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Bio-plant Plan for Autonomous Marine Platform (15 people)

1. Principles and Plant Selection Criteria

All cultures selected considering:
- Sun exposure, salt spray, strong wind
- Limited soil layer (mounds, containers, vertical plantings)
- Minimal care, high resistance
Special criterion for perennials:
- Not have pronounced winter dormancy
- Not require cold/short day for flowering and fruiting
- Be capable of year-round growth, flowering and harvest in tropics/subtropics
- Be genetically "evergreen," not cause pause even with constant summer

2. Main Groups and Recommended Volumes

2.1 Vegetables, Leaves, Greens (en-basis)

Culture	Volume/quantity	Important properties
Alfalfa, clover, goat's rue	20–30 m² dense plantings	Vitamins, protein, feed
Salads, chard, spinach	15–30 m²	Iron, folic acid, vitamin K
Leafy cabbage, broccoli	15–20 bushes each	C, K, fiber, mineral composition
Carrot, sweet potato, beet	10 m² each	Carotene, sugars, minerals
Pumpkin, zucchini	8–10 plants each	Vitamin A, reserves
Onion, garlic	30–50 plants each	Vitamins, antiseptic
Chicory, purslane, glasswort, ice plant	10–15 m²	Vitamins, antioxidants, minerals
Amaranth, Malabar spinach	5–10 m² each	Leaf feed, nutrition, diversity

2.2 Berries, Fruits, "Ever-bearing" Cultures

Culture	Quantity	Features
Strawberry (day-neutral, everbearing)	80–100 bushes	Bears fruit year-round (no winter dormancy)
Raspberry (en-everbearing)	20–30 bushes	On annual shoots, harvest in "waves"
Blackberry (everbearing, hybrid)	15–20 bushes	Nearly continuous harvest possible
Blueberry, blackberry	15–20 bushes	Seasonal, part for preservation
Pomegranate, fig, feijoa, guava, passion fruit, papaya	3–5 trees/bushes each	Tropical/subtropical, year-round
Sea buckthorn, Russian olive	5–7 bushes each	Vitamin berries, leaves for tea
Apple, pear (dwarf, columnar)	2–3 trees each	Only for enthusiasts (suitable individual varieties without winter dormancy)
Pineapple, dwarf banana, dragon fruit, sapote	3–5 plants each	Tropical fruits, suitable for containers
Carob (locust bean tree)	2–3 trees	Cocoa/chocolate substitute
Citrus (lemon, lime, kumquat, orange, calamondin, satsuma mandarin, clementines)	2–3 trees each	"Ever-bearing," fruit in waves year-round

2.3 Spices, Aromatics, Medicinal

Culture	Quantity	Purpose
Mint, lemon balm, sage, thyme, rosemary, basil, lavender, oregano	3–5 bushes each	Spices, tea, antiseptics, anti-stress
Aloe, kalanchoe, houseleek	2–3 plants each	Wound healing, skin, burns
Calendula, chamomile, St. John's wort, yarrow	3–5 plants each	Tea, medicinal, antiseptic
Lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, fennel	2–3 plants each	Spicy, tea, food
Golden pothos, lofant, hyssop, borage	2–3 plants each	Atypical flavors, medicinal teas

2.4 Unusual, Atypical, Tropical and Marine Cultures

Culture	Features
Ice plant (en-Mesembryanthemum)	Salad, succulent, tasty and decorative
Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)	Marine delicacy, salad
Nasturtium	Edible flowers and leaves
Golden pothos	"Home ginseng," food and phytotherapy
Malabar spinach	Edible vine
Passion fruit (en-passiflora)	Ever-bearing vine, fruits and flowers
Tropical amaranth	Leaf feed, grain, nutrition
Borage (cucumber herb)	Leaves and flowers in salads
Blue clitoria (Clitoria ternatea, butterfly pea)	Flowers for tea, coloring pigment
Moringa	Tree of life: leaves, pods, protein
Taro, yam	Tubers, leaves for food
Chinese bitter melon	Vegetable and medicine
Curry leaf, pandanus	Spices, leaves
Glasswort, sea purslane, sea fennel	Marine, vitamin, drought-resistant
Fireweed tea (en-willowherb)	Vitamin drink
Spirulina, chlorella (en-microalgae)	Protein, food supplements

2.5 Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Substitutes

Product	Culture	Required quantity/area
Coffee	Chicory, dandelion	300–400 m² (full coverage), 20–30 m² (ritual consumption)
Tea	Fireweed (en-willowherb)	60–70 m² (full coverage), 10–15 m² (en-weekly)
Cocoa/chocolate	Carob (locust bean tree)	10–12 trees (full replacement), 2–3 — "for dessert"

3. Berries and Citrus — Year-round Harvest Organization

3.1 Berries:

Use only everbearing and day-neutral varieties, plant in "waves" every 2–3 months.
Strawberry, raspberry, blackberry — always have fruiting, rejuvenating and young bushes.
Rejuvenation and rotation: renew plantings with runners and offshoots every 2–3 years.

