This is the everyday knitted shade net that most farms and nurseries run. The mesh is woven from HDPE tape with a UV stabiliser worked into the yarn, so it holds its strength through season after season of sun instead of turning brittle and tearing. Shade rate is made to order, which means the same net can be cut for a seedling bench that wants light shade and a vegetable house that needs to run much darker, and it goes up on frames, posts or a fence line without special fittings. Growers use it for crop protection, plant shading and general farm cover where the job is straightforward light and heat control.
A shade net only earns its place if it survives the sun it is meant to block. This knitted HDPE mesh is built with a UV stabiliser worked into the yarn, so it keeps its strength across seasons instead of going brittle and tearing. Shade rate is made to order, which is what lets one net serve a seedling bench and a vegetable house on the same farm.
Plain shade cloth fades and weakens under strong sun because the polymer breaks down season by season. A stabilised yarn slows that decay, so the net holds its weave and its shade rating over more of its life. For a grower running the same cover across several crops a year, that is the difference between replacing netting every season and running the same roll for years.
The open mesh also lets air and rain through rather than trapping them, so the crop under it stays in moving air instead of a still, humid pocket, which matters most in a vegetable house or a nursery bench.
The net is run over greenhouses and tunnels, across nursery benches, over vegetable beds and along garden rows where direct afternoon sun would otherwise scorch the crop. It goes up on frames, posts or a fence line, and the same roll can be cut to suit each job. Growers running pots or bags 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.
Because shade rate is made to order, the same product covers a seedling house that wants light shade and a full vegetable house that needs to run considerably darker.
| Material | HDPE knitted mesh |
| Construction | Knitted monofilament / tape mesh |
| Shade Rate | 30% to 95%, made to order |
| Use | Farm, nursery, vegetable greenhouse, garden |
| UV | UV stabilised against long sun exposure |
| Length | Customers request |
| Model | SC-070 |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
Shade rate is the first number to settle because it decides how much light the crop keeps. A light cloth suits seedlings and leafy crops that want a little protection without going dark; a heavier cloth suits a vegetable house or a hot, exposed site where heat load is the problem. The same net can be ordered across the range, so a grower can run light shade on one bench and heavy shade on another without changing supplier. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this mesh covers the standard farm and nursery job.
Width, length and shade rate are made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the house or the size of the bed 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.
What shade rate should I order?
It depends on the crop and the site. Light shade suits seedlings and leafy crops; a heavier cloth suits a vegetable house or a hot, exposed site. Tell us the crop and we will advise on the rate.
How long does the UV stabiliser last?
A stabilised net 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, so tell us where the net is going.
Can one net suit both a nursery bench and a vegetable house?
Yes, because shade rate is made to order. The same net is cut at different rates for different jobs on the same farm.
Tell us the crop, the span and the shade rate 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.
