Container Farm ：40 ft Vegetable Container Farm Pea Shoots and Microgreens Programme
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Pea Shoots and Microgreens behaves predictably here: 7 - 12 days per cycle, marketable weight per cut and 150 - 250 kg per cycle. Predictability means you can price, contract and deliver weekly instead of betting the crop on weather.
At 3,300 - 5,800 plants per cycle, the schedule can be split weekly - plant one batch, harvest one batch - producing continuous supply instead of a single glut.
One of the highest harvest counts in the range; dense sowing supports continuous rolling production.
Restaurants and hotels order against the menu; Pea Shoots and Microgreens finishes in 7 - 12 days and reaches the kitchen on harvest day with dry leaves and a longer shelf life.
CROP AND OUTPUT DATA
Variety | Pea Shoots and Microgreens (Specialty green) |
Growing cycle (transplant to harvest) | 7 - 12 days |
Unit weight | marketable weight |
Plants per cycle | approx. 3,300 - 5,800 |
Yield per cycle | 150 - 250 kg |
Cycles per year | 25 - 40 |
Annual output (estimate) | 3,750 - 10,000 kg |
Propagation | Direct seeding |
Crop difficulty | Easy |
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
· 25 - 40 cycles a year keep the same unit producing continuously without a seasonal break.
· About five tiers lift output per square metre to roughly five times open-field levels.
· Controlled cycle: Pea Shoots and Microgreens reaches harvest 7 - 12 days after transplant, more than 50% faster than open-field production.
· 3,300 - 5,800 plants per cycle and 150 - 250 kg per cycle make output plannable against contracts.
· At 15 - 30 kg of fresh greens a day, one unit matches a mid-sized restaurant or community scheme.
· Batch records of temperature, EC, pH and light trace each harvest back to a specific tier.
· The closed hydroponic loop uses far less water than soil culture, which suits water-scarce sites.
· Per-tier LED recipes give more uniform leaf colour, plant shape and head weight.
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 unit uses a standard 40 ft shell with about five growing tiers, hydroponic or aeroponic depending on variety. Insulation, fresh air, dehumidification and LED lighting form a closed environment: outside climate affects energy use, not the crop.
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 marketable weight per cut.
The standard schedule assumes a 40 ft unit with about five tiers: plant one batch and harvest one batch each week, giving 25 - 40 Pea Shoots and Microgreens 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.
