In the bitter cold, farmers in Me Linh district, Hanoi still work hard in the fields, tilling the soil, planting rice, tending flowers, and harvesting vegetables.
As the vegetable and flower granary of Hanoi, farmers in Me Linh district are busy all year round in the fields to produce and serve market demand. Although the weather in Hanoi these days is bitterly cold, in the fields of Trang Viet, Tien Phong, Me Linh communes... (Me Linh district), many farmers are still busy preparing the land, planting new vegetable crops and harvesting the vegetable fields.
At Me Linh flower village located along National Highway 23B, stretching across two communes Me Linh and Dai Thinh (Me Linh district), many types of flowers such as chrysanthemums, roses, lilies, etc. are grown, becoming a place to supply flowers to Hanoi and neighboring provinces.
Along the road leading down to the fields of Ha Loi village (Me Linh commune), you can only see endless rose fields with straight flower beds. Although the weather these days is cold, many flower growers in Me Linh commune said that the cold air will be very beneficial for rose plants. If it is cold like now, the flowers will be bright, the buds will be big and will bloom right on March 8.
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Ms. Mai Hoa (47 years old, residing in Tien Phong commune, Me Linh district) said that this winter crop, her family planted 5 sao of vegetables, mainly mustard greens, radishes, bok choy, etc. To have vegetables to harvest all year round, Ms. Hoa's family grows vegetables using the overlapping method, each batch is 10-15 days apart. Ms. Hoa shared that for mustard greens, bok choy, etc., the time from sowing to harvest is about 30-35 days, and for radishes, it is 40-50 days depending on the weather. Ms. Hoa's family is harvesting more than 1 sao of mustard greens, the selling price at the field is 4,000 VND/kg.
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According to Ms. Hoa, over the years, thanks to production following safety standards, Me Linh's vegetables, tubers and fruits have gained a foothold in the market, stable output, and brought good income to the people. On the morning of February 27, the temperature in Hanoi fluctuated between 12-15 degrees Celsius, the weather was bitterly cold, but Ms. Hoa and the villagers still went to the fields to harvest mustard greens.
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To keep flowers and vegetables beautiful and free of pests, people must regularly spray pesticides. These days, walking on vegetable and flower fields in Tien Phong, Trang Viet, Me Linh communes,... (Me Linh district), it is not difficult to see people spraying pesticides. Mr. Ngo Van Thang (62 years old, resident of Tien Phong commune) affirmed that to ensure safety, in recent years people have only sprayed biological pesticides. According to Mr. Thang, biological pesticides do not affect the environment, the harvested products ensure hygiene and safety standards, and do not affect the health of users.
People in Me Linh commune (Me Linh district) harvest roses in the cold weather on the morning of February 28. At this time, in the flower fields of Me Linh commune, dozens of people are busy taking care of the roses to prepare for sale on March 8.
In order for vegetables to grow well and stably, in addition to spraying pesticides and fertilizing, Mr. Ngo Van Giang (52 years old, residing in Doai village, Nam Hong commune, Dong Anh district) and his wife must regularly water the vegetables. Mr. Giang shared that in cold weather, vegetables grow slowly, so they only need to be watered every 3-4 days.
In the bitter cold, from early morning on February 28, Mr. Nguyen Van Toan (51 years old, resident of Tien Phong commune) was busy dividing the rice seedlings to plant in time for the season. "My family mainly grows flowers and plants 4 more fields to get rice to eat. Because we were busy harvesting flowers, we have only been able to level the fields for planting these days. The temperature has dropped in the past few days, it's freezing cold when I go to the fields to work, my hands are shaking, but that's farming," Mr. Toan said with a smile.
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Báo Tiền Phong•02/03/2024
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