• Attach QR code to watermelon Ly Van Lam
  • Farmers in Ngoc Hien district have a good harvest of watermelon for Tet.
  • Happy season of harvesting watermelon for Tet

In Ap Chanh, where the most households grow off-season melons in the ward, Mr. Lam Van Dam is one of the pioneers. Having been involved in this model for over 10 years, Mr. Dam has used 5,000 m² of land to grow 4,000 F1 2014 melon vines. Off-season melons are usually planted in April-June or August-September of the lunar calendar, coinciding with the rainy season, so few people grow them, and output is scarce, so the selling price is 1.5-2 times higher than the main crop.

“As long as you take good care of the melons and they look beautiful, traders will come to the fields to buy them. Growing melons off-season is many times more profitable than growing rice,” Mr. Dam shared. In the last crop, the yield was 3-3.5 tons/1,000 m². With a selling price of 6,000 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, he made a profit of nearly 100 million VND, a significant amount from short-term crops.

Mr. Lam Van Dam, Ap Chanh, Ly Van Lam Ward checks melons in the off-season crop.

In the same direction, Mr. Lam Hoang Vu, also in Ap Chanh, is harvesting the off-season melon crop. He said that growing off-season melons is more difficult due to the unusual weather, but if the techniques are well prepared, the economic efficiency is very high.

“You have to build high beds and cover them with tarpaulins to retain moisture and limit weed growth; choose short-term varieties and prioritize biological fertilizers to ensure food safety,” said Mr. Vu. Thanks to the suitable soil conditions, Ly Van Lam watermelons have red flesh, thin skin, sweet taste, and few pests and diseases, so they are very popular in the market. With 5,000 m² of cultivation, he expects to earn about 100 million VND in profit this season.

Mr. Lam Van Dam, Ap Chanh, Ly Van Lam Ward, weighs off-season watermelon at home after harvest.

Currently, the whole ward has about 30 households growing off-season melons, concentrated in Ap Chanh, Thanh Dien and Bau Son, with a total area of over 5 hectares. This is a model supported by the Ward People's Committee and the Farmers' Association in both capital and technology, creating conditions for people to confidently expand production.

Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Ward Farmers’ Association, affirmed: “The off-season melon growing model clearly demonstrates the spirit of daring to think and daring to do of farmers Ly Van Lam. It not only increases income and makes effective use of land, but is also a suitable direction in crop conversion, contributing to sustainable agricultural development in the midst of urbanization.”

Bich Le

Source: https://baocamau.vn/mo-hinh-tien-trieu-giua-long-do-thi-hoa-a120796.html