Money-making career: Growing and selling watercress, earning a thousand baht a day.

A young engineer and farmer's son could not cope with the cost of living in Nonthaburi, so he turned from a factory worker back to his hometown in Maha Sarakham to grow and sell water spinach, earning a good income of over 1,000 baht per day. Mr. Songklod Boonliang, 29 years old, divided 1 rai of rice field to grow water spinach to generate income for his family in Ban Non Khan, Tambon Wiang Sa-at, Amphoe Phayakkhaphumiphisai, Maha Sarakham Province. Mr. Songklod said that at first, he went to work in a factory in Nonthaburi because he graduated with an engineering degree. However, he missed his parents and his hometown in Maha Sarakham. He also thought that even though he got a high salary, his daily expenses were also high. There were accommodation, transportation, and food expenses. In any case, the expenses would not be enough to cover his income. Since he was a farmer's son and was still young and healthy, he decided to come back to farm with his parents. So he decided to quit his job and told his pare nts to share his rice field to grow and sell water spinach. The soil preparation for planting water spinach is the same as for rice farming. In addition, the planting method is transplanting with a distance of 50 x 50 centimeters between plants and rows. After only 7 days of planting, he could gradually harvest water spinach to sell. Importantly, since he planted 3 plots in a row, he could harvest and sell the vegetables every day, alternating plots. The vegetables are popular and can be sold for more than 1,000 baht per day because they are grown in a family-run industrial style, free of toxic chemicals, using compost, organic fertilizer, and self-produced hormones. This makes water spinach plants grow quickly, with plump shoots, sweet flavor, and crispiness, and high in iron. Water spinach is popularly eaten with fermented fish sauce. Or you can use it to make a curry, whether it's beef curry, pork curry, fish curry, frog curry, or stir-fried with oyster sauce. For sale at a price of 10 baht per bundle, wh olesale 12 bundles for 100 baht. Sometimes the vendors at the fresh market in Satuek District, Buriram Province come to order or order online, we can deliver. So I would like to tell people who work hard to make a living, if you miss your hometown, come back and grow vegetables like this. It will generate good income, just as good as working in the provinces. As for me, in addition to watercress, I also grow morning glory. Right now, life is good, I am happy, and I don't have to worry about accommodation or travel costs. Source: Thai News Agency