This is the tape HDPE shade net we supply for greenhouse and construction use, and the 85 percent rate is the point of it. It is a heavy tape mesh, so the light coming through is cut back hard on a glasshouse that takes the full day of sun, while the tape build keeps the cloth from stretching out of shape across a season of exposure. The same roll goes up as scaffold screening or a site windbreak, because the weave holds its body against wind rather than tearing at the eyelets. Width, length and shade rate are made to order.
A glasshouse that takes the full day of sun and a scaffold that needs screening are two different jobs, but they want the same kind of cloth. This is the tape HDPE shade net we supply at 85 percent, a heavy mesh that cuts the light back hard and still holds its body against wind.
Eighty five percent is a heavy working rate, chosen where the crop or the site takes the full day of sun and the light has to come down hard rather than be softened. On a tape mesh the shade comes from the flat yarns as well as the weave count, so a heavy rate is reached without the cloth turning stiff. That matters on a glasshouse roof, where the cover has to sit close and still let air move under it, and it matters on a scaffold screen, where the same cloth has to take wind without tearing at the eyelets.
The roll goes over greenhouse roofs and tunnel frames, across vegetable beds, and up a scaffold or fence line as site screening. Because one cloth suits both jobs, the same roll covers the house and the site rather than two separate weights. 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 tape mesh, not coated |
| Shade Rate | 85 percent, made to order |
| Function | Sun shading and site screening |
| Standard Size | 4 x 3 m, made to order |
| Colour | Black, customised on request |
| Roll Form | Customers request |
| Application | Vegetable greenhouse, construction screening |
| Packing | PE bag, customised on request |
The tape build is what gives the cloth its body. Flat yarns knit into a mesh that resists stretching, so the cover holds its shape across a wide roof and does not creep at the fixings through a season of wind. That is also what lets the same roll be laced onto a scaffold or a fence line, where a lighter cloth would tear away at the eyelets. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this tape net covers the standard heavy job. Growers often hold one roll for the house and use the offcut on the site screen.
Width, length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the house or the height of the screen you are covering and the light load under it. Rolls ship in PE bag 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 one cloth really suited to both a greenhouse and a scaffold?
Yes. The tape build gives the mesh enough body to sit close on a glasshouse roof and enough edge strength to be laced onto a scaffold or fence line without tearing at the eyelets.
Will the net let rain through?
Yes. The HDPE tape mesh is not coated, so rain reaches the beds and air keeps moving under the cover.
Can I order a different shade rate or size?
Yes. The rate and the size are both made to order, so a lighter cover or a longer roll 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.
