Gardeners struggle in the midst of weather changes
In the days leading up to Tet, many chrysanthemum and raspberry gardens in Cho Lach commune are brilliantly yellow earlier than usual. Flowers bloom simultaneously, beautiful shapes but deviate from the consumption time, causing many gardeners to worry when the Tet market is not really vibrant.
Attached to the flower and ornamental plant growing profession for decades, Ms. Tran Thi Hue considers chrysanthemums as her main source of income every Tet. This season, her family produces about 3,000 pots, many of which bloom early due to erratic weather, making consumption difficult.
According to Ms. Hue, the investment cost for a flower crop is not small, from seeds, fertilizers to long-term care labor. If flowers bloom early but are not sold in time, growers are at risk of heavy losses.
Thanks to local support for consumption connection, more than 50% of early-blooming chrysanthemums of her family have been sold to the market. Ms. Hue shared: "Seeing flowers bloom early, I immediately worry, but being supported to sell less, it reduces pressure and gives me more motivation to welcome Tet.
Sharing the same concern, Mr. Tran Van Tre, a long-time chrysanthemum and raspberry grower in Cho Lach commune, said that early blooming flowers put a lot of pressure on farmers, especially in the context of increasing agricultural material costs.
However, Mr. Tre assessed that the locality's timely consumption support has helped flower growers somewhat reduce their worries. According to him, connection and promotion activities have opened up more outlets for early blooming chrysanthemums.
Although livestreaming has only been organized in a few difficult households and has not been done simultaneously, it has also created a spread, so that more people know and pay more attention to the Tet flowers of the people," Mr. Tre added.
Joining hands to keep Tet for gardeners in Cho Lach
Faced with the situation of early blooming chrysanthemums, local authorities have grasped the reality and mobilized the entire political system to participate in supporting flower growers. Many flexible solutions suitable to actual conditions are implemented synchronously.
The locality established Zalo groups for farmers to post information and images of flowers to be sold; and at the same time organized livestream sales of flowers directly at the garden, helping to quickly connect with customers in many localities.
At the same time, the government also proactively contacts small traders, traders and hometown associations in many provinces and cities to support the consumption of early blooming chrysanthemums, limiting the situation of backlog or price gouging.
Ms. Nguyen Thi My Van - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Cho Lach commune said that in the 2026 Tet flower crop, the whole commune has more than 1.2 million chrysanthemum pots. Due to unfavorable weather, about 300,000 early blooming pots need consumption support.
According to Ms. Van, thanks to the synchronous involvement of all levels, up to now, the locality has supported the consumption of about 200,000 early-blooming chrysanthemum pots, equivalent to 60% of the flowers that encountered initial difficulties.
Timely consumption not only helps farmers reduce financial pressure but also stabilizes psychology and feels secure in taking care of the remaining flowers to serve the Tet market.
The joint efforts of the government, small traders, people and the online community have contributed to helping early-blooming chrysanthemum pots find outlets. Thereby, adding more faith for Cho Lach people to continue to stick with the flower growing profession, towards a warm and meaningful Tet season," Ms. Van added.
