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Most popular vegetables and fruits to grow in Pakistan By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former D.G ,Agriculture Extension KPK Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar

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Most popular vegetables and fruits

to grow in a green house

A Lecture

By

Mr. Allah Dad Khan

Leafy greens:

You must start with something that belongs to “salad family” –almost every other leafy vegetable grows in the same manner, especially when considering the bedding plants. Other than the basic knowledge, there is some aesthetic knowledge needed as well when growing leafy vegetables. They have varying tastes and colors –they make the perfect starters and sidelines. These can be a great source of income as you can sell them to various grocery stores and even wholesalers.

Micro greens

In simpler words, you can

grow the lovely looking and

with a mouthwatering taste

Tatsoi, Beet, Peas, Choi and

radish etc. they are

extremely loved as sidelines

and with as snacks. Once

you have good knowledge,

you can mix the varieties

and make second-

generation micro greens at

your own.

Spinach:

It is one of the most grown

greenhouse plants – if you

want to enjoy the freshest

and tastiest spinach, cut it

from the garden and cook it

immediately. It is so healthy

that you can increase your

intake of vitamins and

minerals instantly. Most

importantly, you would

never face trouble with

growing and maintaining

this vegetable.

Cucumber:

You must have been grown

up eating cucumber salads

or even the raw pieces with

salt. They taste simply

wonderful – however,

growing them is not that

simple. You need to shrink

wrap them so that their

freshness can be retained

after harvesting.

Tomatoes:

Most of the greenhouses

have tomatoes in various

colors and shapes – they are

easy to handle specially the

beefsteak varieties.

Peppers:

Peppers are loved all over

the world – they simply

make the dishes tastier. To

your surprise, there is a

great variety of peppers

that you can easily grow in

your greenhouse. They have

light to intense taste and

colors are mind-blowing.

Herbs:

You might be interested in

growing vegetables indoor

greenhouse – herbs are the

perfect in roots and without

it as well. You can enhance

the tastes of your meal with

basil, cilantro and

watercress etc.

Squash and Swiss chard:

They can be enjoyed

planting and eating because

they come in massive

variety – they can even help

you earn money by selling it

to end users.

Citrus fruits:

You can grow a number of

winter fruits in your

greenhouse – these include

sweet and sour, delicious

looking melons, oranges and

lemons. They have the

ability to sustain even the

coldest weather, so enjoy

your winter evenings with

juicy fruits.

Grapes:

Many do not know that the

grapes can even be grown

in the greenhouse – many

free greenhouse plans can

highlight details for you.

You have to protect them

from pests and take special

care of the varieties like

“black ham burgh” and

“Buckland Sweetwater”.

Strawberries:

Fill your greenhouse

with tasty strawberries

this season – you can

grow whatever type you

want. Just make sure

you provide them with

sufficient space and

ventilation.

Peaches:

It is very important for a

newbie to select the

right kind of greenhouse

fruits and veggies. For

example, peaches are

extremely good to grow

in the greenhouses or

small gardens. They are

nourishing and simple to

handle too.

Coriander:

You cannot miss out the

refreshing leafy vegetable,

which is perfect topping for

salads and soups. You

simply need to pay

attention while the plant is

growing, as it requires

proper aeration and water

Chilies:

You can even keep a corner

of the greenhouse to plant

chilies – it can include

green chilies and red ones

too. It solely depends upon

the kind of flavor you would

like to have.

Raspberries:

You can actually do a very

good business by growing

raspberries – supply them to

cake bakers and enjoy the

money. In addition, they

are so tasty that you can

add as many in your

delicious fruit salads and

please the guests too. They

are also ideal to blend with

milk and have it in the form

to shakes.