Gardeners worried about the weather
These days, chrysanthemum morifolium growers in Cho Lach commune are focusing on taking care of flowers after planting. This is the time when plants need to be closely monitored because erratic rainy and sunny weather can affect growth, development and when flowers bloom. Meanwhile, the Tet crop is considered the most important consumption season of the year, so if flowers bloom early, late, or the quality does not meet requirements, growers may be directly affected by selling prices and production efficiency.
Mrs. Nam Thuy's family's garden this year continues to plant about 1,500 pots of chrysanthemum morifolium, equivalent to last year. In the previous crop, the selling price reached 170,000 - 180,000 VND/pair. This year, the weather is less sunny, sometimes without prolonged rain, making the trees easily wilt and turn green, the family has to proactively spray medicine to prevent diseases, each time costing more than 100,000 VND of medicine. Meanwhile, synthetic fertilizer is about 32,000 VND/kg, causing increased care costs. According to Mrs. Thuy, gardeners are hoping for favorable weather, uniform development of trees, blooming on time for Tet and stable consumption markets. If the price is good, growers can compensate for costs and have profits.
Mr. Chin Doi's family this year planted about 3,000 pots of chrysanthemum morifolium. Last year, some pots experienced early blooming, leading to low selling prices, affecting income. From this experience, the family paid more attention to monitoring the weather, adjusting the care regime and applying techniques guided by the locality. According to him, in changing climate conditions, growers must be more proactive, especially in the stage of regulating growth to limit the situation of flowers blooming at the wrong time.
1.2 million chrysanthemum pots for the Tet season
Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Tran Huu Nghi - Vice Chairman of Cho Lach Commune People's Committee - said that this year's Tet flower crop, chrysanthemum production in the area is estimated to reach about 1.2 million products, of which 49,300 chrysanthemum products are tissue cultured. The number of tissue cultured chrysanthemums is supported by a business in the area, helping gardeners access new varieties, gradually apply technical advances, and improve flower quality in erratic weather conditions.
According to Mr. Nghi, the locality has organized 1 training class to guide the chrysanthemum care process, focusing on care techniques, pest and disease prevention and growth adjustment to suit the weather. At the same time, the locality supports 14 farming households to build tissue culture chrysanthemum models to serve the 2027 Lunar New Year, helping people access new varieties, apply techniques and evaluate efficiency to gradually expand.
A welcome sign is that consumption is also strongly shifting to the digital environment. According to Mr. Nghi, more than 50% of households have sold goods through e-commerce platforms and social networks such as: Zalo, Facebook, TikTok. This helps gardeners expand their customers, proactively promote designs, selling prices, flower seasons and reduce dependence on traditional consumption methods.
Cho Lach commune is building a "e-commerce commune" model to support farmers to bring products to e-commerce platforms, helping agricultural products access the market more widely and conveniently in consumption.
With a production of about 1.2 million products, this year's Tet chrysanthemum season both brings expectations and raises many worries for gardeners. Weather, material costs and purchasing power are still difficult to predict. However, technical training, support for tissue culture of chrysanthemums and expanding consumption are helping people to be more proactive, expecting flowers to bloom on time and at good prices.
