I don't grow a huge number of paphs, but enough that this bugs me. I usually pot them in sphagnum but I gather that most of the rest of the civilized world uses a small or seedling grade bark mix. I wouldn't mind joining the crowd. What bugs me about bark mix is that it doesn't seem to dry out evenly. Judging by weight and balance, the bottom seems to stay heavy while the rest of the pot seems ready for watering. This includes skinny tapered paph pots, clay pots, etc. (This, as opposed to sphagnum that seems to dry evenly from top to bottom - again, judging by weight and balance.) I can't believe this is only happening to me. Am I an out-of-control control-freak or has this been noticed by others? Does it matter? Thanks for your thoughts.