WHY HAVE A SHADE-HOUSE?
We live inland from Bundaberg and our climate is sunny and
very dry. Summers with their hot dry winds can create very
harsh conditions in which to grow vegetables.
So we built shade-houses to protect our vegetables.
A fully enclosed shade-house:
· reduces heat stress and protects against
sunburn,
· reduces wind strength,
· minimises impact of wind-driven heavy rain,
· keeps kangaroos, wallabies, hares, rabbits,
birds and other wild life out, and
· keeps the bigger insects out.
The latter means less damage from insects and a fair level of
protection from insect-born diseases.