Here's a basic tutorial of how to "drop-pot", which is not disturbing the root ball of a plant and filling in with new media around the undisturbed root ball. I thought it may be useful to beginners and others who haven't heard of this or done this before. I find that masdevallias and other orchids that hate having their roots disturbed really benefit from drop potting. Don't drop pot if the mix is totally decomposing though.
1. Have your orchid ready and squeeze or thump the pot to loosen it (in this case, a Masdevallia Angel Tears).
2. Have your pot and potting mix ready.
3. Remove the orchid from its container and don't disturb the root ball. You can remove drainage material if it is stuck to the roots but you don't have to.
4. Hold the orchid in place in the pot and fill in with potting media.
5. Now you have your newly "drop-potted" orchid.
Drop-potting how to (with pictures)
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