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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: jimallotment on April 04, 2016, 16:27

Title: greenhouse shading
Post by: jimallotment on April 04, 2016, 16:27

Hello everyone,
I am putting shading in the greenhouse, can I use debris netting as an alternative to the normal netting.

Title: Re: greenhouse shading
Post by: steved on April 11, 2016, 13:00

Thats what i and most others on our site use. Better IMO to put it on the outside though

Title: Re: greenhouse shading
Post by: jimallotment on April 21, 2016, 16:25

Thanks steved for the info, does it cause problems if I put it on the inside.

Title: Re: greenhouse shading
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on April 21, 2016, 16:36

Quote from: jimallotment on April 21, 2016, 16:25

Thanks steved for the info, does it cause problems if I put it on the inside.

If you put it on the outside it prevents all the heat entering the greenhouse. If you put it on the inside the heat still gets through.

Title: Re: greenhouse shading
Post by: steved on April 23, 2016, 15:01

It also prevents you having to dissuade your plants from growing through it and then possibly mullering the netting at the end of the season when you have to untangle it all!
I also find it easier to remove from the outside for cleaning, as its essentially just draped over and weighted/cable tied/pegged down. I had netting inside for the 1st year, but discovered it was a PITA and so its been on the outside since.