Thach Ha people are busy taking care of fresh vegetables and flowers.

To serve the Lunar New Year market, cooperatives and farmers in Thach Ha (Ha Tinh) are actively cultivating vegetables and fruits.

With many years of experience in producing vegetables to serve the Tet market, these days, Mr. Le Huu Trung's family - head of Cooperative Group 1 in Tho village (Thach Lien commune) is working with other members of the group to focus on fertilizing 2.4 hectares of kohlrabi, cabbage, and cauliflower varieties.

People of Cooperative Group 1 in Tho village (Thach Lien commune) take care of vegetables and tubers ready to serve the Tet market.

Mr. Le Huu Trung said: “We grow vegetables to sell all year round but focus most on the Tet market. For vegetables such as cabbage and cauliflower, it takes 90-100 days to harvest, while for kohlrabi, the growing time is shorter, about 60 days. Vegetables and tubers grown by the cooperative are grown according to VietGAP standards, so they have high productivity, guaranteed quality, and are favored by consumers, so traders have to place orders early and come to the fields to buy.”

Along with the lush green vegetable fields in Thach Lien, in Tuong Son commune, farmers are also actively taking care of vegetables to prepare them for the Tet market. The whole commune currently has over 69 hectares of vegetable, root and fruit growing area, of which over 19 hectares are concentrated production area and 50 hectares are dispersed production area. As OCOP products, vegetables, root and fruit of Tuong Son commune have affirmed their brand and gradually dominated the market in and outside the province. It is expected that this year's Tet crop, Tuong Son vegetable growers will supply 130 tons of vegetables to the market.

The whole Thach Ha district currently has 938.6 hectares of vegetables and fruits.

Not only with vegetable farms, in the "capital" of Xuan Son flower village (Luu Vinh Son commune), people are busy taking care of and carrying out the final stages to produce the most beautiful flowers to serve the market for the 2024 Tet holiday.

According to Mr. Duong Dinh Nam - owner of a chrysanthemum garden in Xuan Son village, taking care of chrysanthemums during the period near Tet includes many steps and is done very meticulously. To have healthy chrysanthemums with beautiful flowers, growers must prune leaves and flower buds. Not only do they take great care, but they also have to invest in installing an electric lighting system that stays on all night to stimulate plant growth. From the 10th day of the 12th lunar month, it is time to cover the flowers with nets and flower buds so that the flowers bloom on time. It is expected that this year, Mr. Nam's family will supply the market with more than 70,000 chrysanthemums.

Mr. Duong Dinh Nam (Xuan Son village, Luu Vinh Son) focuses on taking care of chrysanthemums to serve the market.

Not far away, peach gardens have been stripped of leaves and fertilized by households in Xuan Son village (Luu Vinh Son commune) to serve the market in time. Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Luu Vinh Son commune, Bui Cong Thu, informed: "This year's flower crop, the whole commune has 108 hectares of peach and apricot trees; 2.5 hectares of chrysanthemums. At this time, flower growers are putting all their efforts and enthusiasm into caring for them to provide the market with the most beautiful flowers. We hope the weather will be favorable to compensate for the year-long care of the flower villagers."

This year, in Thach Ha, for the first time, the Phalaenopsis orchid model was deployed by Mr. Pham Van Huy (Thanh Lan village, Thach Khe commune), selling a large quantity to the market during the upcoming Lunar New Year. The model invested more than 11 billion VND with an area of ^{​​2,500m2} , initially attracting a large number of visitors to visit and buy flowers with an average selling price of 180,000 VND/plant. It is expected that in this year's Tet market, Mr. Huy will supply more than 60,000 Phalaenopsis orchids to serve customer needs.

This year, for the first time in Thach Ha, the Phalaenopsis orchid model is owned by Mr. Pham Van Huy (Thanh Lan village, Thach Khe commune).

Head of the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Duy said: “The whole district currently has 938.6 hectares of vegetables and fruits; 3.66 hectares of flowers; expected to supply the Tet market with more than 2,100 tons of vegetables and fruits, more than 60,000 peach blossoms, 750,000 chrysanthemums... The current weather is quite favorable for people to take care of flowers, vegetables and fruits to serve the Tet market. With our function, we actively guide people on techniques to ensure productivity and quality of crops. The Department will continue to accompany farmers in finding consumption markets, building a clean agriculture, bringing sustainable value in the future”.

Hoai Thom - Ha Linh

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