Farmers in Ha Tinh, Vietnam, are using dry periods between heavy rains to tend to their early winter crops, including vegetable seedlings, and to prepare new plantings. They are also taking steps to protect their crops from fungus, disease, and pests, such as covering trees with plastic and adding humus to onions. In Quyet Tien village, farmers are planting vegetables and taking advantage of sunny moments to drain water and prepare for planting. Meanwhile, farmers in Huong Khe district are cleaning and draining pomelo trees and preventing pests and diseases. In other districts, farmers are tending to early winter corn crops.