Mrs. Luong Thi Lot in a risk-taking move has chosen to plant Taiwan giant bamboo (Dendrocalamuls latiflorus) which profits her VND 80-90 million a year.
Mrs. Lot is standing next to bamboos grown
by her
“It is beyond my expectation. The bamboo yields good sprouts which is delicious and pricy. You can earn all year rounds after 12 months of initial planting. Averagely, a kilogram of bamboo sprouts is priced VND15,000-16,000 which is reduced to VND3,000-4,000 at the end of the season,” said Mrs. Luong Thi Lot in Phu My Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town.
In her 3,000-square-meter garden, she grows 3-4 bamboos in each bush. When the bamboo reaches 4 meters high, she chops down the top and removes all branches from 2 meters high downward to retain the sprouts. She applies organic fertilizers and urea with dropping watering to ensure humidity. By October or November, she re-arranges her garden by chopping down old bamboos and leaving the younger ones to grow.
Dendrocalamuls latiflorus is sweet, crust and easy to be cooked.
Reported by Phuong An – Translated by Vi Bao
