When the “green sprout” has begun to take root, the tree is close to the human shoulder and the “dream” of orchards combined with tourism in southern Vietnam is gradually taking shape, the flood of October 2020 has swept away. of almost all grandparents. More than 2/3 of the trees in the garden were buried in fierce floods, uprooted. Getting up after a fierce flood, with the motto of taking short and long, they started to rebuild the remaining stumps and choose to plant bitter melon alternating crops. Talking to the reporter, Ms. Pham Thi Hue shared: “Bitter melon is an easy-to-grow plant that has a fairly resilient vitality, which is both suitable for local climatic and soil conditions, and does not require much. After being incubated, the cuttings will be potted, wait until the plants have grown, about 10cm high, they will be planted. After a period of 3-4 months, the tree will be harvested “. The model of growing bitter melon of Mrs. Pham Thi Hue’s family (Tien village, Vo Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district) brings high economic efficiency. In particular, the bitter melon garden of Mrs. Pham Thi Hue’s family is grown in the direction of clean agriculture, does not use pesticides and is completely fertilized with manure. To prevent plant diseases, Ms. Hue and her husband treated lime in the soil, implemented methods to prevent pests and diseases with biological products, such as ginger, garlic, chili …, so bitter melon was moderate. It has a delicious crunch, which ensures food safety and is very popular with consumers. Also according to Ms. Hue, bitter melon wants to grow and develop well, it is necessary to keep regular moisture. Therefore, she and her husband invested in drip irrigation systems using Israeli technology and made use of locally available materials, such as bamboo and neohouzeaua, to make trusses and a net mesh system. Thanks to the correct technical process, the bitter melon in the garden of Mrs. Pham Thi Hue’s family is evenly large and purchased by traders. During the peak period, she imported to traders 1.5 quintals / day with prices from 20,000 to 25,000 / kg. Recognizing bitter melon is very good for health, helping to purify the body, cool the liver, detoxify and prevent cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure …, besides fresh products, the family of Mrs. Pham Thi Hue boldly experimented with drying and processing products into bitter melon tea with a price much higher than that of ordinary fresh bitter melon. According to Ms. Hue, bitter melon dried in tea form can be preserved for a long time, easy to use, so many consumers love and order. Currently on the garden area of ​​1.4ha, in addition to 6.000m2 dedicated to planting bitter melon, Ms. Hue and her husband also planted purple sweet potatoes like Japanese, sweet melon, gourd, squash and some kinds of fruit trees, such as: mango Thai, Thai jackfruit in the direction of clean agriculture, promises productivity and brings high economic efficiency. Evaluating the effectiveness of the model, Mr. Pham Van Dan, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Vo Ninh commune said: “From 2018 to now, restructuring agricultural production in the direction of increasing the value associated with development, With the development of the product value chain, Vo Ninh commune has actively propagated and mobilized farmers to convert inefficient rice land, so far, the whole commune has converted more than 100 hectares of muddy land and planted. Low-yield rice to diversified economic models, such as the clean agriculture model of Mrs. Pham Thi Hue and her husband, models of conversion have brought about clear effects in terms of productivity and price. economic treatment and step by step help Vo Ninh form branded production areas, increase people’s income “. “From the exciting initial results, we intend to plant more bitter melon in the summer-autumn season so that the fruit can be harvested, providing clean products to the market all year round. In the long term, the family’s intention will still be to develop more fruit trees so that the elderly, children in the village and hamlets have a place to walk, rest and enjoy clean fruit right in the garden ”, Ms. Pham Thi Hue sincerely shared more.

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.