Catts in Baskets

[boytjie]

Curious if anyone else is growing their Cattleyas and/or related 'chids in baskets? I put an Encyclia tampense and two of my mini Catts in 4" wood baskets to see how they'd do compared to plants potted in plastic. One year in, they've clearly out-performed the potted ones, healthy new roots and growths everywhere, even in my relatively low average humidity of 40%.

Based on this I'm thinking of switching over a few more when it comes to repotting time. Still experimenting with what medium to use inside the baskets, though, so I was wondering what other basket-growing folks might be doing? Straight sphagnum seems a bit dense, and fir bark seems to dry too fast. CHC or fiber maybe...?