There's a way that works for many terrestrial orchids and a few epiphytes known as the cardboard method. It involves soaking cardboard for a week or two in rainwater and then incorporating it into a mix of substrate suitable for the species you're working with. Here's a pic of some grass pink orchids, Calopogon tuberosus that I sowed last fall with the method. Note the piece of dead leaf in the center of the pic. The red spot is a corm starting to develop, which will be necessary to get the plant through its upcoming dormancy this winter:
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