Horticultural and Trellis Netting Specifications

Manufactured from HDPE yarn. Horticultural and trellis netting is used for intensive cultivation of high-turnover and fast-growing crops. Two types of Plant Support netting are produced, to order:

  • Trellis netting for creeper type plants. This netting is knitted from our monofilament polyethylene and is erected vertically. Benefits include less incidence of disease (the plant is easier/more economical to spray) and easier harvesting. Lengths are knitted to customer requirements. The knitted length is 40 percent longer than the erected length. Typical plant applications: Mange tout, sugar snaps, runner beans, tomatoes, passion fruit, paprika.
  • Plant Support netting, often used to support and encourage correct growth of straight-stemmed flowers. This is handmade from a braided 8 ply or 16 ply polyethylene cord, and is erected horizontally. The mesh size, width and length of hand- made plant support nets are produced to customer requirements for specific crop types.

Strength

Tenacity of dry fibres (in grams / denier) 5.0 - 6.0
Wet strength compared to dry strength 100%
Rope shock load absorption ability Very Good

Weight

Specific gravity of fibres or filaments 0.95

Effects of moisture

Water absorption of individual fibres None
Resistance to rot, mildew Excellent
Deterioration due to marine organisms Excellent

Chemical Resistance

Effects of acid Very resistant
Effects of alkalies Very Resistant
Effects of organic solvents Soluble in chlorinated hydrocarbons

Degradation

Resistance to ultraviolet in sunlight Fair to good when UV stabilised

Effect of Temperature on Dry Rope

High temperature working limit 80ºC
Low temperature working limit -50ºC
Melts at 130ºC