In Pakistan, vegetables are the integral part of the cropping pattern but occupy only 2-3 % of the total cultivated area. Almost 50 kinds of vegetables, cucumber and tomatoes being one of them, are grown in winter and summer seasons across the country. However, in hilly areas winter vegetable are also grown alongside summer, which are called off-season that fetches high income in the market. Gilgit Baltistan is one of those areas where off-season vegetables can be grown successfully. Vegetable crops are very important due to its higher yield potential, return and nutritional value and suitability for small land holders. In Pakistan, the daily per capita intake of vegetables is low as about 100 grams compared to the recommended consumption of about 285 grams. Tomato tunnel crop in Ghizer, GB In the year 2014, a total yield of 20889.64 MT of vegetable (excluding potato) was produced in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) without mentioni...