The variety of crops grown in container plant factories is very rich. The following are the five most suitable directions for commercialization:
1. Short-cycle leafy vegetables (most commercially mature)
- Lettuce, spinach, bok choy, arugula
- Growth cycle can be shortened from 60 days to 30 days
- A 40-foot standard container can grow about 5,800 plants per batch
2. Sprouts/Microgreens
- Pea shoots, radish sprouts, wheatgrass
- About 7 days per batch, low technical threshold, no pesticide residues
3. High-value herbs/medicinal plants
- Basil, mint, perilla, Anoectochilus roxburghii
- Can provide stable authentic quality, suitable for high-end dining or pharmaceutical customization
4. Livestock feed
- Hydroponic barley grass
- One container can produce about 8 tons per batch, replacing 20% of concentrated feed
5. Seedling/Breeding
- Strawberry seedlings, flower seedlings, scientific breeding
- Sterile environment accelerates breeding, high survival rate
In addition, mushroom cultivation (e.g., yellow elm mushrooms, lion's mane mushrooms, morels, matsutake, etc.) is also an important application direction for container plant factories, with many successful cases already existing.
