In the greenhouses are sweet cabbage, chives, watercress, and purslane (wild vegetables) grown hydroponically by Mr. Vu, growing well and ready to be harvested and brought to An Thoi market (An Thoi ward) to sell.
Because he loves clean vegetables, he boldly took advantage of his family's vacant land to build a greenhouse to grow hydroponic vegetables. Up to now, he owns 4 greenhouses with an area of about 4.000m2 (There are two greenhouses using soil to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.).
"I sell mustard greens, watercress, purslane, and chives all year round. On average, I supply the market with 800kg - 1 ton of various vegetables per month," Mr. Vu happily said.
Initially investing in greenhouses and growing clean vegetables on the island, Mr. Vu encountered many difficulties in output. In addition, Phu Quoc's weather is sometimes very sunny and hot, so he used additional shading nets and designed a misting irrigation system to cool and stabilize the temperature for vegetables to grow well.
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