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

2. Most popular vegetables and fruits
to grow in a green house
A Lecture
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Tomatoes:
Most of the greenhouses
have tomatoes in various
colors and shapes – they are
easy to handle specially the
beefsteak varieties.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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”.

13.  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.

14.  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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.