Growing pennywort, unexpectedly earning millions every day
With the initial plan to grow pennywort to fill the gap and avoid weeds growing in the yard, the farmer couple unexpectedly easily earned millions of dong every day...
With a yard area of over 1,000m2Because the land was left bare and weeds grew a lot, Mr. Bien and his wife, Ms. Loan, in Long Hung commune (Long My district, Hau Giang province) decided to plant some pennywort.
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| Close-up of pennywort plant ready to be harvested, with large leaves and longer stems than the plants next to it. |
Mr. Bien said that at first, he only planted a small amount to see if he could encroach on the area to save on weeding. He and his wife spent a little time taking care of it, and occasionally cut the pennywort to sell at the market to earn some extra income for the family.
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| The yard is covered with green pennywort. |
Seeing that pennywort is easy to grow and provides income for the family, every day when going to the rice fields, the couple would pull up some wild pennywort from the canals and fields to plant on their land. Unexpectedly, with its easy-to-grow and fast-growing characteristics, within just a few months, more than 1,000m2Mr. Bien's yard is full of pennywort.
Ms. Loan shared that pennywort is easy to care for, just need to water 1 to 2 times a day depending on the weather. After 1 month, it can be harvested for sale. In particular, pennywort has very few pests and diseases, so it does not require fertilizer, much easier than growing rice.
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| Ms. Loan visits the pennywort garden, preparing to harvest. |
According to Mr. Bien, although pennywort is easy to grow and requires little care, if too much is harvested at once or the entire area is cut, it will take 15-20 days to recover, leading to a loss of daily income.
Therefore, to have a steady income, they only harvest 50 - 60 kg per day to deliver to traders. With the purchase price ranging from 15 - 20 thousand VND/kg, each day, they have a steady income of more than 1 million VND from the pennywort yard in front of their house.
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| Harvesting pennywort in Mr. Bien's yard. |
Mr. Bien said that on days when traders really need it, they only harvest a maximum of 20 kg and definitely do not "harvest everything". This is to ensure timely recovery to rotate the harvest, and also to ensure a stable daily income for the family.
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