looking for advice on setting up shade cloth

[tinker83]

Hello, I would like to add some shade cloth above my garden beds to protect them during the extremely hot summer days..

I would love some advice on what timber I could use to create poles for the shade cloth to attach too.

I have attached a photo of my veggie garden for reference.

It's a 6 m by 10 m space 

[JacobZ]

Hi @tinker83,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is fantastic to have you with us.

If you addressed each garden bed individually, it would be much easier because the amount of force applied to shade sails, which is then transferred into the posts, is quite high.

In smaller applications, you could use things like hardwood stakes or star pickets.

If you were going slightly bigger, you could look at concreting in 100x100 H4 posts.

If you wanted the shade sail to cover the whole area, then you would need to speak with a builder as the force exerted on the shade sail would be very significant and for safety, it would need to be installed by a professional.

I hope this helps.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob