Phung Bridge – Spress https://en.spress.net Spress is a general newspaper in English which is updated 24 hours a day. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:20:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191965906 Photographs: Garden of red ripe mulberry trees in Doai https://en.spress.net/photographs-garden-of-red-ripe-mulberry-trees-in-doai/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:20:20 +0000 https://en.spress.net/photographs-garden-of-red-ripe-mulberry-trees-in-doai/ In April, Hiep Thuan commune, Phuc Tho district, Hanoi city, a quiet village on the banks of Day river, people here start a day to harvest ripe mulberries, a familiar, familiar fruit. appear only once a year. Stretching on the field, the bustling, bustling atmosphere, the cheerful laughter and talk of the people in the harvest.
From the city center along Highway 32 to Phung Bridge, turning left will take visitors to Hiep Thuan commune, Phuc Tho district, which is famous as one of the capital’s second largest “granary”, with both A sky of mulberries in full bloom is in the middle of the harvest season. The ripe strawberry harvest season starts around the end of March and lasts through April.

Mulberry tree has long been deeply attached to the people of Vietnam. In addition to silk raising and silk weaving, mulberry tree’s leaves, fruits, stems and roots can all be medicinal. Hiep Thuan commune has about 15 ha of mulberry trees. Mulberry trees were planted in this land by people about 6 years ago, the economic efficiency is higher than that of rice cultivation. Mrs. Thao, the owner of a mulberry garden, shared: “Currently, the family harvests with 3 people every day, they get 1.2 weights to 1.3 quintals, the average price is 15,000 VND – 20,000 VND”. More information with the reporter, she said, the family mulberry garden has 40 roots per sao, harvested an average of 400 kg of fruit / crop, turnover is over 30 million VND / sao. That is the result after many years of changing crops to replace old crops. Mulberry trees are easy to grow, the cost is much lower than other crops, except for fertilizer investment, each pole is invested from 1-2 million VND, the farmer still has a high income. When the mulberry tree has finished harvesting the fruits, people will cut it down, leaving only the rootstock for technical care to the next crop. Mulberry tree is a easy-to-live tree, the leaves are often used for silkworms, but thanks to the higher benefits of mulberry fruit than leaves, the villagers in Hiep Thuan have converted to fruit. Strawberry trees planted for more than a year have yielded fruits. Strawberries taste sweet when ripe, making a refreshing drink in the summer. The mulberry tree, besides raising silkworms, weaving silk, can make medicine from the leaves, fruits, stems and roots of the mulberry tree. Japan North (perform)

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