This is the sun shade net we supply made from HDPE, knitted rather than woven, and the material is what decides how the cover behaves over a season outdoors: HDPE does not absorb water the way a natural fibre does, so the net dries instead of staying damp, and the knit stays soft enough to fold rather than stiffening at the creases. The cloth is made to order by shade rate, so a balcony that has to stay bright and a garden bed that needs real shade can both come off the same specification. Grommets are set around the edges.
The grade of a shade net is settled by two things before anything else: what it is knitted from and what shade rate it is made at. This one is knitted from HDPE and supplied flat with grommets around the edges, made to order by rate so a bright balcony and a shaded bed can come from the same specification.
HDPE is the reason a knitted shade net behaves the way it does outdoors. It does not take up water the way a natural fibre does, so the cloth dries out instead of sitting damp against a rail or a bed, and it stays soft enough to fold rather than stiffening at the crease lines by the end of a season. The knit is what keeps the air moving through the cover at the same time, so the sun is filtered rather than sealed off, and UV resistance is worked into the yarn rather than applied over the surface, so the net does not fail from the outside in.
The net goes along a balcony rail, over a garden bed, across a terrace and around a patio, and because it is cut to the height you give us, one order covers a balcony and a longer bed from the same roll. Households setting trays under the same net often pair it with a planting bag, and the wider shade net range covers the reflective grades where a heat reflective cover is wanted instead.
| Material | 100% HDPE, knitted, UV resistant yarn |
| Function | Sun shading, privacy screening and wind reduction |
| Shade Rate | Made to order |
| Colour | White, beige and brown as standard, other shades to order |
| Form | Roll or flat panel, cut to the height you give us |
| Edges | Grommets set around the edges |
| Application | Balcony rail, garden bed and terrace |
| Packing | PP woven bag, customised on request |
The rate is the one number to settle first, and it is made to order rather than picked off a shelf: a light rate where a bed or a tray still has to grow behind the net, a denser one where the object is to screen a rail outright. The grommets sit around the edges so the panel can be tied or laced rather than stapled, which is what lets it come down and go back up on another opening. A knitted monofilament net covers the shading job where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the balcony and garden shade work.
Height, roll length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span you are covering and what has to grow behind it. Net ships in PP woven bags. Buyers tracking how HDPE shade net performs across a season can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed.
Why does the material matter on a shade net?
HDPE does not absorb water the way a natural fibre does, so the net dries instead of sitting damp, and the knit stays soft enough to fold rather than stiffening at the creases.
Can I order a specific shade rate?
Yes. The rate is made to order, from a light cover for a bed that still has to grow to a dense one that screens a rail outright.
Can I order a different height, colour or edge finish?
Yes. Height, roll length, shade rate, colour and edge finish are all made to order.
Tell us the span you are covering, what has to grow behind it and the colour you are working to, and we will confirm the roll and the packing that suit your order.
Mark Wu, Co-founder & Technical Director, Sichuan Zhifang Net Industry. 15 years manufacturing agricultural nettings for growers in 32 countries.
