According to the planting experience of households in Phuoc Vinh commune, Ninh Phuoc district, custard-apple is quite well adapted to sandy soil as well as hot and dry local climate. Plants are easy to care for, resistant to many types of pests and diseases, cost less to buy fertilizers and fertilizers. After nearly three years of care, custard-apple harvested the first fruit, the average weight per fruit from six ounces to more than 1 kg. When ripe, fruit is very fragrant, sweet taste, chewy flesh, few seeds, less cracking when ripe, so it is easy to harvest and transport. Trees are propagated by grafting method. During the care process, it is necessary to provide enough water to irrigate the plants, especially in the dry season, to prevent weeds, mealybugs and thrips. In order for the tree to produce beautiful fruit and to limit pests and diseases, growers need to carry fruit since the fruit is as big as a chicken egg, and at the same time use a support tree so that the custard-apple tree will not break its branches when the fruit is large. The initial investment cost (including seeds, fertilizers, plant protection products) to plant a sao of custard-apple is about 10 million VND, about 80 to 100 trees / pole. Usually three years after planting, the Queen soursop gives fruit, the time from flowering to fruit harvest is about 5 months. Each tree gives harvest from 30 to 40 kg / crop and increases gradually as the tree grows. After harvesting is complete, it is necessary to prune, create canopy, fertilize and supplement nutrients so that the plants begin to flower for the next season. Queen custard apple has a purchase price of two to three times higher than that of our custard apple, about 60 to 70 thousand dong / kg; On holidays, Tet the selling price is higher. It is known that Ninh Thuan currently has nearly 18 hectares of new varieties of custard apple and more than 341 hectares of custard apple. In order to improve the production efficiency for the people, the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center is implementing seedling support programs, training on intensive farming techniques of Empress Soursop in the direction of VietGAP, guiding techniques for watering. saving, pollinating flowers, ways for plants to flower off-season, fruit wrapping techniques, preserving fruit after harvest to provide quality products to the market.

Feng shui researcher Nguyen Xuan Cuong shares some notes when setting up the altar that families can refer to. Do not move the incense bowl to the wrong position At the end of the year, all families clean the altar to celebrate Tet. According to feng shui, should not arbitrarily move the incense bowl. If the bowl of incense is moved in a bad direction, it can even cause bad luck for the homeowner. The days bordering on the Lunar New Year are the occasion when people clean the altar and prepare to welcome the new year. Photo: Pham Thang. It should be noted, after taking out the incense, we should not hold the incense bowl to pour out the ashes. Because according to the concept of the ancients, this approach is very easy to spread talent and gossip. We should use a small spoon, scoop each spoonful of the incense to spill out. When cleaning, families should use a new towel, wipe from high to low. Wiping water is alcohol with crushed ginger branch. Fruit tray presentation The tray is an indispensable thing on the altar in every family during Tet. Around December 28 and 29, after cleaning the ancestral worship place, families began to set up a beautifully decorated five-fruit tray to place on the altar. Depending on the region, you will choose different fruits, the North usually includes bananas, oranges, Buddhas, grapefruit, peaches, persimmons, peppers … Each type represents a wish of the owner, ensuring the white color, Blue, yellow, black, pink. For the Northern people, the green banana bunch placed at the bottom represents the descendants who gather, gather, surround and protect each other. However, this type of fruit never appeared in the Southern fruit tray. They believe that bananas are associated with business failure. The conception comes from the pronunciation of the banana in the southern voice as “chewing”, which is close to “chewing”, just doing business is difficult. Many families choose to display the five-fruit tray according to feng shui with the concept of welcoming more fortune in the new year. Photo: Viet Linh. Southerners often prepare 5 kinds of fruits, namely custard apple, fig, coconut, papaya, and mango with the concept of “demand for fig, just enough to use”. Oranges and tangerines are associated with the concept of “tangerine do resignation”, which means a lot of work and hardship, so they are not displayed on Tet. Meanwhile, the Central people have an important respect to their ancestors and have almost no taboo on any kind of fruit, even in terms of flavor, color and name in the five-fruit tray. The fruit tray usually includes dragon fruit, watermelon, mango, grapefruit, grape, pineapple, apple, orange, pear, custard apple … The layout is simple, not too fussy, thereby showing some personality. the sincerity of the people here. Do not put fake flowers and fruit on the altar Many families often have the habit of displaying fake flowers on the altar because they both save money and do not have to change water. However, expert Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that plastic flowers or flashing electric lights should not be displayed on the altar. When descendants display real fruit, they will show their respect and respect to their ancestors. Fresh flowers and fruits should be used to display on the altar during Tet. Photo: Viet Linh. In addition, we should use fresh flowers to display on the altar, choose types with beautiful names, pleasant aroma. Fresh flowers should be used such as lily, yellow chrysanthemum, apricot blossom, peach blossom that is both beautiful, long-lasting, bringing the Tet atmosphere. According to traditional beliefs, some types of flowers should not be placed on the altar of Tet, such as lilies, orchids, and lilies. Also according to Professor Nguyen Xuan Cuong, in order to show respect to ancestors, homeowners are not allowed to bring wild flowers growing along the road to display on the altar.

Orange juice is the cooling drink of many people in Ho Chi Minh City “Orange juice in the shop sells for about 50,000 VND / glass, I sell it on the sidewalk only 10,000 / glass, but it is pure oranges. I sell here for 8 years, people are very supportive, hot weather is also more expensive to sell ”, shared Ms. Minh Huong. Waiting in line to buy juices and smoothies on Song Hanh Street (Thu Duc City, HCMC) In addition to juice, there are vitamins, coffee … sold along the road with the price of 10,000-15,000 VND / cup are also chosen by many workers and students. Particularly, the smoothie shops along the sidewalk are much more popular because of the cheap price and variety such as: coconut smoothie 10,000 VND / glass; mango, custard apple, avocado smoothie costs 12,000 VND / glass … A juice shop, a smoothie crowded with customers Ms. Phan Thi Thanh Dieu, selling smoothies on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street (District 1), said that every day she sells hundreds of glasses for 10,000-17,000 VND / cup, earning 2 million VND without subtracting expenses. Affordable fruit smoothies for sale on the sidewalks of District 1 Ms. Dieu is very excited when she has a quite high income even though she has to sell wholesale all day in hot weather: “At the beginning of March, it was hot and hot, so the number of customers drinking smoothies also increased. Every day I sell about 200 glasses, the average profit is from 500,000-700,000 VND / day. This income has helped me a lot in paying for my life ”./.