Cheapest & Easiest Garden Shade Cloth 

When you stabbed your hose I was like dumba** but then I was putting mine up today and stabbed mine and I was like dang I’m the dumba** now lol karma got me this time

Those are actually U-posts, for any newcomers to the video. T-posts are shaped different and (unfortunately) don't have those nice holes to use...

This is the best, most efficient and easiest way I’ve seen yet, not to mention probably the cheapest as well. Thanks so much.

I live in Texas, too. I just ordered one, but I got a bigger one. It'll cover a few feet around the garden as well. That way, I can be in the shade as I'm working .

The brutal sun and heat here in Florida this year is one reason why I planted my stuff in containers. Many of them are in shade, some are in partial shade, and some are in the sun, depending on their needs. My bushes and trees provide enough shade and different kinds to allow me to move the plants around if needed, especially as the summer progresses and the sun's position changes. I put most of them up on tables or chairs, so I don't have to bend down to weed or plant. Some are suspended from my wood fence. They don't need staking, because they use the bush, tree or fence for their climbing. Gardening in Florida near the water is a challenge, because we don't have "soil" we have sand. It takes a lot of amendments to grow something well. Containers help me limit how much leaf mold and compost I need to use. Very nice garden you have, and the shade cover looks very nice. Happy gardening!

This is an awesome idea and very feasible! The sun is so intense here in TX, not much can withstand it. Thanks for the video!

Great shade. Appreciate your simple workable solution for hot summer days and rain.

Thanks my first bug garden here in Texas and you're right the blooms and veggies are struggling to not die. I just now got shade cloth. I hope this saves my veggies. It's July and over a 100 ° every day. Loved your ideal too thankyou. Ps your daughter is very charming God bless you all

This is perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for putting this up

love it! planing to build a tiny shade house with a couple shelves and happy to see how your design works

Thank you, this product looks perfect for shading my greenhouse.

I’m sitting here watching my newly planted hydrangeas wilting in real time and it’s not even 90ish much. (Alabama here). I’ve never had to shade anything near my house. We get shade. These hydrangeas get only 4hr of sun a day….but they were 3 gal pots and pretty big already so they aren’t established yet and I’m scrambling. Right now I’m putting my garden chairs in front of them 😂. It’s working for the most part but if they don’t get some legs soon and harden off I’m in trouble July and August. I’ll need something. Ty for the tips.

Awesome video! Might use this idea in the backyard for my inground succulents!

It looks great! I like that cover! I started making one that also blocks rain because some of my plants need less than others. I moved from a place that had a covered patio. We will get a sail shade soon.

Dear sir shade is impt. I know th is because my tree are dying. I put up some make shift shade just now and I got heat stroke. So, I am also dying. It is pretty grim. I hope to continue working to get the shade more settled. It is currently not all going too well. But I am going to keep at it. It is not easy. Not easy. Part of the reason it is so rough going is that I am trying to spend no money , so everything has to be improvised and that is hard to do in the sun with no plan

Quick and easy and does the job. Thank you for sharing.

Make a follow up video at the end of Texas heat season. I wonder about the plants getting enough sunlight. But by then I will have done the same thing in NW Ohio Black Swamp👁

Nice, I can use that for my succulents. Thanks.

ThankU for sharing your idea; definitely helped me a lot!

Always happen to me breaking something while trying to fix another.

Went out and bought the wrong posts. Turns out these aren’t t-posts, these are u-posts.

Hey where did you get your poles from?

What type of cloth did you use? Love that water can still reach the plants. I need one fast! My plants are suffering in the this Texas heat

What is that dial thing you adjusted the water with

Great idea.

This is the cheapest pergola you can make! When I jerry-rig something I look it up to see if anyone else has made it and it looks like you did the same thing as me I'm trying to figure out how come I don't see more cost-effective shade ideas rather than pergola to make is like $1,000. I said f that I'll buy 4T post and a tarp. One and done😮😏😎😜

I believe those were u posts, not t posts. T posts don't have holes in them . Were the 7 feet to begin with? How deep did you install them?

Looking this up because it's May 7th and our first 100 degree weather of the year in Texas.... :(

just an FYI hose mends suck. Theyre so very temporary. Id just replace it, especially if you see that area is soggier.

How was the shade doing when its windy? I’m going to do this too, my first plan did not work well with the wind, im just wondering if this way works with the wind. I live in houston.

Where did you buy these u-posts? I cannot find tall enough u posts that have the whole so close to the top like yours here in the video. @thesecretgarden

I didn't see in your video where you got the poles???

You buried a hose?

Can one just use window screen (layered possibly)?

Hey, good video, can you tell me what you used to drive the posts into the ground?

thanks!

What are your thoughts on 70% shade cloth for the temps/sun we currently have in Texas?

Anyone do this without grommets or those plastic clips? Trying to save money...

How did it hold up in strong winds?

Can someone type me a link where to buy the poles to set up the shade cloth, sail?

Greetings. Would you please tell me what metal rods, and that pounding tool you're using? And also, where to buy them.

Do you have a link for posts? Ty

I also live in Texas, Houston area. Was curious if this shade has actually saved your plants?

Where are the post from?

I have added the 30% to my Amazon cart but where do I find the stakes that you have used? What is the proper name for them?

How tall are your post?

So can you say in the comments what shade cloth you used. TY

Lowe’s

Where did you get those white garden beds?

Will this comes like a kit with the posts included?

What are the black poles called?

Use stainless steel zip ties. Those plastics ones are just a waste of time.

It's now 2021, has it completely disintegrated in the sun?

What type of poles did you use?

Sorry but I laughed when you punctures your hose

Not the cheapest by far.

That's not cheap

811 call before you dig. One call.

Your daughter is cute and all but she doesn't add anything to the video that is useful. Also, you didn't really talk about how you were doing it which I think would have been helpful for the viewers.

Dear sir shade is impt. I know th is because my tree are dying. I put up some make shift shade just now and I got heat stroke. So, I am also dying. It is pretty grim. I hope to continue working to get the shade more settled. It is currently not all going too well. But I am going to keep at it. It is not easy. Not easy. Part of the reason it is so rough going is that I am trying to spend no money , so everything has to be improvised and that is hard to do in the sun with no plan, just winging it

What kind of polls were used? Thanks