How to Use Shade Cloth And Protect Your Plants From The Heat

Plants love the sun, in fact,they need the sun to live,however too much sun can cause problems like sunburn and other things that are bad for your plans. Fortunately shade fabric was designed to filter light instead of blocking it out completely. Shade fabric can help protect your plants from the burning scalding sun.

When picking shade cloth for your garden, it is important to note that there are different choice to filter more or less light. Use 30% shade cloth for heat loving vegetables. Such as tomatoes or peppers in areas with very hot summers or where sun scald is a problem. For Spinach,Lettuce, and Cole crops, use 47% in hot areas and 30% in northern or coastal climates. Use 50%-60% for shade loving plants. And then you can always use 80% over patios and sky lights to cool people as well as shade plants. Shade cloth is also used over green houses in summer to reduce the need for expensive ventilation.

Knitted shade cloth is light weight and resistant to unraveling.Woven shade cloth is the strongest material.Before installing, consider the position of your shade cloth. So that it is more effective. For most gardeners this means installing it on the west side of the plant to block the sun during the hottest part of the afternoon. To install your shade cloth decide how you will be suspending it over your plants. If you have any anchor points you can use to attach the cloth, such as trees,poles, roofs, or gazebos.you can use these to keep the cloth elevated over your plants. If there isn't an anchor point nearby you can string your shade cloth up with some rope,or install some hoops or bamboo supports in the ground closer to the plants. You can attach the shade cloth any number of ways. The easiest option is to use these clips which securely fasten to the fabric without tearing it and create a grommet which you can then tie onto or push a ground staple through. You can also custom order shade cloth with grommets in the fabric to reinforce it and prevent it from tearing. So keep you plants cool in the shade and grow organic for life!

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