Crunchy, flavorful, colorful lettuce and herbs with a long shelf life is what every producer and consumer desires.
With their central role in fresh, health-focused diets, lettuce and herbs are high-demand crops for growers aiming to supply premium produce to local and global markets.
Cravo's innovative roof systems create the perfect growing environment, ensuring consistent quality, faster growth cycles, and efficient resource use for lettuce and herb cultivation.
While glass houses are perfect for cold climates, retractable roof houses with cooling curtains excel in mild and hot climates. That is because it is easy to quickly protect crops from the rain and occasional cold temperatures and then retract the roof to give the plants direct sunlight to force them to develop bright colors and thick crunchy tasty leaves.
And when the sunlight is too strong, simply close the cooling curtain to reduce the sunlight and plant temperatures and activate a high pressure fog system if additional cooling and humidification is necessary.
Explore our resources to see how our solutions can be customized to suit your climate and production goals.
Comparing lettuce production in pad and fan house versus retractable roof, Delhi India, May 8, 2022
Nice detailed video showing hydroponic lettuce operation in South Florida
Growing lettuce in 39C or 102F in a retractable cooling house with mist, June 2, 2016
Retractable roof houses with tilapia, lettuce, herbs and cucumbers
Aquaponics system in a retractable roof production system in Florida
Growing hydroponic lettuce in +50C (122F) using a retractable cooling house and fog
Fresh Technique, NSW Australia
Hydroponic lettuce production in tropical South Florida in a Cravo retractable roof greenhouse
Ready to grow smarter and fresher? Contact Cravo today to discuss a customized roof system tailored to your lettuce and herb production needs!