Container Farm：40 ft Vegetable Container Farm Cherry Radish Programme
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Cherry Radish behaves predictably here: 22 - 28 days per cycle, 20 - 40 g per head and 100 - 160 kg per cycle. Predictability means you can price, contract and deliver weekly instead of betting the crop on weather.
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.
Schools use the unit as a working laboratory: students follow Cherry Radish across its 22 - 28-day cycle, measuring light, EC and plant weight to understand how a plant factory works.
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
· Rotation and zoning reduce disease pressure and chemical inputs.
· About five tiers lift output per square metre to roughly five times open-field levels.
· The insulated envelope with fresh air and dehumidification holds recipe conditions all year.
· The closed hydroponic loop uses far less water than soil culture, which suits water-scarce sites.
· 3,300 - 5,800 plants per cycle and 100 - 160 kg per cycle make output plannable against contracts.
· The unit can be shared with other leafy varieties on a weekly rotation for a more flexible product mix.
· No soil in the room means clean leaves and less post-harvest washing.
· Batch records of temperature, EC, pH and light trace each harvest back to a specific tier.
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
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.
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.
CULTIVATION AND SCHEDULING
Planting density is held at 3,300 - 5,800 plants per cycle, with spacing and tier height matched to plant habit; harvest is graded to 20 - 40 g per head.
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
Commissioning covers nutrient mixing, EC and pH probe calibration, per-tier light measurement and climate interlock tests, confirmed item by item against the recipe.
Quarterly preventive maintenance covers filter changes, probe calibration, pump inspection, light-output measurement and alarm testing.
