Have a look at the Best Plants and Trees You Should Grow for Homemade Pickles to have unique flavors of different fruits and vegetables!
Pickles taste the best when you mix fresh ingredients in them, and what could be better to add your own harvest! Here are some of the Best Plants and Trees You Should Grow for Homemade Pickles!
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Best Plants and Trees You Should Grow for Homemade Pickles
1. Cucumber
Cucumbers are rich in antioxidants, and when pickled, they are full of good bacteria known as probiotics, which improve gut health. Learn how to grow cucumbers here.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Straight Eight, Pickle Bush, Country Fair 83, National Pickling, Tendergreen Burpless, Boston Pickling, and Burpee Pickler.
Here are the best varieties of cucumbers you must grow for pickling
2. Mango
Green unripe mangoes are generally used for pickling. For best taste, use firm, unripe, raw, and tender mangoes. Learn how to grow mango in pots here.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
You can pick any variety for pickling. Just make sure that the mangoes are unripe and firm. The best ones are Kents, Keitt, and Haden.
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3. Lemon
Lemon pickle has several health benefits and also helps in improving blood flow in the body. You can follow our masterful tips for growing lemons in pots here.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Bearss, Dorshapo, Eureka, and Femminello St. Teresa.
Check out the best lemon varieties here
4. Zucchini
Fermented zucchini helps to improve digestion. It also aids in the absorption of vitamins and minerals by the body, helping in balancing the gut.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Bush Baby, Patio Star, Raven, and Black Beauty.
Learn all about growing zucchini in pots here
5. Bell Peppers
You can grow yellow, green, and red bell pepper for pickling. It pairs really well with all the dishes and goes great with burgers!
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Cabernet, Lunchbox, Blazing Banana, and Garfield.
Here’s all you need to know about growing Bell Peppers
6. Onions
Red onions are tasty, healthy, and are also rich in minerals. Pickled onion improves heart health and digestive system – it’s also quite easy to prepare!
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Red Burgundy, White Sweet Spanish, and Italian Torpedo.
Learn how to grow onions here
7. Jalapeno
Pickled jalapenos taste amazing, and they are also great appetizers! You can grow jalapenos in pots where they get good sunlight and warm conditions.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
TAM, Chichimeca, Mucho Nacho, and Biker Billy.
8. Gooseberry
Pickled gooseberry not only tastes great, but it is a good source of vitamin C too. It goes well with salads and mutton rolls.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Careless, Pax, and Leveller.
Check out our article on growing Gooseberry here
9. Radishes
Spicy pickled radishes are full of probiotics and delicious! You can also grow them in pot easily and quickly.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Mirabeau, French Breakfast, Scarlet Globe, and Tarzan.
Here’s everything you need to know about growing Radishes
10. Carrots
Pickled carrots are mouthwatering and keep the gut health in check too. Carrot pickle tastes great with rolls, salads, and dishes.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Parisian Heirloom, Solar Yellow, Thumbelina, and Touchon.
Check out our article on growing Carrots here
11. Asparagus
Pickled asparagus can double the taste when accompanied with roasted chicken and sandwiches as appetizers. You can grow asparagus in pots or garden beds.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Purple Passion, Jersey Knight, and Precoce D’Argenteuil.
12. Beets
The sweet and sour taste of pickled beets is just incomparable. They are loved as salad or snacks and have several health benefits too.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Merlin, Red Ball, Moulin Rouge, and Red Ace.
Learn everything about growing beets here
13. Cabbage
You can make pickled red cabbage with just a few ingredients – take 1/4 red shredded cabbage, 1/2 cup red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 1 clove garlic, and 1/2 cup water in a mason jar.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Earliana, Late Flat Dutch, and Red Acre.
Check out our article on growing cabbage in pots here
14. Natal Plum
Also popular as karonda in India, you can pickle it by taking 250 gms natal plums, 2 tsp turmeric, 2 tsp salt, 3 tsp yellow mustard, 3tsp fennel, and 2 pinches asafoetida in a mason jar. Its pickle is quite enjoyed in the Indian Subcontinent.
Note: While growing indoors, maintain the humidity by keeping it on a moisture tray, elevated with pebbles. Avoid overwatering as it can cause root rot.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Emerald Blanket and Boxwood Beauty.
15. Red Pepper
If you love to spice up your meals, then there’s nothing like having a red chili pickle! What’s more, you can add various flavors to it using spices and herbs of your choice.
Best Varieties for Pickling:
Get fresh and fragrant red peppers from a farmer’s market.
