How to install shade cloth on vege patch?

[VijayWani]

Please help me with material, eqipments and process to install Shade cloth on vege patchs and garden beds adjacent to fence in backyard.

Vege Patch Size

1) 1.8 X 2.5 Mtr

2)  1.4 X 4.7 Mtr 

   

Thanks !!

[Jason]

Sounds like a great project @VijayWani. 

Let me tag some helpful members to share their thoughts to get the discussion started: @Grub80, @Adam_W and @Dave-1.

One of our helpful Bunnings D.I.Y. experts will also be happy to assist as soon as possible.

Jason

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @VijayWani 

I have used Electrical conduit to arc over my garden beds and insert them into the ground. For you I would use 

Jack 12 x 600mm Reinforcing Bar - 5 Pack Hammer thes ehalf way into the ground.

DETA 20mm Medium Duty Rigid Conduit - 4m (I used orange as I had it leftover from another project.) these slip over the conduit ends, you cant go for a too shallow arc as the conduit wont want to bend easily.

And then Coolaroo 1.83 Wide Rainforest Garden Shade Cloth 50% UV Block – P/Mtr to throw over the hoops.

I have also cable tied a long length of timber or you could use wire/rope between each hoop at the high point to help stop sag.

I would use cable ties to attach the shade cloth to the end hoops and bricks to weigh down the excess.

The only concern I had using bird netting / shade cloth is that it could stop pollinators from doing their job.

Dave

[VijayWani]

Hi Dave, 

Thanks for the material and process. Could you please share me the photo exactly how it would look like ?

Vijay

[Dave-1]

Good Evening @VijayWani 

This was the first way I tried it, two pieces bent corner to diagonal corner, the way I described it would have been better.

As you can see the weight did pull it out of skew.

Five to six months later it was still standing. Issues I had is that I just wedged the conduit into the garden bed, no reo stakes. It did protect my planst from the birds. But because I had gone diagonally it was harder to maintain weeding.

Note these are from 2017-2018 and I stopped using the bird netting afterwards as I was concerned a little bird would get caught in the netting when I wasnt around. Shade cloth comes in various strengths and is a lot finer so no issues for the animals/birds.

Dave

[EricL]

Hello @VijayWani 

It's great that you've received fantastic advice from @Dave-1. My only suggestion is to use cable ties to make sure that the poles will stay in place should you decide to assemble them with horizontal supports.   

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric