The farmers quickly changed the crop economic structure, replacing coffee trees with flowers quite typical of the highland. Yellow rhododendron, purple and white heather, perennial flowers are bringing good income to flower growers. This is a new plant of the women in Nam Ha commune, Lam Ha district.

Pham Thi Tam's family, Group 8, Hai Ba Trung Hamlet, have been associated with coffee trees for many years, since the family came to the new economic land of Nam Ha, Lam Ha district. Coffee is familiar to farmers but is uncertain, has a low season, lacks labor, and fertilizers are too high... So Ms. Tam is determined to switch to growing vegetables and flowers, following encouragement and support. Support from the Women's Union and the Agriculture sector of Lam Ha district. She said that the sisters in Hai Ba Trung Hamlet cooperated to form an association to grow vegetables and flowers, in which, households growing Hoang Anh and Thach Thao with many colors achieved good economic results.

Hoang Anh and Thach Thao are quite popular flowers in the Vietnamese flower market. These two flower varieties belong to the daisy family, have good vitality and are suitable for land with moderate altitude and balanced temperature like Lam Ha. Hoang Anh is a herbaceous flower, cut branches, bright yellow tiny flowers, very suitable for simple arrangement in large bouquets or mixed with other flowers. Similar to Hoang Anh, Thach Thao also has a fragile beauty, favored by flower lovers. Ms. Tam shared: "The two species of flowers Hoang Anh and Thach Thao are easy to grow, easy to take care of, one crop can yield dozens of cuttings. Planting is also very easy because the plant has few diseases, mainly watering and fertilizing the tree for tall stems, hard flowers and beautiful colors.

Not only Ms. Pham Thi Tam, Ms. Ta Thi Mao, Ms. Hoang Thi Lien... and many other sisters also attached to Hoang Anh and Thach Thao trees. Because hyacinth and heather are very easy to grow, make the soil carefully, fertilize with organic fertilizers, put in beds, sow seeds and water, the plants grow quickly. After growing from 70-75 days, it is possible to collect the first litter. Flowers are used for the whole body, so just cut the root, bundle and weigh for traders. Depending on the time, the price of Thach Thao or Hoang Anh reaches from 20-40 thousand VND/kg. There are times when flowers are "fever", 1 kg of Hoang Anh and Thach Thao are sold for approximately 45,000 VND, the sisters have to light the lights to cut flowers until the night.

And when the rhododendron and heather have been cut, just need to fertilize, water, and then the plant will continue to sprout and flower in the next cycle. Like Hoang Anh, after 45-50 days, he can cut the next litter, Thach Thao takes 2-3 months to get the new tree to reach the standard cut bud. "It's important to water and fertilize adequately, prevent disease on time, will give green leaves and beautiful plants" - Ms. Pham Thi Tam shared. Also, income from planting Hoang Anh and Thach Thao is very fast and regular, helping families have an effective monthly income. And if cared for well, Hoang Anh and Thach Thao trees will be obtained in 2 years, very suitable for households with few people, not much labor.

According to Ms. Hoang Thi Nhung, Chairwoman of the Nam Ha Commune Women's Union, the commune's women have established two cooperative groups to grow high-tech vegetables and flowers in two hamlets of Nam Ha and Hai Ba Trung. The sisters grow many vegetables and flowers, including Hoang Anh and Thach Thao. With the support of the agricultural industry, the sisters have invested in an automatic irrigation system, properly cultivated, and flowers have grown very well. Ms. Nhung shared: "The sisters' two high-tech vegetable and flower growing groups are very active, supporting each other in growing vegetables and flowers with stable income, much higher than coffee. Despite being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, there were times when flowers had to stop, but women were not afraid or discouraged. The association also mobilized women to grow vegetables for a short time instead of flowers to support people in provinces with severe epidemics. After the epidemic was reduced, the sisters returned to planting flowers and taking care of flowers and really showed a very stable economic effect. And from the actual effect, the Hoang Anh and Thach Thao trees are expanding the area on Nam Ha land, with a bit of brilliant color in the green land.

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