Broken Dendrobium Rooting & Potting Advice

[moonflower]

It's not that it WON'T grow....just wondered if it would should I decide to remove it from the base of the plant (to which it was attached only "by a thread"). Last night during a chat I joined in on this site, someone recommended removing it all the way, place in large ziplock bag with damp sphagnum moss or cotton balls and place in sunny-ish locale, opening the bag every few days to let on fresh air. SO, I did that this morning and hopefully I will have a new shoot &/or roots appearing one of these days. The cane itself is about 12" long and appears quite healthy so my hopes are high. Also, I was informed that the husky stuff they are potted in is coconut and that they are OK in that for a while (as opposed to sphag). SHould they come out of that immediately or stay in there until next spring? I have tons of medium potting mix with charcoal, etc.