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HCM City flower village gears up for Tet

People in Thoi An Village, the largest flower-growing hub in HCM City, are preparing for the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

People in Thoi An Village, the largest flower-growing hub in HCM City, are preparing for the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

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Residents are busy fertilizing and pruning buds.

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Each garden in Thoi An hires dozens of workers to take care of flowers at this time. They work from early morning to late afternoon.


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Traders usually flock to Thoi An to book flowers 15-20 days before Tet.


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All flower buds must be carefully removed by hand.


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Nets are used to shape some flowers grown in pots.


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Each flower bed is watered at least twice daily, depending on their variety.


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Trinh Thi Kim Lan, owner of a flower garden in Thoi An, said flowers were expected to bloom at Tet with the weather forecasted to be favourable.

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Lan hires five workers to care for her flower garden with a daily payment of VND200,000 each.


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Visitors can come to Thoi An flower gardens to take photos.


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Flower growers expect the fine weather to help flowers to bloom at the right time.