Gardeners are busy preparing for the 2023 Quy Mao flower production season. Photo: SATRA
Interesting paper flowers change color, fire orange chrysanthemum blooms beautifully
Coming to the flower villages of Sa Dec, Dong Thap and Cho Lach, Ben Tre, these days you will feel the busy atmosphere of Western farmers preparing for the biggest production season of the year, the flower production season for Tet Quy. Mao 2023.
Promptly welcoming us at the garden house, Mr. Nguyen Van Rua excitedly pointed to large and small pots with countless bougainvillea plants of all sizes… that his family had prepared to bring to serve the people of Ho Chi Minh City. spring play. He said, this year the gardeners of Mo Cay Bac district (Ben Tre province) brought to the Binh Dien spring flower market varieties of color-changing confetti from India: large flowers, long lasting freshness, interesting. Rather, “they” can change color (green, purple-yellow…) according to sunlight (in good weather conditions). Currently, gardeners also have many types of bougainvillea with varieties imported from Thailand, Indonesia, France…
Mr. Dinh Van Muoi (living in Sa Dec, Dong Thap province) boasted that this year he will introduce the fire orange chrysanthemum variety that he and a few farmer households in this area brought from Da Lat with its windy climate – cold to the sunny – hot West. Although this chrysanthemum variety does not reach the height (usually 1 meter) compared to when grown in cold, windy places, he is sure that the plant will produce equally large and beautiful flowers. This year, gardeners from Sa Dec flower village continue to bring to Binh Dien spring flower market high-quality blooming flowers such as raspberry chrysanthemum, apricot, Taiwanese chrysanthemum, red rose, velvet rose, sunflower, and purple rose. Cymbidium, gerbera chrysanthemum, petunia…
“Even though the weather this year is not favorable, sudden rain and sunshine, especially night rains that cause low temperatures, have caused flowers to be attacked by pests and diseases, leading to increased flower growing costs for gardeners due to having to increased care, while the flower harvest did not meet expectations, but a series of potted chrysanthemums, marigolds, kumquats, apricot trees… of gardeners in this place are also growing well, beautiful shape, and have begun to grow. buds begin to bloom under the thoughtful “maintenance” hands of farmer households” – said Mr. Tu Lot, a resident of Cho Lach district (Ben Tre province).
Binh Dien Market Company provides maximum support to gardeners
Prepared many months ago with memorandums of understanding signed by Binh Dien Market Management and Business Company (Binh Dien Market Company), part of Saigon Trading Corporation – One Member Limited Liability Company (SATRA), along with representatives from Cho Lach district, Mo Cay Bac district, Tan Quy Dong – Sa Dec cooperative, Dong Thap… Binh Dien spring flower market 2023 will “open market” from January 13, 2023 (22 December) until January 21, 2023 (December 30, Nham Dan).
Along with the policy of encouraging gardeners to participate in the business and display of Tet flowers, for the 9th year, Binh Dien Market Company continues to offer free sales lot rental fees, while creating conditions for gardeners to have You can return the goods (self-preservation) and only need to return the premises before January 27, 2023, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year.
With 12,000m² of area within the campus of Binh Dien Commercial Park, it is divided into 282 lots, on average each lot is 24m² to 30m², divided into 5 clusters for Ho Chi Minh City gardeners’ associations (8 lots), the city’s gardeners’ association. Sa Dec – Dong Thap (12 lots), gardeners’ association of Cho Lach district – Ben Tre (197 lots), Mo Cay Bac district – Ben Tre (44 lots), Binh Chanh district farmers’ association (8 lots)…
Taking advantage of the terrain and natural landscape (adjacent to the riverbank of Dem – Ben Luc market), Binh Dien Market Company also organizes an area along the river with a dock so gardeners can park their products. means of transporting goods to serve the Tet flower market by waterway – a representative of Binh Dien Market Company emphasized that, at the same time, this area is also a place to recreate the image of “on the wharf under the boat” for visitors to check in. with a unique welcome gate, paths displaying shimmering flowers, ornamental plants…
In addition to bright colors such as bougainvillea, yellow apricot, marigold, chrysanthemums, periwinkles, hen’s combs, orchids, life flowers… coming to Binh Dien Flower Market spring 2023, some gardeners will introduce flowers. new is the orange-yellow raspberry chrysanthemum to create a unique highlight for the flower market.
At Binh Dien Spring Flower Market, visitors can also stop to enjoy food; Shop for other essential products and watch nightly free music shows at the commercial area – children’s games and music stages. The commercial area, with the participation of SATRA member units such as VISSAN, COFIDEC, Satrafoods and Heineken, will sell specialized products for the Tet season such as processed foods (spring rolls, pork rolls, sausages. ..), Tet gift baskets have been prepared or can be ordered according to needs, along with products that are the strengths of Heineken Vietnam brewery.
