This is the bright green shade net we supply at 75 percent, and the rate sits in the working middle of the range: enough to take the glare off a vegetable field without putting the bed into the dark the way a heavy cover would. The green is a dyed yarn rather than a printed surface, so the colour holds, and the HDPE carries UV resistance inside the yarn so the rate does not drift toward the light end after a season in the open. It is supplied in rolls cut to the span you give us, and the mesh stays open enough that air moves under the cover and rain reaches the beds.
Seventy five percent sits in the working middle of the shade range. It is enough to take the glare off a vegetable field or a garden bed without putting the crop into the dark, which is why it is the rate most growers settle on when they are covering a crop for the whole season rather than for a heat spike.
At 75 percent the net takes the hardest of the afternoon sun off a leafy bed while still letting enough light through that growth is not slowed. That balance is what makes it the default for a vegetable crop that sits under cover for a whole season: heavy enough to stop scorch on a young plant, light enough that the bed does not etiolate. The mesh is knitted HDPE, so it stays open, air moves underneath and rain reaches the soil instead of sitting on the cloth and steaming the crop.
The roll goes over open vegetable rows, raised beds, seed beds and nursery frames, and over garden beds where the light load has to come down a step through the summer. Because it is supplied as a roll cut to the span, the same cover works on a field frame and on a domestic bed. Growers setting trays under the same net often pair it with a planting bag, and the wider shade net range covers the reflective and heavy types where the job calls for something other than a green crop net.
| Material | Knitted HDPE mesh, not coated |
| Shade Rate | 75 percent, made to order |
| Colour | Bright green, customised on request |
| Function | UV resistant shading for vegetable crops |
| Form | Roll, cut to the span you give us |
| Finish | Not coated, permeable to air and water |
| Application | Vegetable fields, garden beds and seed beds |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
The green is dyed into the yarn rather than printed on the surface, which is what keeps the colour from washing out after a season in full sun, and the same dye house runs the black and white grades where a different look is wanted. Because the net is knitted rather than woven as a solid sheet, the mesh stays open at every rate, so a roll can be run out over a frame or a bed and weighted at the edges. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the general crop job.
Roll width, roll length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span you are covering and the crop under it. Rolls ship in export packing and are cut to suit the frame. Growers tracking how shade netting performs across a season can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed on commercial sites.
Is 75 percent too heavy for a young crop?
No, it is the rate most growers settle on for a crop that stays under cover all season. Where the crop is very soft, a rate nearer fifty percent suits better.
Does the green fade?
The colour is dyed into the yarn and the HDPE carries UV resistance, which is what keeps the colour and the shade rate from drifting across a season.
Can I order a different rate, colour or roll length?
Yes. Rate, colour and roll length are all made to order. Tell us the crop and the span and we will advise.
Tell us the span, the shade rate and the colour you are working to, and we will confirm the roll length 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.
