In late December, in Gioi Phien commune, Yen Bai city - famous as the "capital" of peach growing in Yen Bai province, the atmosphere was bustling as people took care of the hundred-year-old peach trees to prepare them for export to the market.
According to Lao Dong's report on December 18, in Ngoi Chau village, Gioi Phien commune, people are taking advantage of the time to strip leaves, prune branches, and take care of trees to make them bloom in time for Tet.
Ms. Doan Thi Huyen (52 years old, Ngoi Chau village, Gioi Phien commune) shared that this year, the peach trees grew quite well, however, after storm No. 3, her family's peach garden of more than 150 trees suffered quite a lot of damage.
"Many peach trees were damaged, estimated to cost tens of millions of dong. Luckily, right after the water receded, the family went out to ring the tree roots, dig the soil to circulate the water, loosen the soil to help the tree roots drain, and not let water accumulate in the roots. Hopefully the trees can live well and have a chance to harvest," said Ms. Doan Thi Huyen.
With more than 20 years of experience in growing peach trees, Ms. Tran Thi Lan (42 years old, Ngoi Chau village, Gioi Phien commune) said that growing peach trees requires a lot of care, especially adjusting the flowering time.
"With the damage to Gioi Phien commune, some communes with large peach growing areas in Yen Bai such as Minh Bao and Viet Thanh communes will also be affected, so this year we are afraid that there will not be enough peaches to serve, the price of peaches will certainly increase by about 30%," Ms. Lan assessed.
According to Chairman of Gioi Phien Commune Nguyen Duc Luan, after the flood, the locality has taken inventory and provided support to families that suffered damage. At the same time, agricultural extension officers have come in to guide people on how to care for peach trees that have not yet rotted or dried leaves.
"For large areas of dead gardens, the locality guides people to improve the soil, plant short-term crops to restore the soil, and intercrop peach trees to prepare for the next crops," informed the Chairman of Gioi Phien commune.
