Watermelon growers in Lam Dong face difficulties due to unseasonal rains

BẢO LÂM |

Lam Dong - Watermelon entered the flowering and fruiting stage when it encountered unseasonal rain. This unfavorable weather phenomenon caused the fruit setting rate of watermelon to decrease.

According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture of Da Huoai district (Lam Dong), local people have planted nearly 250 hectares of watermelon of various types.

This source of melons is to supply goods for the Lunar New Year market in 2025.

Dua hau duoc trong tai huyen Da Huoai . Anh: Bao Lam
Watermelon grown in Da Huoai district. Photo: Bao Lam

Watermelon growing area in Da Huoai district is mainly grown in Da Teh town, Cat Tien and communes: An Nhon, Quoc Oai, Da Kho, Quang Ngai.

These are the localities that regularly grow watermelons to sell during Tet. Da Teh town alone has the largest watermelon area in the district with about 100 hectares.

Mua trai vu anh huong den ra hoa, dau qua dua hau. Anh: Bao Lam
Unseasonal rain affects flowering and fruit setting of watermelon. Photo: Bao Lam

According to the leaders of the Agriculture sector, farmers planted watermelons in mid-November this year. At this time, most watermelon gardens have begun the flowering and pollination stages.

However, recently, there has been a lot of unseasonal rain. This has resulted in fewer melons and beans, causing difficulties for farmers.

A local resident shared that in recent days, there has been unseasonal rain in Da Huoai district. This has caused the melon stems to be crushed, the leaves to be burned; the fruit set rate is only about 60%.

Along with that, many types of pests arise, causing watermelons to bear fruit very poorly.

Nong dan dang tap trung cham soc vuon dua hau. Anh: Bao Lam
Farmers are focusing on taking care of their watermelon gardens. Photo: Bao Lam

To ensure the supply of watermelons for Tet, watermelon growers can only focus on care.

Farmers also actively prune new shoots to stimulate watermelons to continue flowering.

People also gathered to pollinate again in the hope that the Tet watermelon crop will be bountiful and have a good price.

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