Our 100% UV stabilized black polyethylene shade cloth is rot and mildew proof. Its lightweight 30% weave allows for ventilation (as long as it is installed high enough above plants to allow for air flow and the ends are left open) and minimizes the intensity of heat and light, reducing the ambient temperature around your plants by 10 degrees or more! It can prevent sun damage, bolting and bitterness in heat sensitive crops. Our shade cloth can last 5-7 years (or more if stored out of the sun when not in use).
Our 4x8’ and 3x8’ kits include these materials. If your bed dimensions are longer, we may recommend additional hoops and will custom cut your poly film to fit your dimensions. Your poly will come in 3 pieces: 2 pieces for the ends (that you can trim once installed on your hoops) and 1 long piece to drape and clamp over your hoops. Kits also come with installation instructions.
Our kits do not currently come with spring clamps, but clients have found them to be useful when adding them to our design!
Our row cover protects plants down to 28 degrees F with 85% light transmission. It also allows air and water through. It comes with the added bonus of keeping tender baby plant leaves safe against hungry birds and can also protect your Brassica family plants from cabbage moths! Available in 10’ x your needed length for $.80/foot. Simply lay your row cover over your plants, or to protect their leaves from frost damage where they may touch the cloth, order 9 gauge galvanized hoops for your bed for $2.00/hoop.
DIY Season Extension (and other supplies, too, as available!)
Tell us about the garden beds you’d like to cover and we can put together your DIY Mini Hoophouse Kit(s) and/or row cover, shade cloth, and small hoops for you!