Cool Area 55% 6.5x16.5ft Sunblock Shade Cloth Cover Mesh UV Resistant Net for Garden Flower Plant Greenhouse, Black

This is a GREAT shade cloth! First, it is well made. There are no frays or loose fibers. Next it has a reinforced edge. Numerous strong threads hold the edges along the length of the shade. I bought a 10' length and that's what it measured when I unpacked it. Third, that reinforced edge I mentioned, it has eyelet (like button holes) about every 2-3" inches. This allowed me to weave some garden string through it and hang it in a supportive way.My garden box has two levels. The lower box is only about 6" inches deep. It's filled with herbs and flowers. The box faces south, so it gets a lot of sun. This summer with continuous daily highs reaching between 105-109 degrees F, it was just too much for the plants! Even watering more often didn't prevent the sun scorching.This shade cloth was a salvation. Because I ordered a 6.5' width, I doubled it up, wove string through the upper end and attached it to the grommets in the shade cloth that runs above the box. Voila! My gerbera daisies in the lower box were no longer droopy or dried out. The herbs looked great! This cloth is a life saver!No smell. Well packaged. I'll buy this brand again!

This sun shade fabric is a 50% block out cover for the garden. It is very lightweight and easy to work with. I actually like it better than the heavier ones I have with grommets. It allows for good air circulation and provides the right amount of light filtration. It will likely last a couple of seasons and the hemmed edges have slits every few inches making it easy to place over fence loops or stakes. It is perfect for my application over tomato plants, cantaloupe, peppers and rhubarb during 100+ degree days. I have ordered 4 so far. Very happy with it.

We had some trellises that had nice climbing vines growing up and over them... But, with the summer sun, many of the vine's leaves were getting scorched and turning brown (dying).We realized it was likely the intense summer sun (we're in southern California), so I bought this material to shade it a bit, and cut it to cover that trellis well... We got it hooked on with some simple screw-in cup-hooks, and it seems to be doing what we needed: no more brown leaves behind it!It cuts easily with scissors and it easy to work with (light, flexible, simple to hook onto things...)

I an Not sure what I was expecting, but feel the material felt a bit plastic looking … other than that it looks like it’s doing it’s job to stop some of the sun from seeping through

This really helped my plants during our summer heat wave. My plants thrived in the summer heat thanks to this heat shade. I had a bumper crop this year and I owe it to being able to protect my plants during our crazy heat wave we had this summer. I was able to take them down and store for next summers garden I hope these last for many years to come

Nice and light, air flows threw nicely. Can be watered threw. Protects plants on those 100° days. I'm the proud owner of several of these as I find them very useful and helpful in my garden. I'm sure I will be ordering more as summer goes on and my growing area expands. So far no complaints.If they do not last the season I will update this review

I placed the sunblock screen on poles and it worked wonderful on my garden, which is coming back to life after the strong heatwave we were having in Oklahoma. The rain was able to get through just fine. I would recommend this product to gardeners or anyone needing to block out those sun rays.

The smallest version of the 40% shade cloth does not have any grommets whatsoever. Would’ve been nice to have some grommets on adjacent sides. The larger versions I bought a couple weeks ago, of this same brand, did have grommets an all 4 sides. I might need to invest in a grommet punch kit and some grommets.

Very tough, survived the first boiling hot summer and looks brand new. Fantastic. Used over my 8x8 greenhouse.

The photos are misleading and the 20 feet length can't be achieved.Deeply regret ordering cheap looking net. The positive review with five star rating does not describe this product.