Job focus M.R. Dickinson & Son
 
 



 

“The TrueLeaf Benchwarmer heating system allows me to produce a variety of plants in one greenhouse,
it gives me the ability to regulate the heat and it saves on fuel.”

Jeanne Dickinson
— Jeanne Dickinson,
Co-owner, Grower M.R. Dickinson & Son 
 
 
 


When you have a farm to run, a short outdoor growing season and trying to expand your indoor greenhouse business, what do you do?
Randy and Jeanne Dickinson asked themselves this question. In Bridgeton, New Jersey the outdoor growing season falls between May 15th and October 15th. So to keep going and growing, Randy and Jeanne were trying to produce indoors with small electric mats and trays with dome lids. This option became expensive and time consuming and could not accommodate their growing needs. So Randy and Jeanne took action. They purchased a new greenhouse, installed a TrueLeaf Benchwarmer heating system and received the results they were looking for.

Jeanne says she “isn’t a typical
grower”. What did TrueLeaf have to accomplish?
Jeanne grows herbs for her farm stand and farmer markets. In one greenhouse, she must germinate seeds and propagate in the spring and fall months and also maintain plants in the midst of winter. Jeanne said the soil temperature is critical, she is very busy and needed a reliable system to save her time, money and produce results.

  


What did Jeanne determine about her Benchwarmer heating system?
Out with the old and in with the new! Jeanne’s not going back.
She can produce a variety of plants in one greenhouse efficiently and easily.
Use one system for various applications, and can set flats or pots right on the Biotherm tubing. It’s easy and produces very uniform growth. She can set a different temperature per bench, using system controls that are very accurate
and therefore provide the optimum temperatures desired. Jeanne sets the controls and walks away. It’s an incredible timesaver!

And the fuel savings? With various growing needs and temperatures needed, Jeanne’s Benchwarmer system provides heat where the plants need it, at the roots.
So there’s no need for alternate heating methods which generated high fuel costs in the past. Randy and Jeanne are producing efficiently and effectively. TrueLeaf is proud to be a working part of their growing environment.



  
 


Typical 3 bench installation with optional ball valve for manual bench shut-off and temperature zoning with zone valve.