Binh Dinh, Vietnam: My Tho is in the season of giant squash

Published 2021년 6월 9일

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Farmers in Binh Dinh province, Vietnam, are experiencing a successful giant squash harvest with large yield and stable prices, bringing in substantial income. Farmers have employed the use of nets to support the heavy squash, enhancing garden strength and aesthetics. One farmer, Mr. Duong Cong Truc, has also invested in an automatic sprinkler system to save water and increase efficiency. The giant squash is renowned for its size, taste, and various uses in food and beverages, with plans to develop the squash village into a local tourist destination. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected tourism, leading the Binh Long Trading and Tourism Service Company Limited to purchase squash from relatives to produce squash tea.

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These days, farmers in two hamlets Chanh Trach 1 and Chanh Trach 2 (My Tho commune, Phu My district, Binh Dinh province) start harvesting giant squash - a typical product of My Tho commune. This year, squash achieved a good weight, stable price, farmers have a good income. At Mr. Vo Tanh's garden (Chanh Trach village 2), we caught sight of nearly 100 squashes, each weighing more than 30 kg, perched on hammocks made of nets. In a garden of more than 350 m2, Mr. Tanh planted nearly 100 pumpkin vines. Each string he left only one fruit. This year his squash has reached a weight of 30 - 50 kg / fruit. According to Mr. Tanh, Binh Long Trading and Tourism Service Company Limited and some traders ordered squash for 5,000 VND/kg, which is quite good in the current situation. “In the past, people used to use ropes and braided straw to keep the squash, but for a few years now, people have bought a net to make a hammock to support squash, no matter how big the squash, the hammock will drop ...

Source: Vietlinh