PROBLEM

Unoptimized cycle lengths across multiple crop types drove waste and under-utilized capacity. No data-driven framework to establish or adjust ideal maturity levels as plants moved through the facility.

ECOSENSE INTERVENTION

• Tracked maturity trends per crop type and per zone.
• Established ideal maturity levels at each position along the production line.
• Optimized movement timing and cycle lengths based on observed growth-rate data.

RESULTS

Extra cycles added per year: Basil +2.4 · Lettuce +1.2 · Coriander +1.6. Additional revenue: Basil $58,398 · Lettuce $28,470 · Coriander $38,435.

Total additional revenue from extra cycles alone: $125,304 USD/year.

RELEVANCE TO YOUR NURSERY

Multi-crop extension of Case 01. For a seedling operation with a compressed production window, even a single day shaved off each cycle compounds meaningfully — expanding throughput exactly during the highest-demand period.