Nghe An farmers stay up all night to take care of Tet flowers

Clip: Xuan Hoang

In the fields of the hamlet, Yen Thanh town, for many years now, some families have rented land to grow flowers to serve market demand, especially during the Lunar New Year. Mr. Phan Quoc Nam in hamlet 4, Hoa Thanh commune, one of the households renting land to grow flowers here, said: This year his family grows 4 hectares of chrysanthemums of various kinds, 1 hectare more than last year. Photo: Xuan Hoang

With an area of ​​4 hectares of land, Mr. Phan Quoc Nam is currently growing 1.3 million chrysanthemums of all kinds. Of which, at the end of the year, he will sell about 60 million plants, the rest is supplied to the market on the first and fifteenth of each month. Every night, when the lights are turned on, he sprays stimulants for the flowers to grow; whenever there are pests, he also has to spray pesticides, so he can only rest after 10 pm. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong in Block 4, Yen Thanh town grows 1 hectare of Tet chrysanthemums, and has to water them sufficiently on days without rain. Photo: Xuan Hoang

To save electricity, flower growers often use low-power light bulbs, from 5 - 10W, plugging in one bulb every 1.5m. However, because they are left on all night, they consume a lot of electricity and many bulbs burn out and have to be replaced, so the cost of lighting is quite high. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Tet flower growers say the purpose of keeping the lights on all night is to give the flowers more light so they can grow as they wish. The last months of this year have had less rain than previous years, so the flowers grow faster. This year, along with the price of seeds also decreasing, it is favorable for flower growers. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Long-time and large-scale flower growers grow flowers all year round, but mostly at the end of the year to serve the demand of the Tet flower market. In the photo, one of Chu Quoc Nam's chrysanthemum fields will be harvested to serve the market on the first day of the 11th lunar month. Photo: Xuan Hoang

After a hard day of working in the flower fields, people often go home to rest at 10 p.m. Because according to the people, many workers work during the day, but at night they rest, so they have to water and spray stimulants for the flowers. According to Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the District's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the whole district has about 20 hectares of Tet flowers, planted scattered in the communes, but the most concentrated is still the town area. In addition to the area of ​​flowers grown outdoors, people also grow flowers in greenhouses and greenhouses. Photo: Xuan Hoang

On this occasion, when visiting the countryside in Yen Thanh, you can occasionally see "flower streets" shining brightly in the night. Photo: Xuan Hoang

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