People race to serve new flowers
In Thien Truong ward (Ninh Binh), where the largest flower growing area in Ninh Binh province is located, due to the impact of the recent storm No. 10 (storm Bualoi), hundreds of hectares of people's flowers have been severely damaged.
Many flower growers have to spend a whole month to strip and clean up flooded and dead areas and urgently make soil, prepare flowers for planting new crops.
These days, taking advantage of the sunny weather, Mr. Dinh Van Chap's family (Tien Truong ward) is taking advantage of the time to plow up the garden and build a bed to harvest new flowers.
Mr. Chap said that due to the impact of storm No. 10, all 5 sao of chrysanthemums in his family were submerged in floodwater. Of which, 2 sao of chrysanthemums and 3 sao of commercial chrysanthemums were prepared for harvest, with estimated damage of about 200 million VND.
"My family mainly grows chrysanthemums. On average, each crop, my family supplies the market with about 60,000 chrysanthemums of all kinds. If the price is favorable, the weather will be favorable, each sao of chrysanthemum will earn about 40 million VND. Hopefully this crop will be in time to serve the Tet flower market and recover the damage caused by storms" - Mr. Ap shared.
In Vi Khe ward, to avoid wasting land resources and having more income during Tet, households have planned to plant additional short-term flowers to serve the upcoming Lunar New Year flower market.
Mr. Do Dinh Diem - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Vi Khe Ward Party Committee - said that the impact of storm No. 10 caused damage to over 43 hectares of flower and ornamental plant growing areas of people in the ward.
"Currently, local flower varieties are scarce, people have to wait for varieties from Da Lat to be transferred, although the quality is not as high as local flower varieties, people still have to choose to keep up with the seasonal schedule" - Mr. Diem said.
Expecting a bumper Tet flower crop
Present at Ninh Phuc flower village (Dong Hoa Lu ward, Ninh Binh) on November 19, according to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, in the flower fields, the working atmosphere of the people was very bustling and urgent.
Mr. Vu Van Nga, one of the largest and most famous flower growers in Ninh Phuc flower village, shared that this year, his family's flower growing area for the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo is about 4 hectares, mainly chrysanthemums, bird's nest, money, pearls...
"The recent storm blew off the roofs of more than half of the greenhouse area, and water flooded nearly 2 sets of flowers. My family had to urgently reinforce the greenhouse system, clear drainage ditches, and treat the soil to plant the last flower crop of the year to serve the Tet market, said Mr. Nga.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy - Chairwoman of the Farmers' Association of Dong Hoa Lu Ward - said that Ninh Phuc flower village has a total area of about 14.7 hectares with more than 276 participating households. Up to now, flower growing in Ninh Phuc has gradually taken the main position, becoming the main source of income for the majority of local people.
"The impact of the recent storm No. 10 has caused damage to many flower growing areas of the people. However, up to now, over 90% of the area has been replanted and is being actively cared for by the people to serve the upcoming Lunar New Year market in time" - Ms. Thuy said.
