Why Shade Nets are important to today’s farming

Shade nets are made from lightweight knitted polyethylene fabric that protects people and plants from the sun. Shade cloth fabric is available in densities ranging to suit the unique needs of different types of plants, flowers, and crops. It can be used with greenhouses, hoop structures, and in-field applications.

Additional uses include fences, windscreens, and privacy barriers. The shade material is rot and mildew-resistant, does not become brittle, and is water-permeable. It offers superior ventilation, improves light diffusion, and keeps greenhouses cooler.

Shade Nets are beneficial since they help to create an optimum growing climate because with the use of Reflective Shade Nets, reflect the sun’s radiation rather than absorbing it. It assists in controlling the light, temperature, and humidity balance.

Reflective shade screens are also energy-saving. Excellent climate characteristics include low daytime temperature due to maximum reflection and high energy savings at night, which keeps crop temperature close to ambient.

There are Standard Shade Nets which are affordable, with extremely durable means of protecting plants and crops from direct sunlight. Shade Nets are placed on the exterior roof of a greenhouse, cold frame or high tunnel where it block a percentage of light from penetrating the building, hence keeping plants more comfortable. This type of shade material is appropriate for general gardening, farming and greenhouse applications and is widely used in the commercial farming and gardening industry.

Shade Nets are of various materials and what to use depends on the type of your crop. The shade materials help protect plants, pets, livestock, and people from direct sunlight and also work as a windscreen. Depending on the climatic conditions also, growers use 50% and 60% density in colder areas while in hotter areas, they use 70% to 80%.

Many farmers find that using a high-density shade on roofs and a lower-density shade on walls is a good method for creating ideal shade conditions. Farmers should always check with a technical support team from Agrichem Africa Limited to determine the shade cloth density that is appropriate for both the climate and plant variety.

The density of the shade is determined by the amount of the light blocked by the shade. For instance, the definition of 80% shade is that only 20% of light passes through it. Vegetables require a shade percentage of between 30 and 50 %.

Shade Nets have many advantages and so to mention just but a few like they are easy to wash; do not get decay; easy to carry and easy to install; ease in relocation; a shade percentage of 30-50% is ideal for vegetables and flowers; they are ideal for gardens, plant nurseries, home terrace gardening; minimizes plant hassle and wind pressures to avoid damage to plants, enhances photosynthesis to stimulate plant growth; conserves water; protects plants from pests and diseases; shade cloth can help to lower energy costs by reducing the need to run fans as often in the warmer seasons; and installing a shade net is quick and easy as is taking it down during the off-peak season.

If you can afford green houses, think shade nets and you will save yourself a fortune.

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