Shade houses are structures made of materials such as steel frame, timber poles and or pipes. The design includes a roof, sides and end walls.
Use
Shade house is a building that provides shade for crops. It can be used for farming, growing plants and vegetables in Kenya.
This is one of the most important structures in any farm because it helps protect your crops from extreme heat or cold weather conditions.
The percentage of shade netting used depends on heat intensity. The hotter it is the higher the shade percentage used.
They are used in regions with high temperatures.
Shade houses are used in regions with high temperatures. The temperature is important because it affects the growth of crops, especially during harvest time.
It can be used to control the temperature and prevent damage to plants and crops.
They also protect humans from solar radiation exposure by providing shade from direct sunlight, particularly during hot seasons like summer.
Crops grown
The shade house is used to grow breeds of popular crops that cannot stand direct sun light.
Some of these crops include tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants and peppers.
These are all vegetables that can be harvested at any point during the year without having to worry about frost damage or heat stress on the plant due to their high water content (which makes them susceptible to both).
Other crops that can be grown include lettuce, cabbage or kales. Some flowers such as roses and carnations can also be grown in shade houses.
Regions used
Shade house can be used in all the regions of Kenya. It can be used to grow crops that are not suitable for direct sun light, such as strawberries, tomatoes and peppers.
It can also be used to grow crops that are grown using hydroponic system where there is no soil involved in their growth process
A shade house is an efficient way to keep your crops cool in a hot environment.
Shade houses are a cool way to protect your crops from direct sunlight. In Kenya it’s hot during the day so the houses are very useful in keeping your vegetable plants cool during the hot period. It also help keep insects away from your crops.
They can be used for vegetable crops, cut flowers or fodder grass.
Shade houses are used to grow various crops, including vegetable crops and cut flowers. They can also be used for fodder grasses.
Vegetables grown are salad crops like lettuce, cabbage or kales.
Shaded house vegetables are salad crops like lettuce, cabbage or kales. These plants grow under the cover of leaves and shade to maintain their freshness. They are easy to grow and produce tasty results in a short time period.
Shade houses can also be used to grow flowers such as roses and carnations for sale in supermarkets or for export markets.
Shade houses can also be used to grow flowers such as roses and carnations for sale in supermarkets or for export markets.
Shade houses provide protection from rain and wind, so they are ideal for regions with high temperatures, such as Kenya.
In addition, crops that are not suitable for direct sunlight can be grown under these structures.
The same goes for flowers like carnations: they need additional heat but do not require it on a daily basis when growing indoors under cover.
The foliage of some flowers is harvested for decoration purposes and for fragrance. These include eucalyptus and lavender.
Other flowers grown in shade houses are roses, oleander and jasmine.
Conclusion
The advantages of using shade houses are that they allow you to have an efficient way to grow crops in hot climates.
They also provide shade, which prevents the plants from being scorched by the Sun. Shade houses can also be used for growing flowers such as roses and carnations for sale in supermarkets or for export markets.