This is the agricultural shade net we supply for greenhouse and garden plant protection. It is built for the job where the sun load has to come off a bed or a structure without cooking the plants under it, because the HDPE mesh blocks UV rather than trapping heat. That is what makes it work across a vegetable bed, a nursery bench and a garden frame with the same roll. The mesh stays open, so rain still reaches the beds. Roll length and shade rate are made to order where a heavier or lighter cover is wanted.
Plant protection is the job this net is built for, and on most sites that means taking the sun load off a bed or a structure without cooking what sits under it. This is the agricultural shade net we supply for greenhouses and gardens, in an HDPE mesh that blocks UV rather than simply cutting light.
The mesh has to cut the afternoon UV load enough to stop leaf scorch while still leaving the crop the light it needs to size up. Because the HDPE mesh blocks UV rather than trapping heat, the air underneath stays workable through the hottest part of the day instead of building up under the cover. The mesh is not coated, so rain still reaches the beds rather than sitting on the cloth and steaming the plants below.
The roll goes over greenhouse roofs and tunnel frames, across garden beds and over nursery benches where the sun load has to be softened. Because one cover suits both a vegetable bed and a seedling bench, the same roll does the house and the garden 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 green cloth.
| Material | HDPE mesh, not coated |
| Shade Rate | Made to order across the range |
| Function | UV sun protection and plant protection |
| Finish | Not coated, permeable to air and water |
| Colour | Green, customised on request |
| Roll Form | Customers request |
| Application | Greenhouse, garden and nursery shading |
| Model | SC-008 |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
The rate is the first choice, since it sets how much light the crop keeps, and it is made to order across the range where a heavier or lighter cover is wanted. Roll length is the second, because the net has to cover the house or the garden frame rather than a single row. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the standard agricultural and garden job. Growers often hold one roll for the house and use the offcut on the garden frame.
Width, roll length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the house or the garden frame you are covering. 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.
Does the net block UV or just cut light?
It blocks UV rather than trapping heat, so the air underneath stays workable through the hottest part of the day and the plants under it are protected rather than cooked.
Will it let rain through?
Yes. The mesh is not coated, so rain still reaches the beds instead of sitting on the cloth.
Can I order a different shade rate or roll length?
Yes. Both the rate and the roll length are made to order, so a lighter or heavier cover 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.
