Flasks, compots, oh my!

[skirincich]

When planning to transition plants out of a flask, how do people choose between compots versus potting seedlings in individual containers? In the last year, I have moved dendrobiums from a compot to individual pots (an obvious transition) and a phals from a flask into individual pots with good success. The "extra" phal seedings that went into a compot look the same as the individually-potted seedlings. I would certainly agree that compots are space efficient. In theory, if I transitioned all flasked plants directly into individual pots, I would run out of room and would no longer be tempted by the next irresistible flask!

Thanks,
Steve