Get a good paph culture sheet like the one here on this forum or the one from
AOS | Members Only Area. Give it a good read and let us know if you have any questions. Paphs (with only a couple of exceptions) like an evenly and gently moist environment. The mix you use should be small to medium grade (size pieces). I wouldn't use the Shultz mix for paphs. IMHO it is too chunky. My paph mix consists of:
medium grade bark
small grade park
medium grade perilite
medium grade charcoal
ground coir peat
chopped sphagnum moss
dried, shredded oak leaves
Whatever you pot it in, you'll need to watch it closely for a while to see how fast your mix dries out. I recommend the skewer method for doing this. If you use a drier, open mix you will have to water more frequently. If you use a more moisture retentive mix, you will not need to water as often. It may take a few weeks to gauge how fast your mix dries out.
TIP: When considering a new mix or even just when starting out as a grower, give it a "test run" first. Fill a couple of different size pots with the mix you're going to use. No plants in it just the mix. Use the skewer method with each. Water the empty pot of mix just as you would one of your other orchids. Observe frequently (perhaps morning and night) to see how fast this new mix dries out. Because there's no plant in the pot, you can also occasionally pour half the mix out so you can really see well what's happening in there. This way you will know exactly what your orchid's root environmant will be like.
I actually like the video. This is almost exactly how I repot my paphs. The only thing I do different is that I bang the pot on the bench to settle the mix instead of pushing it down with my fingers. I find that pressing it down packs the mix too tightly. Maybe I just have too heavy a hand.
I still have a bazillion paphs to repot. I'd better get busy this weekend or next week!!!
