Hello to you too!
Unfortunately, summer hasn't started yet, and I'd appreciate it if we got some winter for starters....It's the longest autumn (with some spring days) we've had so far. Someone must be messing with the "weather" button for sure. Every week it's something different. New Years was 21C... and in the southern isles even 25C! I can see some almond trees in the neighborhood blooming, which is a month too soon. Now however it's chilly again (7-10C) and raining.
To be clear: I use normal pots with drainage holes on the bottom but fill them with s/h pellets, and water as needed. I found that s/h with a water reservoir was really helpful in the summer, with all the heat but stress the plants during winter in dry room inside the house, as the light is significally lower and air movement is minimal.
However I like to be in control and prefer to underwater than keep them in complete moisture. I have lost 2-3 plants, including the easiest species ever: 2 phal equestris due to s/h with a reservoir in autumn.
So during the summer months I daily shower them in the morning and leave them be.