3.2 Citrus:

Dwarf lemon, lime, kumquat, calamondin, mandarin (satsuma, clementines) — best for container and pot culture.
Bloom and fruit in waves without winter dormancy.
Maintain regular feeding, drainage and soil change.

4. Practical Areas

Vegetable beds (en-intensive): 70–100 m²
Berry and shrub areas: 30–40 m²
Trees and tropical cultures in pots/mounds: 40–50 units
Herbs and spices: 10–15 m²
Microalgae (spirulina, chlorella): 2–3 containers of 50–100 l each

5. Growing Recommendations

Multi-tier and mixed plantings: trees–shrubs–herbs–ground covers.
Containers and pots: mobility, ability to protect plants during storms, change microclimate.
Vertical systems: for berries, vines, greens — space saving.
Constant rejuvenation and cutting: especially for berries and herbs.
Selection of "ever-bearing" varieties: only without pronounced dormancy, adapted for subtropics/tropics.
Wind and salt protection: halophytes and succulents along edges.

6. Approximate Vitamin and Microelement Supply

Vitamin C: citrus, guavas, strawberry, raspberry, passion fruit, sea buckthorn, marine halophytes
Carotenes and vitamin A: sweet potato, carrot, pumpkin, chard, spinach
Vitamin K, folic acid: cabbage, spinach, green leafy vegetables, chard
Minerals: amaranth, marine herbs, purslane, glasswort, sea kale, berries
Omega-3: purslane, sea buckthorn, spirulina
Antioxidants: berries, tropical fruits, ice plant, blue clitoria, spices
Protein: moringa, amaranth, microalgae, alfalfa, goat's rue, legumes, nuts (cashew, tropical almond)
Anti-inflammatory: sage, rosemary, mint, kalanchoe, aloe, sea kale

7. List of Recommended Unusual and Tropical Plants (unusual flavors, aesthetics, new nutritional properties)

Papaya, banana (en-dwarf), pineapple, sapote
Feijoa, guava, passion fruit
Dragon fruit (en-pitaya)
Moringa, Malabar spinach, amaranth
Okra, yam, taro, sweet potato
Borage, lemongrass, fennel, curry leaf
Ice plant, samphire, sea parsley
Blue clitoria, hibiscus roselle (hibiscus tea)
Dolicos, yard-long bean, bitter melon
Marine halophytes: glasswort, sea purslane, Crithmum maritimum

8. Variety Examples for Citrus and Berries

Clementines: Fina, Clemenules, Marisol, Corsica, Montreal — all seedless, with easily separable peel
Satsuma: Owari, Okitsu, Miyagawa — ultra-early, seedless, with most easily separable peel
Mandarins for containers: clementine, calamondin, kumquat
Strawberry: Albion, San Andreas, Evie-2, Mara des Bois (everbearing, day-neutral)
Raspberry: Heritage, Polka, Autumn Bliss (en-everbearing)
Blackberry: Prime-Ark Freedom, Prime-Jan (en-everbearing)

9. Total Area and Quantity

Minimum 150–200 m² intensive plantings (in tiers, containers, on mounds)
40–50 containers/pots/mounds for trees, tropical and large shrubs
200+ bushes of berries, aromatic, medicinal, feed plants
20+ species of tropical and unusual cultures

10. Season and Planting Organization

Wave alternation: for berries and strawberry, every 2–3 months — new bushes/runners.
Planting rejuvenation: perennials are propagated and renewed without winter.
Harvesting, preservation, drying: for preserving harvest outside peaks.
Crop rotation and companion planting: minimizing diseases and soil depletion.

Document compiled considering extreme platform conditions, year-round sun, strong winds, salinity, minimal soil layer and requirements for diet diversity and vitaminization for 15 people. All cultures selected to not require winter pause and provide harvest constantly!

For individual adaptation to region, platform type, animal husbandry features or preferences for flavors/medicinal plants — contact us!