The Nghia Hiep flower village is bustling with activity.

(Baoquangngai.vn) - Nghia Hiep commune (Tu Nghia district) is considered the chrysanthemum capital of Quang Ngai . In recent days, despite the cold, rainy weather, the flower village has been bustling with buyers and sellers, and vehicles transporting flowers for sale.

Having been involved in chrysanthemum cultivation for over a decade, the Lunar New Year approaches is the busiest time of year for Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thang's family (53 years old), residing in Dong Vien village. This is because it's the time when chrysanthemum farmers reap the rewards after months of hard work planting and caring for the flowers.

This year's chrysanthemum crop benefited from favorable weather, allowing Ms. Thang to increase her planting to 600 pots. Ms. Thang stated that the crop is bountiful, with healthy plants and large, beautiful flowers. As a result, all of her chrysanthemums have been pre-ordered by traders from Nha Trang, Binh Dinh, and Quang Nam provinces and are currently being transported.

The strong men took on the task of carrying and transporting the flowers from the home gardens to the collection point.

The women in the village take care of the plants, trimming the buds to ensure the potted flowers are as beautiful as possible before reaching the customers.

Currently, over 70% of the chrysanthemums in Nghia Hiep, the flower capital, have been purchased by traders and transported to provinces and cities nationwide to meet the demand for the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon 2024. The remaining flowers are just waiting to be delivered to neighboring provinces. Therefore, all the flower growers are happy and excited.

"On average, pots of chrysanthemums with a diameter of 50cm are sold wholesale to traders for 100,000 - 120,000 VND per pot. Pots with a diameter of 60cm are priced from 180,000 - 220,000 VND per pot," shared Ms. Nguyen Thi Thang.

Despite the hard work and adverse weather conditions, they still wore bright smiles.

The work was hard, but everyone had a big smile on their face.

The vibrant colors of spring fill Nghia Hiep flower village.

This year, Mr. Ta Van Tuan (50 years old), residing in Dong Vien village, planted 1,200 pots of chrysanthemums. Mr. Tuan excitedly shared that all the chrysanthemums in his garden had been pre-ordered by traders more than a month ago. For flowers intended for distant provinces such as Dak Lak , Nha Trang, Dong Thap, and Lam Dong, almost all have been shipped. For nearby provinces, traders will bring trucks to pick up the flowers around the 20th day of the 12th lunar month.

Ms. Phan Thi Cam (68 years old), residing in Dong Vien village, Nghia Hiep commune, planted 400 pots of chrysanthemums with a diameter of 60cm. Selling them at 220,000 VND per pot, Ms. Cam earned approximately 50 million VND. Currently, Ms. Cam's chrysanthemums are waiting for calm seas to be loaded onto ships, bringing the colors and fragrance of spring to the people of Ly Son island.

The flower-growing profession in Nghia Hiep has existed for nearly 50 years. Previously, flower growers mainly cultivated flowers on a small scale, taking advantage of their free time at the end of the year to grow flowers for Tet (Lunar New Year) and to supplement their income. Now, the entire commune has more than 500 households engaged in professional flower cultivation, covering an area of approximately 30 hectares.

The chrysanthemum buds are gradually opening, adding color and fragrance to spring.

Flower farming has helped many households in Nghia Hiep commune to improve their economic situation and become wealthy.

"Hoa Nghia Hiep" has been granted a collective trademark certificate by the Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Science and Technology, for chrysanthemum, rose, and petunia flowers, and has been recognized as a 3-star OCOP product. This helps maintain and develop the quality and affirm the position of Nghia Hiep flowers in the market.

This year, Nghia Hiep commune has 300,000 pots of chrysanthemums planted, an increase of over 30% compared to 2023. According to the Nghia Hiep Commune People's Committee, last year the locality did not have enough potted chrysanthemums to supply the market, so this year people planted more. Coupled with favorable weather conditions, this year's flower crop is very beautiful, bringing in an estimated revenue of approximately 45 billion VND.

Text and photos: THANH AN

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