5, Dai Thanh commune has 138 households, now 70% of them grow passionflower. Mr. Le Cong Duong - Party cell secretary, said: "Households in the hamlet have exchanged techniques with each other to grow. Small households have five or seven trees, large households have up to several dozen trees. Market prices range from 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg, many households earn an average of 25 - 30 million VND per crop. The value of passionflower compared to other crops is 3 - 4 times higher, so the hamlet's crop structure in recent years has mainly been green eggplant and passionflower...".

Dai Thanh commune currently has nearly 15 hectares of sky flowers. Mr. Vuong Kim Su - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee said: In the roadmap to build a new rural area, restructuring and economic development are important goals, so after converting land, the Party Committee and the Commune People's Committee developed a project to include commercial vegetable crops. In particular, sky flowers have affirmed their position as a clean vegetable crop, with high nutritional value, bringing in outstanding income.

Mr. Tuan