The Agricultural Service Center of Tu Mo Rong district, Kon Tum province, said that since the beginning of the dry season, the unit has recommended that people provide enough water for Ngoc Linh ginseng gardens under the forest canopy.
At the same time, officers and staff have instructed on dry watering techniques to prevent plants from getting waterlogged and having rotten roots.
In the past 2 months, there has been little rain in the Northern Central Highlands, the weather is dry, causing many areas of crops to dry up, including Ngoc Linh ginseng.
The functional sector recommends that people should water ginseng gardens on the mountain 1-2 times/week to ensure moisture for plants to grow and thrive well.
Mr. A Khinh, a resident of Dak Na commune, said: "Ngoc Linh ginseng is a sustainable poverty reduction plant, helping many families improve their income thanks to ginseng gardens.
Seeing the drought and little rain, the people together carried each can of water from the stream to water the ginseng garden. Families with the conditions should install a small drop irrigation system and spray frost on the plants".
Currently, the entire Tu Mo Rong district has developed 2,400 hectares of Ngoc Linh ginseng and continues to expand in Mang Ri, Te Xang, Ngoc Lay, Dak Na communes...
In addition to preventing drought, people also prevent theft of Ngoc Linh ginseng by installing spike traps, security cameras and spreading B40 nets.
There have been many cases of thieves sneaking into the garden, picking up hundreds of Ngoc Linh ginseng plants worth up to billions of dong.
To prevent it, people set spike traps made of spited bamboo sticks and spread them around the ginseng garden to prevent strangers from entering.
