Container farm：40 ft Vegetable Container Farm Pea Shoots and Microgreens Programme
m and calcium later, and tighter water before harvest to improve shelf life.
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
Training centres on four tasks: planting and harvest, nutrient maintenance, recipePRODUCT OVERVIEW
Based on a 40 ft standard unit with roughly five growing tiers, Pea Shoots and Microgreens reaches marketable weight per cut and 150 - 250 kg per cycle, with 25 - 40 cycles a year. The same footprint delivers several times the output of open-field planting.
Logging covers temperature, humidity, CO2, EC, pH and light by batch, supporting order audits and origin documentation.
One of the highest harvest counts in the range; dense sowing supports continuous rolling production.
Contract farming and cooperatives schedule backwards from the contract: 150 - 250 kg of Pea Shoots and Microgreens per cycle and 25 - 40 cycles a year map directly onto delivery terms.
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
· 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.
· 25 - 40 cycles a year keep the same unit producing continuously without a seasonal break.
· Seedlings account for roughly 5 - 12% of operating cost, keeping the cost structure transparent.
· The 40 ft ISO shell ships on a standard flatbed and is lifted into place on site.
· CO2 held at 800 - 1,200 ppm keeps photosynthetic efficiency stable.
· The insulated envelope with fresh air and dehumidification holds recipe conditions all year.
· 3,300 - 5,800 plants per cycle and 150 - 250 kg per cycle make output plannable against contracts.
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
The nutrient recipe shifts by stage: lower EC after transplant to encourage rooting, higher potassiu calls and common alarms. Most teams run shifts independently within a week.
Consumables are stocked regionally - filters, nutrient salts, plug trays and channel parts - with standard items shipped within five working days.
