Good morning dear friend @solominer
How great it is to see the growth of your plants, the varieties of chard have developed very well, just like the lettuce and tomatoes, they will soon be ready to go outside
It is a very good idea to paint a half shade cloth, it will protect you from the sun and rain, plastic could also work very well, especially if you live in an area where the temperature is cold
I wish you many successes
They are doing great.
Ah thanks for sharing those, I need to figure out how I want to hang the shade cloth. But yeah they sure do well protecting from the sun.