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

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 ...