A shade net is a sewed kind of cloth purposefully to enclose various crops, intending to protect them from pests and diseases. The net has been made with flexible fabric that allows multiple modes of usage. This article explores how shade nets have impacted the Kenyan agricultural sector.
Your type of crop determines the shade material to use for your crop; for a shade material to be used to protect livestock, plants and people. Having a low-density shade for the walls and a high-density shade on the roofs is a decent technique for ensuring ideal shade conditions. Proper research to determine shade cloth density is relevant for climate and plant variety.
Benefits of a shade net
Taking reflective shade as an example, it assists in regulating temperature, humidity balance and light. It supports the creation of an optimum growing climate since it reflects the sun’s radiation other than making absorption. Screens of reflective shade are energy-saving in case of low daytime temperature caused by maximum reflection and significant energy savings at night.
Provision of adequate protection
One of the significant benefits of shade nets is the protection of plantations and crops. The nets aid in preventing attacks by pests and diseases. If pests happen to attack the crops, they will be unsuitable for human consumption. Moreover, shade nets also protect from storms and hail if they occur.
Significance by colour
White: These kinds of nets usually enhance positive energy in the surrounding. It reflects most radiation and heat, making the ambience slightly more relaxed than the inside nets.
Black: Reflects UV radiation harmful radiation from the sunlight.
Green: Commonly used shade colour. Its advantage is that it neither reflects nor absorbs too much radiation. Green colour can radiate more than half the percentage of heat and light. It is worth noting that the material’s colour and density greatly influence the shade net price in Kenya.
The best location for shade nets
It’s generally under large buildings and tall trees.
Human beings always have a solid attachment to the treatment and management of plant growth. The supervision becomes more accomplished and much more proper with the assistance of shade nets. Shade netting tends to manipulate light intensity but does not alter the light spectrum.
In cases where the strings of shade nets are not strong enough to resist external factors such as storms, rain, and hail, it can collapse the entire installation, and this may cause damage to plants and crops, which is a negative implication for the farmer. Therefore, you should consider high-quality and durable strings and ropes for your nets.
Applications
· Farmers can use shade nets in nurseries, greenhouses and horticulture to lower indoor temperatures.
· They can be of use to cover garden farms and cowshed facilities.
· People can use shade nets in the agriculture sector to prevent vegetables and crops from the scorchy sun.
· It is used on construction sites to avoid blowing away sand and mounds.
Conclusion
Farming initially entailed glass houses called greenhouses with hydroponics systems to pro-long the production progression. Farming, despite its significance, was rather expensive, and hence many farmers would not be able to sustain greenhouses. However, when shade net production came into being, many farmers could afford it due to its low price and various ways of usage.
