My approach is similar, but I hang a vanda basket filled with sphagnum on
its side, with the plant "mounted" in the opening. A few extra wires hold
the plant and medium until the roots take over, at which point they can be
removed.

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"tennis maynard" wrote in message
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I am getting tired of most of the inflorescences on my Paraphal.laycockii
rotting from water in them, and it's almost impossible to water them
without that happening due to extreme plant crowding and lack of time.

As I have low humidity levels, mounting isn't a pssibility as these are
very water loving plants, similar to phals but taking vanda light.

So, I have decided to pot it upside down. I took a shallow 6" plastic pot
and cut a hole in the center of the bottom just a tad larger than the
plant . I put screening in the pot to keep the fine mix (phal mix, equal
thirds fine bark, sponge rock and coir) from pouring out when watered,
since the drainage holes are rather large and I'm not putting any peanuts
or large particles in the bottom. Then I pulled the plant through, filled
the pot 75% up with mix, enough to cover the roots, thumped it a couple of
times to settle it, and attached a hanger through holes burned with a
soldering iron. Then I hung it up outside (for the summer) and watered.

I am posting the pic on abpo if you want a visual.

We'll see.

Anybody else tried this?