Plant Cultivation Containers:40 ft Vegetable Container Farm Cherry Radish Programme
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
This configuration is aimed at Commercial Leafy Green Farm. Cherry Radish is raised by hybrid direct seeding, with 22 - 28 days per cycle and rated Moderate for difficulty; daily work is inspection, nutrient top-up and harvest, without a resident agronomist.
Logging covers temperature, humidity, CO2, EC, pH and light by batch, supporting order audits and origin documentation.
A representative root crop with a narrow harvest window; schedule against orders to avoid oversupply.
Commercial farms run the unit as a standard production module: plant weekly, harvest weekly, with 12 - 15 Cherry Radish cycles a year delivered to wholesale markets and processors.
CROP AND OUTPUT DATA
Variety | Cherry Radish (Root crop) |
Growing cycle (transplant to harvest) | 22 - 28 days |
Unit weight | 20 - 40 g |
Plants per cycle | approx. 3,300 - 5,800 |
Yield per cycle | 100 - 160 kg |
Cycles per year | 12 - 15 |
Annual output (estimate) | 1,200 - 2,400 kg |
Propagation | Hybrid direct seeding |
Crop difficulty | Moderate |
Figures follow the 40 ft standard container baseline with about five growing tiers. Yield per cycle and annual output are estimates; actual results vary with tier count, light recipe, CO2 level and crop management.
KEY ADVANTAGES
· Batch records of temperature, EC, pH and light trace each harvest back to a specific tier.
· CO2 held at 800 - 1,200 ppm keeps photosynthetic efficiency stable.
· 12 - 15 cycles a year keep the same unit producing continuously without a seasonal break.
· Per-tier LED recipes give more uniform leaf colour, plant shape and head weight.
· Rotation and zoning reduce disease pressure and chemical inputs.
· No soil in the room means clean leaves and less post-harvest washing.
· About five tiers lift output per square metre to roughly five times open-field levels.
· The 40 ft ISO shell ships on a standard flatbed and is lifted into place on site.
CONTAINER CONFIGURATION
Footprint | 12.19 x 2.44 x 2.90 m (40 ft ISO container) |
Growing system | Approx. 5 tiers, hydroponic or aeroponic |
Scale per cycle | 3,300 - 5,800 plants |
Temperature | 18 - 24 °C, set per variety |
Relative humidity | 60 - 75% |
CO2 concentration | 800 - 1,200 ppm |
Lighting | LED recipe, dimmable per tier |
Nutrient solution | Closed loop with automatic EC and pH control |
Energy reference | 0.8 - 1.2 kWh per kg of fresh greens; electricity about 60 - 70% of operating cost |
Control and monitoring | PLC, touchscreen HMI, remote monitoring and alarms |
Delivery | Pre-commissioned at the factory, set and connected on site |
CLIMATE AND CONTROL
Nutrient solution runs from the tank through pumps and manifolds to each tier and returns via filtration, disinfection and inline monitoring. EC and pH are corrected automatically against the recipe, removing manual mixing drift.
The controller stores recipes by variety - temperature, humidity, photoperiod, irrigation frequency and nutrient targets - called up as a set. Changing crops loads a new recipe while batch history is retained.
CULTIVATION AND SCHEDULING
Photoperiod and intensity follow the variety; in low-light seasons Cherry Radish gets a longer photoperiod to protect the cycle length.
The standard schedule assumes a 40 ft unit with about five tiers: plant one batch and harvest one batch each week, giving 12 - 15 Cherry Radish cycles a year. Adjust to order structure and harvest labour.
DELIVERY, TRAINING AND SERVICE
Multi-unit sites share water treatment and mixing while each container keeps independent climate and lighting, so different varieties and schedules can run side by side.
Remote support reads controller logs to diagnose recipe drift and equipment faults, resolving most issues without a site visit.
