Dyson Farming in Lincolnshire has unveiled a revolutionary Ferris wheel system to grow strawberries which has been developed at its Carrington strawberry farm near Boston. Dyson Farming’s 26-acre glasshouse in Lincolnshire is already home to 1,225,000 strawberry plants grown all year round to produce over 1,250 tonnes of high-quality British strawberries. The most recent development in the glasshouse is Dyson’s Hybrid Vertical Growing System. It exceeded all expectations, boosting yields by 250% while optimising the quality of the fruit.

Dyson is always looking to maximise efficiency of its farms and the quality of its produce. Rather than arranging the strawberries in simple rows, Dyson’s system arranges them on vast, 5.5m high Ferris wheel-like structures which rotate the strawberry plants, making use of the full height of the glasshouse and dramatically increasing the number of strawberry plants which can be planted in the same area.

Two aluminium rigs – each bigger than two double-decker buses placed end to end – rotate the trays of strawberry plants to ensure they get optimal exposure to natural light while also supplementing them with LED light when daylight levels are lower in the winter months. A continuous and novel irrigation and drainage system ensures root health is never compromised. 

For more information please visit the Dyson Farming website.