1. Greenhouse Benching
Just a brief review

12. Rolling benches

14. Abstract: The plants on these tiers are watered by flooding the trays they rest in. This system is efficient in terms of both space utilization and irrigation.
Description: Not all plants can be grown in layers like this. But these foliage plants are tolerant of low light. The turnover of these plants is rapid which also helps to prevent problems of quality diminishing over time.
Dracena

15. Abstract: Double cropping illustrated by hanging bougainvilleas above bench top production.
Description: Lake Brantley Plant Corp., Longwood Florida. Company was founded in 1984 and has a 65 acre growing space including 1.5 acres of greenhouses and 2 acres of shade houses.

16. Under bench heating.

17. Stacked benches ready to enter a mechanical bench washer
Stacked benches ready to enter a mechanical bench washer. Sensors monitor position of bench on conveyor. Bottom bench is in the process of moving toward the washer.

18. Dirty bench loading into automatic mechanical bench washer
Dirty bench loading into automatic mechanical bench washer. Machine will sprayed down and automatically shrub bench to remove debris and algae

19. Bench entering mechanical bench washer (washer is vertical machine at left of image).

20. After mechanical potting machine fills containers with media and workers insert plants, plants travel on a conveyor to greenhouse benches.Description: Klassic Beauties, Kerry's Bromeliad Nursery, Inc., Florida City, Florida

21. Types of Bench Layouts Longitudinal Peninsula
Movable Benching (rolling)