This is the black knitted shade net we supply for nursery growers, and the 80 percent rate is the point of it. It is a heavy black mesh, so the light coming through is cut back hard on outdoor benches and seedling beds that sit in the full day of sun, while the knitted build keeps the cloth from stretching out of shape. The edges are hemmed with grommets, so the net hangs on a frame, a fence line or a windbreak post rather than only lying flat. Width, length and shade rate are made to order.
On a nursery bench that sits in the full day of sun, the cover has to cut the light back hard without cooking the seedlings under it. This is the black knitted shade net we supply for nursery growers, run at 80 percent with hemmed edges and grommets so it can hang as well as lie flat.
Eighty percent is a heavy working rate, chosen where an outdoor bench or a seedling bed takes the full day of sun and the crop under it needs the light cut back hard rather than softened. Black is the usual choice for that job because it takes the glare down as well as the light. The mesh is knitted rather than woven, so it carries strength in both directions and the cloth does not sag or stretch out of shape across a season of exposure. It stays open enough that air moves under the cover and rain still reaches the beds.
The net goes over nursery benches, across seedling beds and along a fence line where the light load has to come down. Because the edges are hemmed, the same roll hangs on a frame or ties onto a post rather than only lying over a bed. Growers running pots under the same cover often pair it with a planting bag, and the wider shade net range covers the reflective and coloured types where the job calls for something other than a plain black cloth.
| Material | HDPE, knitted, not coated |
| Shade Rate | 80 percent, made to order |
| Colour | Black or dark green, customised on request |
| Edges | Hemmed with grommets |
| Thickness | Customised on request |
| Roll Form | Customers request |
| Application | Nursery benches and outdoor beds |
| Model | SS-022 |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
The hem and the grommets decide how the net is used. A net with a plain cut edge can only be laid over a bed, while this one is hemmed and punched, so it hangs on a frame, runs along a fence or ties onto a bench post. That is what lets the same roll do a covered bench and an open bed rather than being fixed to one job. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the standard nursery job. Growers often hold one roll for the bench and use the offcut on a bed.
Width, length, shade rate, thickness and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the bench or the fence line you are covering and the light load under it. Nets 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.
Why choose 80 percent rather than a lighter cover?
Eighty percent is a heavy working rate, chosen where an outdoor bench or seedling bed takes the full day of sun and the crop needs the light cut back hard rather than softened.
Can the net hang rather than only lie over a bed?
Yes. The edges are hemmed and punched with grommets, so the net hangs on a frame, runs along a fence line or ties onto a bench post as well as lying flat.
Can I order a different shade rate or colour?
Yes. The rate, thickness and colour are all made to order, so a lighter cover or a different colour is produced where the crop or the site calls for it. 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.
