That's pretty much how I made mine this afternoon Ken, I used a bag of my Miracle-Gro orchid mix since I didn't want to use the expensive stuff, some pretty coarse perlite and potting soil. I had to cut the nursery pot off one of the plants it was stuck in there so bad. Gave them a good watering until it drained which didn't take very long so I guess it's porous enough and have them out in direct sun. Now just to cross my fingers and hope my $18.00 for the three was worth it.