Experimental cultivation of long bean succeeds

The local villagers from Letkhinpin village near Natmauk township in the Magway region grew long bean on a trial basis in April, and their cultivation has succeeded.
“We have grown the long bean on a trial basis for 50 days. We have never grown the long bean before April. But this year, we have prepared the land systematically because we cannot predict the weather and grown the long bean in April on a trial basis using the underground water. From the time of cultivating, the underground water needs to be added every three or five days. Now, it started raining, and the cultivation of the crops has succeeded because of sufficient rainfall,” said Ma Nwe Nwe, a local grower from Letkhinpin village.
The newly planted bean seeds are currently distributed in the market from Thailand. Each pack of long bean seeds is sold for K4,500. Each pack contains 500 seeds of long beans. The long beans are grown in the boundary line.
The long bean plant is growing well in loamy soil, and it would heavily yield after cultivating for 70 days, said Ko Htet Htet Aung, a local grower from Kyuaik village.
The long bean price ranged between K800 and K1,200 per viss in the market last year. — Mu Mu San (Natmauk)/GNLM