0:00We are inside of a caterpillar tunnel that has shade cloth on it. There's strawberries inside which the caterpillar tunnel really helps to keep the water off the strawberries which

0:08they like. And the shade cloth helps to keep the temperatures cooler and the sun intensity a bit lower as the the summer heat starts to pick up. So strawberries

0:16really like this environment and it's much more comfortable to work in here.

0:20As I step out, you'll see that it's much brighter and also you'll notice a temperature difference as you step out of the tunnel. So, it it does make a a

0:29noticeable difference. This one is set up to where we have shade cloth on top of regular greenhouse plastic. Again, we wanted greenhouse plastic in this

0:37scenario to keep the water off the strawberries. But for certain crops, maybe you'll just need shade cloth. So,

0:43we're going to step over to the other side of the farm and show you that application. Here's an example of shade cloth being used over caterpillar tunnel

0:51bows where there's no greenhouse plastic. So, they just wanted a simple structure to cover the these beds, get a

0:59little shade, but didn't feel like they needed the greenhouse plastic. So, they just drove in the rebar and then put the

1:06cat tunnel bows over the rebar and stretched the shade cloth. You just need a little bit of rope to hold it down,

1:12but it doesn't require much because the shade cloth doesn't catch wind like greenhouse plastic does. So, this is a simple way to get some shaded growing

1:21space without a lot of effort and without going to a full-blown greenhouse. So, if you have any more questions or would like more information, go to farmersfriend.com.