Easing in to S/H

[IdahoOrchid]

(posted in another thread as well)

Here is an idea I came up with to slowly adapt my plants to s/h: either because they are paphs (seem to be finicky to s/h) or not in active root growth. It was suggested to keep the roots in the upper 1/4 of the pots to allow them to grow to the level that they like. Since many of my pots are a little short or the root systems would require a pot 18" tall or more I needed to come up with a way to ease into it.

What I am doing is starting out watering my plants (paphs mostly) like they were in a normal substrate. In other words I do not leave any or possibly a very small amount of water in the bottom. I will slowly increase the amount of water retained as the plant show it is adapting to the new conditions. Time will tell but the early returns are promising.