Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house

Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house

Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house

Shade net house is a protected cultivation technique which controls pests and temperature and thus gives plants, herbs and flowers perfect environment to grow and give higher yield.

Growing crops in a net shade house is possible round the year, but you must decide what you grow according to your local circumstances.

Here is a list of Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house

  • Cucumber: In India we regard July – September as monsoon months. So you can grow cucumber between months of March – April and September – December. Cucumber has a small crop cycle of 3 months so you can easily manage crop within these months. Cucumber can grow in monsoon also but the quality and yield is heavily effected.
  • Tomato : In India tomato’s are planted twice a year according to place to place. But in a net house you can easily plant tomato in February and take harvest till August. You are expected to get a better price of tomato all these months due to limited supply. Tomato plants have higher tolerance level.
  • Cucumber : In India again cucumbers can be planted in February and take harvest till August. You are expected to get a better price of tomato all these months due to limited supply. It is advised that you go for colored capsicum as they fetch a higher price.
  • Flowers: Flowers grow very healthy in shade net house.
How prepare your Shade Net house for Summers

How prepare your Shade Net house for Summers

How prepare your Shade Net house for Summers

Shade net houses are primarily made for summers and they have proved to have an excellent yield to plants during the season. But there are a few things you must take care of during summer season for excellent harvest

  1. No Mulching Sheet : Mulching Sheets work counter-productive during summer season. Mulching sheets are designed in such a way that in winter seasons they regulate the temperature near the roots, thus helping in keeping the plants healthy. But during summers, they work as counter productive and can help in generation of root diseases which will decrease life of plant and productivity.
  2. Check your sprinklers : Most net houses will have sprinklers for cooling down of temperature during summers. But as they are not used during monsoon and winter seasons, it is often seen that sprinklers get jammed.
  3. Seed Selection : The seeds which work well during winters doesn’t guarantee of them working well in summers as well. So always choose seeds which are for the season

The crop and yield depends on many other factors as well, but the above given are primary factors which one need to take care off.

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Challenges in a Shade net house
How to prepare Shade net house for winters
Shade Net house Vs Polyhouse
Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house
Mulching and how it enhanced production in agriculture
Drip irrigation and its advantages
Organic Fertizers you can use in agriculture

How prepare your Shade Net house for winters

How prepare your Shade Net house for winters

How prepare your Shade Net house for winters

Shade Net house are a boon for summer season but, in order to get a higher yield and for crop management you need to bring some improvements in shade net house in winter season.

What are the must do :

  • Mulching Sheet : Mulching Sheets are a must for winter season. Mulching sheets help your roots to stay cozy and thus helps in plant growth.
  • Less water : Watering your plants just 20 minutes a day through drip irrigation is enough
  • Put the sliding net on during night : A lot of dew comes in winters. To ensure that the dew doesn’t hamper your plant growth apply sliding nets every night in such a way and all your plants are properly covered. When sun rises again remove the sliding net for temperature management.
  • Buy seeds which are for winter harvest only. Plants which germinate from such seeds perform better in harsh conditions.

What more needs to be done :

One improvement in your net shade house will surely help you. During winters, the breeze is very cold and thus effect your plants. Your side nets can be covered with plastic curtains (you can install rolling curtains so that you can lift them again during summers) to ensure that your plants grow in optimum temperature.

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Challenges - Shade Net house

Challenges – Shade net house

Challenges – Shade net house

Though Shade net houses are known as yield multipliers, but they too have certain challenges. While Shade net houses are known for their yield in Summer seasons, they are not that effective in monsoon and winter seasons.

Challenges of a Shade Net house

As in a net house, water can come inside from the top covering, plants get effected due to heavy downpour in rainy season which effect productivity and plant health drastically. For e.g. in state of Rajasthan (India) where temperature climbs to over 45 degree Celsius in summers, shade net houses work as a boon and give excellent cultivation for veggie growers.

But the same Shade net house becomes a headache for growers during monsoon season because water flows down the upper covering and the excess water keeps flowing inside and if one doesn’t have an excellent drainage system, plant health will be effected. Even with an excellent drainage system, continuous rainfall will definitely effect your crop health.

Moving ahead in winters again Shade net house is a problem affair. A shade net house is originally covered with net from all sides due to which cold winds will work as a “shock wave for plants” and  dew falling from top layer of shade net house, will reduce plant growth. Both these aspects will reduce plant yield and quality.

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Advantages - Shade Net House

Advantages – Shade Net house

Advantages – Shade Net house

Shade net house is a protected cultivation structure which protects plant from UV rays, pests and insects and provide optimum environment for plant growth. The main advantages of Shade net house are listed below

Advantages of Shade net House

  • Shade net house can be cooler upto 30 degree Celsius in comparison to outside temperature. This in turn help veggies and flower to grow faster, healthier and give a higher yield per plant
  • Materials used in Shade net house are highly efficient substitute for insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.
  • Shade Net house are cheaper to make compared to polyhouses. Shade net houses work perfectly in places where summers are extremely hot.
  • Shade net houses are frequently beneficial to prevent crop overheating.
  • Using shade net various climatic conditions like light, humidity, temperature, carbon-di-oxide levels can be managed, assisting a proper development of plants.
  • By keeping the moisture within, shade nets are helpful by preventing significant plant drying.

In times when agriculture is being effected by insufficient rains, excess rainfall, unseasonal rainfall and uncertain climatic conditions, shade net house provides a economical solution to keep your crops safe from adverse environment and increase farm incomes.

READ MORE :

Challenges in a Shade net house
How to prepare Shade net house for winters
How to prepare Shade net house for Summers
Shade Net house Vs Polyhouse
Crops you can grow in a Shade Net house
Mulching Sheet and how it enhanced production in agriculture
Drip irrigation and its advantages
Organic Fertizers you can use in agriculture

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