This is the knitted HDPE shade net we build for greenhouse vegetable work. The tape is knitted into an open mesh with a UV stabiliser in the yarn, so the cloth keeps its weave through long sun hours instead of going brittle, and the open structure lets hot air move out rather than sitting over the crop. We run it at around 85 percent shade for a vegetable house that needs serious heat cut, and the rate is made to order where a seedling bench wants something lighter. Colour is made to order as well, so the same net can be produced green for a nursery or black for an exposed site.
A greenhouse vegetable house runs hot, and the cover on it has to cut that heat without sealing the house up. This knitted HDPE mesh is built with a UV stabiliser in the yarn, so it holds its weave across long sun hours, and the open structure lets the hot air move out instead of sitting on the crop.
A knitted mesh is not a solid sheet, so it shades the crop while still letting air and rain through. In a vegetable house that matters, because the heat load is the real problem and trapping the air under a closed cover makes it worse. The knitted tape also takes the strain of stretching over a frame without tearing, which is what you want when the net is going up over a wide span.
The UV stabiliser slows the breakdown that turns plain netting brittle and grey after a season or two, so the same roll runs across more of the crop cycle instead of being replaced every season.
The net goes over greenhouse frames and tunnels, across nursery benches, and over potted plants and seedling beds where direct sun would otherwise scorch the leaf. Because shade rate and colour are both made to order, the same product covers a vegetable house that needs heavy shade and a seedling bench that wants something lighter. 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 knitted cloth.
| Material | HDPE knitted mesh |
| Construction | Knitted tape mesh |
| Shade Rate | 85%, made to order |
| Energy Saving Rate | 30% |
| Colour | Customised on request |
| Use | Greenhouse, nursery, potted plants, seedlings |
| UV | UV stabilised against long sun exposure |
| Model | SC-002 |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
Shade rate is the first number to settle because it decides how much light the crop keeps. We run this net at around 85 percent for a vegetable house that needs serious heat cut; a seedling bench or a leafy crop usually wants something lighter. Colour is the second choice, and it is made to order: green for a nursery, black for an exposed site, or another shade to match what you are running. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this mesh covers the standard greenhouse and nursery job.
Width, length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the greenhouse or the size of the bench you are covering. Rolls ship in export packing and are cut to suit the frame. Growers tracking how greenhouse shading performs across a season can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed on commercial sites.
What shade rate should I order for a vegetable house?
Around 85 percent suits a house that needs serious heat cut. A seedling bench or a leafy crop usually wants something lighter. Tell us the crop and the site and we will advise on the rate.
Can the colour be made to order?
Yes. Green, black and other shades are produced to order, so the same net can match what you are already running on the site.
Will the net last more than one season?
A stabilised yarn holds its weave and shade rating across several seasons of sun, unlike a plain cloth that goes brittle. The exact life depends on the site and the UV load.
Tell us the span, the shade rate and the colour you are working to, and we will confirm the width 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.
