(Baonghean.vn) - These days, farmers in the suburbs of Vinh (Nghe An) are urgently harvesting a bumper watermelon crop with good prices.
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| The area for growing clean vegetables in Hamlet 2, Nghi Lien Commune is 5 hectares with about 30 households growing. The end of May and the beginning of June is the watermelon harvest season for the people here. |
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| This year this suburban area has a good watermelon crop. |
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| Thanks to good care, proper techniques and suitable soil conditions, Nghi Lien watermelons yield high yields, with large, red and sweet fruits. |
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| Melons are planted from mid-February (lunar calendar) and harvested at the end of April (lunar calendar). |
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| Melons are picked and brought to markets in Vinh city and neighboring districts. Selling price is 9000 - 1000 VND/kg. |
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| This year's watermelons are big, beautiful and even. |
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| Melon season falls right on summer vacation so children also take advantage of the opportunity to go to the fields to help their parents. |
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| In the scorching heat, farmers quench their thirst with cool, sweet watermelons from the fields. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong (Hamlet 2, Nghi Lien Commune) said: “My family has been growing melons on the clean vegetable field for 6 years now with an area of 5 sao. Compared to last year, this year melons are bought more, and the price is more stable. Each sao brings my family an income of about 15 million VND/crop.” |
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| As a safe vegetable production area following VietGAP standards sponsored by Vinh city, farmers in Nghi Lien commune have taken good care of the area, using the right techniques to bring high economic efficiency. |
Wang Yun
