SOFT FRUIT
Strawberry under protection
Short cycles, high price per kilo, and a crop that lives or dies on humidity and harvesting labour.
Table-top and tray systems put the fruit at picking height, which cuts labour per kilo — the main cost in strawberry.
Botrytis is a humidity problem before it is a fungicide problem: air movement at fruit level is the design lever.
Climate range and crop notes
| Day temperature | 18–24 °C |
| Night temperature | 10–14 °C |
| Humidity | 65–75 % RH, avoid free water on fruit |
| Light | Moderate to high; long-day varieties benefit from supplementary light |
| EC / pH | 1.2–1.8 mS/cm, pH 5.5–6.0 |
| Cycle | 6–9 months, tray or table-top systems |
General horticultural ranges for a well-managed crop; local variety, light and market specification move these values. Not a yield guarantee.
First-season mistakes that cost the most
- Growing on the ground in a house designed for tall crops.
- No dehumidification strategy in a coastal site.
Next step
Tell us the crop and the site
We reply with the house family, the systems the crop needs and the first questions to settle before design.