Taking advantage of favorable weather, farmers in An Don ward, Quang Tri town have urgently planted and cared for flowers to serve the needs of the Lunar New Year 2025. From only planting a few types of flowers in their home gardens, many farming households in the ward have now joined a professional association to grow flowers and earn good profits from growing flowers for Tet.
Farmers in An Don ward plant chrysanthemums to serve the Lunar New Year 2025 - Photo: HT
To prepare for the Tet flower crop, farmers in An Don ward have started planting since the 10th lunar month, mainly popular flowers during Tet such as chrysanthemums, dahlias, 7-color rubies... Currently, some flower gardens have traders coming to discuss buying Tet flowers.
Ms. Hoang Thi Mong Diep, in Quarter 1, An Don Ward, shared: “This year, my family planted about 25,000 chrysanthemums, mainly crystal chrysanthemums, to serve the market during the Lunar New Year. If all goes well, the flowers will be harvested around the beginning of the 12th lunar month, after deducting expenses, the estimated income is nearly 35 million VND/crop.
To have beautiful flowers that bloom in time for Tet, growers must be careful with every step from planting, watering, fertilizing, staking to pruning buds. Disease prevention, loosening the soil and providing enough nutrients for the flowers are also very important. Not only that, we also have to regularly monitor the weather to have measures to cover and regulate the lights so that the plants can germinate and bloom appropriately. Thanks to many years of experience in growing flowers and ensuring the process, my family's chrysanthemum garden grows well every year, with even and beautiful buds, and is favored by customers in and outside the province, who order early."
As for the family of Ms. Truong Thi Quynh Nhi, in Quarter 1, An Don Ward, from around the 10th lunar month every year, her family, along with many other households in the ward, are busy with the stages of preparing the land, planting seeds, fertilizing... to take care of the family's Tet flower growing area.
Ms. Nhi shared: “In addition to participating in production with over 14,000 chrysanthemum plants of various types in the concentrated flower growing model, my family also grows 5,000 crystal chrysanthemum plants in the home garden to supply the market for the upcoming Lunar New Year.
This year, due to the impact of the weather, the prices of flower varieties and some agricultural materials are higher than previous years. However, my family still boldly invested and expanded the flower growing area. On average, each year, after deducting all expenses, the model of growing Tet flowers brings my family an income of 20-25 million VND.
In September 2024, the An Don Ward Farmers' Association coordinated with the Trieu Phong District Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station and An Don Cooperative to organize a training conference on chrysanthemum growing techniques for members and farmers, including members of the flower growing professional association.
At the same time, the Ward Farmers' Association has also integrated the activities of the flower growing professional association to implement the plan to grow chrysanthemums in the winter-spring crop of 2024-2025. Thereby, helping cadres, members, and farmers exchange knowledge and experience, access policies to support production development, improve model efficiency as well as ensure safety in agricultural production.
Chairwoman of the Farmers' Association of An Don Ward Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao said: "Currently, in addition to small flower gardens, the whole ward has about 0.6 hectares of concentrated flower growing area with the participation of 26 farmer households who are members of the flower growing professional association. At this time, farmers have completed planting short-term flowers to serve the Lunar New Year market, and at the same time, proactively combined the use of biological products and microbial fertilizers to improve the resistance of crops and reduce production costs.
In particular, in order to expand the product consumption market, the Ward Farmers' Association continues to encourage members and farmers to actively convert to digital, using social networking sites such as Zalo, Facebook, TikTok... to introduce and promote local Tet flowers, thereby boosting product consumption during the upcoming Tet holiday.
It is known that in recent years, growing Tet flowers has become the main source of income for many farming households in An Don ward. On the other hand, besides flower varieties to serve the needs of Tet, people also grow winter vegetables such as: mustard greens, onions, coriander, squash... and raise poultry to supply the market. Thanks to actively increasing production and being flexible with the seasons, many families have had high incomes from farming and raising models, contributing to raising average income and promoting the socio-economic development of the locality.
To continue promoting agricultural production, in addition to the attention and active support of the local government, in the coming time, farmers in An Don ward will continue to proactively implement measures to keep warm, prevent pests and diseases on vegetables and flowers; help plants grow well to promptly serve the Lunar New Year market in 2025.
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Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/nong-dan-phuong-an-don-tat-bat-vu-hoa-tet-190428.htm
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