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
SKU 1340.000

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