Shade house - The ultimate solution

With a quality shade house in place, regardless it is small or large, there are so many benefits associated with it (See below). It is a valuable asset to have when it comes to growing plants and protecting them properly.

What is a shade house?

A shade house is a structure which usually consists of a metal frame that supports shade cloth - a type of screen that provides some passive environmental control e.g. shading the plants from excessive sunlight and wind.

Which plants need to be grown in a shade house?

Research has proven that optimal shading conditions effect significantly the growth aspect for many species of plants.

Shade houses are ideal for growing:

• Fruits and vegetables: eg. tomatoes
• Tree seedlings
• Hydroponic produce
• Shade loving (cut) flowers: ferns, azaleas and orchids
• Rainforest plants: gingers, monstera, philodendrons and cunjevois
• Frost/Heat sensitive plants: fuchsias, impatiens and begonias
• Other nursery plants that need to harden off

Why use a shade house?

A shade house is important in plant production for gaining maximum growth, allowing plants time to acclimatize to outdoor conditions and "harden off". There are a number of benefits in using a shade house:

Protection

• Protect plants from wind, hail and pests
• Protect plants from extreme hot weather
• Protect plants which are cold or frost sensitive over winter

Improve growth

• Propagate new plants
• Grow tropical plants in cooler climates
• Increase yields and quality. The result of a healthier root system
• Improve space: Using multi-tier/layer shelves in a shade house
• Grow vegetables, cut flowers or berry fruits out of season, faster than might be achieved outside.

Save in costs

• Considerable savings in operation costs (energy, irrigation, spraying, misting etc.)
• Labor cost: Better work environment increases work efficiency
• Plant disease suppression

Why use C-Mac Shade House?

High Quality

• Australian manufactured over the last 50 years (proven performance).
• Strong and sturdy construction.
• No sharp edges or protrusions to damage valuable shade covers.
• Frame is spaced off ground for extended life.
• Made from heavy duty galvanized steel tubular frames (galvanized internally and externally).
• Flexible

Supplied in D.I.Y. kit form

• Precision made patented joints which simply socket together.
• Easy to assemble with 3D instructions – no bolts or clamps.
• Large range of Bench Kits available for shade house benching - using the same materials and construction methods.
• Component sizes are designed to fit on 2400 x 1200 standard pallet to save on transport costs for deliveries throughout Australia

Specification

Tube Frame

• Heavy duty galvanized steel tubular frames - 25.4mm diameter x 1.6mm (Galvanized internally and externally)
• Galvanised steel tube has a long life – not ultra violet light affected like plastics
• Galvanised steel tube is impervious to white ant attack

Shade Cloth

• 50% Green Shade Cloth
• Extra strong knitted shade cloth
• U.V. stabilised horticultural shade cloth fabric
• Top quality knitted shade cloth covers with individual removable panels
• Shade cloth covers simply tie to frame using plastic cable ties through eyelets providing a smooth, tear free, clean finish.
• Shade cloth coverings are of a very high quality – extra heavy duty fabric
• Eyelets are used to attach shade cloth to structure using cable ties
• Eyelets have triple reinforced stitched folds for extra strength

Door

• Standard lockable hinged door located centrally on end wall
• High door openings: 2.1 metre
• Easy access: Quality doors swing in or out