Hydroponic Farming
Hydroponic farming is perhaps the most important agricultural development Dalat has seen in decades. Plants are cultivated inside of horizontal rails in nutrient-dense water instead of soil. These are typically shielded in greenhouses. This system completely eliminates the need for most typical fertilizers and pesticides, and allows for precise control over germination and harvest that is impossible with conventional agriculture. Because hydroponic plants don’t grow in the dirt, there’s no end to how creative the systems can get. Hydroponic rails can be stacked on top of each other; plants can grow vertically along walls or hang from the ceiling. Many of Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables now come from Dalat’s hydroponic greenhouses, and it’s well worth visiting to see how this technology has totally transformed the produce of the nation.
Hanging Strawberry Farms
Strawberries are one of the most interesting plants grown with hydroponic technologies. Conventional strawberries are ordinarily plagued by pests and therefore require chemical pesticides and physical labor interventions. In Dalat, strawberry farmers have begun growing strawberries from the ceiling. Pioneered by the Biofresh Company, the technique has taken off and been picked up by other farms.These hanging strawberry gardens have become a tourist destination. A 3,000 square meter greenhouse dripping with pink and green strawberry plants is a sight to behold. Because the farmers don’t need to work as hard to grow strawberries, they can focus on the tourism industry and added-value products like jams and preserves. Many of the farms offer educational tours, and some will even offer tiny baskets for picking the ripe and juicy fruits. Tourists in Dalat shouldn’t miss the opportunity to indulge in strawberries, because they don’t grow well anywhere else in the country. Besides, Dalat has an integrated farm, growing many rare and precious agricultural products only in cold land. This farm is located in the area of Van Thanh flower village with strawberries, giant pumpkins, pepino melons, black tomatoes and many other crops. Going from top to bottom of the valley, you will find areas of hydrangea, daisies, roses, scarlet sage, anthuriums, carnations, snapdragon…. Keep going further down you will see strange fruits that may only be grown in Dalat because of the cool and fresh climate.
City of A Thousand Flowers
Flowers are one of the primary domestic exports of Dalat, and have long been one of the city’s key tourism draws. Thousands of varieties of flowers are grown in hundreds of farms and gardens, and the weather allows for Western as well as Eastern varieties. Some farms, like Thai Phien FlowerVillage, split their focus between tourism and production. Thai Phien grows nearly a thousand different flower species in greenhouses as well as fields, stretching out in bursting color for 230 hectares - and this is just one farm among many.Source: InternetContrasting colors grow in infinitely long adjacent rows. Yellow sunflowers compete with blue hydrangeas and fiery red roses in a single field. Neither words nor photos can do justice to the kaleidoscopic effect, made all the more profound under a flat, clear blue sky.
Centuries of Tea
Dalat’s greenhouses are for focused experiences, but its tea plantations are where the world opens outwards. Similar to the rice terraces of northern Vietnam, the tea fields here curve around hills in rows of fragrant bushes. And unlike the scientists in greenhouses with their modern technological ease, tea leaves are still picked by hand, by indigenous women in wide-brimmed sun hats and colorful skirts with distinct ethnic patterning. A few hundred years ago, this land was put to work to supply the French with tea, everything exported overseas. Now, these farms are owned by Vietnamese families that supply the country and the world. Wander down the dirt roads of Cau Dat Tea Hill towards the country’s oldest tea factory, built by the French in 1927. Start the visit in the late afternoon so that the sun has a chance to gild the leaves and touch the sky with color. At the end of the tour, as the weather cools, sit for a hot cup of tea and watch golden hour drape itself over the greenery.
Vietnamese Coffee - Robusta and Arabica
Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, and most of the country’s coffee is produced in the Central Highlands, including Dalat. What most people know as “Vietnamese coffee” is Robusta coffee - highly caffeinated, strong, and thick - ...
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