Well thank you bill thatâ??s very kind if you sir.

To try and answer your question I can only apply logic and share experience from my past mistakes. A screen would work yes and your idea will work. On the downside and things to look for is slim roots and stress. When you transplant established roots you always run a big risk of shocking the plant. A screen will hold grow rocks but it will also hold in a lot of crap too that sticks to the screen and does not filter through. This could change the Ph, the PPM concentration of the nutrients too. Have you ever seen when they put chain link fence under the water to hold in rocks and make a dam or levy? The chain link will always have slime growing on it because of lack of water flow at that point.

Iâ??m not saying anything bad will happen but one thing I have learned is to avoid the appearance of a problem and donâ??t go looking for one. Problems will find you on their own soon enough with out youâ??re help. Well that what I have found anyway. Drainage is a big thing getting the water away from the root ball is very important and not having a damp area is also important. Once the screen fills up with slim (and it will) then at that point there is less water flow and less air flow and that is very bad for a healthy plant. Stress free is always better for growing.

You would think you are saving time and effort but in truth you could be setting your self back a few weeks at least. The time you saved you now lost and stressed the plant in doing so.

Iâ??m not saying this will happen but personally I just try not to be the one who messed up my plants once the roots are good and set.