Effective garden economic development from lemon trees

The ancient lemon trees in Mr. Vo Phi Hung's garden yield 70-80kg/tree.

Mr. Vo Phi Hung (born in 1977, Thien Nhan village, Son Tien commune) is the youngest son in a farming family. His father, Mr. Vo Xuan Binh (born in 1939), was a soldier who fought in the war. In 1989, Mr. Binh returned to his hometown after being discharged from the army and began to renovate a 7,000 ^m2 mixed garden to grow pineapples and make a living from gardening. However, partly because the plants were not suitable for the soil, and partly because he lacked experience, the results were not high. In 1994, after many trips to visit and learn about lemon growing models in Nam Dan district (Nghe An), Mr. Binh bought 150 lemon trees to try planting. Thanks to the suitable climate and soil, these trees grew and developed well and began to generate income.

In 1995, Vo Phi Hung decided to devote his "whole heart and soul" to supporting his father in developing the family garden economy. In the early days, he followed his father to take care of each lemon tree, understanding each care technique so that the lemon tree became the main source of income for the family.

In 1999, after starting a family with Ms. Le Thi Oanh (born in 1978), the young couple boldly invested in economic development, expanding the lemon growing area and investing in raising buffalo, cows and chickens.

According to Mr. Hung, lemon trees are easy to grow and can be planted all year round, but the best time is from May to June. Before planting, you must dig a hole 60 - 80cm deep, 0.6 - 0.8m in diameter, plow the soil to make it loose and dry. After digging the hole, spread 1.5 - 2kg of decomposed manure as base fertilizer. Each lemon tree begins to yield from the second year onwards.

Mr. Hung invested in growing jasmine flowers from October 2024

Thanks to following the technical process and investing in the right direction, Mr. Hung and his wife have 450 lemon trees on an area of ^{​​9,000m2} . Every year, the couple's lemon garden yields 10-12 tons, with a selling price ranging from 18-22,000/kg, bringing in an income of over 200 million VND. In addition, his family also sells lemon leaves to serve traditional medicine establishments with an annual income of tens of millions of VND.

“Lemon trees that are more than 30 years old can harvest 70 - 80kg of fruit each year. The income from lemon trees is very stable, without fear of crop failure or price loss like other fruit trees. Lemons can be harvested all year round, traders come to our house to buy, so our income is quite stable,” added Mr. Vo Phi Hung.

Huong Son district leaders visited the jasmine growing model of Mr. Vo Phi Hung

In October 2024, Mr. Hung and his wife invested more than 20 million VND to plant 110 more lily trees. Up to now, his family's lily garden has grown well and is expected to be harvested from June this year. According to rough calculations, the first crop will harvest about 100 kg of lily flowers/day. With a selling price of 50,000 - 60,000 VND/kg, Mr. Hung expects to earn 5-6 million VND/harvest (harvesting once every 3 days). The trees will be harvested for 5 months, until the end of November 2025.

Mr. Vo Phi Hung’s garden economic model is one of the few successful models in Son Tien commune thanks to the application of science and technology and systematic investment. Not only with traditional plants, he and his wife also research and experiment with new crops to increase economic efficiency.

In particular, the market for passionflower is very large. If this model is successful, it will open up opportunities for people in Son Tien commune to expand production and increase income.

Vice Chairman of Son Tien Commune People's Committee Le Dinh Phuoc

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