This is the knitted HDPE shade net we supply in a sand finish for greenhouse, livestock and general agricultural use. The tape carries a UV stabiliser through the yarn, so the weave holds its strength through open-field sun instead of going brittle, and the open mesh lets hot air and rain through rather than sitting over the crop or the pens. We run it at around 85 percent shade and make the rate to order where a lighter cover is wanted. Farms run it over greenhouse frames, across livestock shade areas and over vegetable beds where the job is cutting the sun load, and the same net works on a garden frame or a seedling bench.
A net that goes over a greenhouse, a livestock pen or a vegetable bed all faces the same problem: it sits under open sun and has to keep its strength across the season. This HDPE net is knitted from tape with a UV stabiliser in the yarn, and the open mesh lets hot air and rain through rather than sitting over the crop.
Open-field sun is what breaks a shade net down, because the polymer degrades season by season until the weave goes brittle and tears at the first strong wind. A stabilised yarn slows that decay, so the net holds its weave and its shade rating over more of its life. For a farm running the same cover across a greenhouse, a livestock shade area and a row of beds, that is the difference between replacing netting every season and running the same roll for years.
The open mesh also keeps the air moving, so stock and crops sit in moving air instead of a still, humid pocket, which matters most under a full sun load.
The net goes over greenhouse frames, across livestock shade areas, over vegetable beds and along garden rows where direct afternoon sun would otherwise heat-stress the crop or the stock. Because shade rate, colour and size are all made to order, the same product covers a greenhouse that needs heavy shade and a lighter cover over a garden 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 knitted cloth.
| Material | HDPE knitted mesh |
| Shade Rate | 85%, made to order |
| Energy Saving Rate | 30% |
| Function | UV sun protection, sun load reduction |
| Finish | Not coated, permeable to air and water |
| Colour | Sand, customised on request |
| Use | Greenhouse, livestock, agricultural, garden |
| Model | SC-35 |
| Packing | Export package, customised on request |
Shade rate is the first number to settle because it decides how much sun the crop or the stock keeps. We run this net at around 85 percent for a greenhouse or a shade area that needs the sun load cut hard, and the rate is made to order where a lighter cover is wanted. Colour is the second choice, and this sand finish is the one we run for sites where a plain dark cover would look heavy; other shades are produced to order. A knitted monofilament net covers the same idea where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the standard greenhouse and farm job.
Width, length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span of the house, the pen or the bed you are covering. Rolls ship in export packing and are cut to suit the frame. Farms 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.
Can the same net cover a greenhouse and a livestock pen?
Yes. The same knitted net is cut at different sizes and shade rates for a greenhouse, a stock shade area or a vegetable bed, so one product covers several jobs on the same farm.
What shade rate should I order?
Around 85 percent suits a greenhouse or a shade area that needs the sun load cut hard. A lighter cover suits a garden bed or a crop that wants less protection. Tell us the crop and the site and we will advise.
Is the net only available in sand colour?
No. Sand is the finish we run most for this product, and other colours are produced to order.
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.
