Name: Big Bill Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a) If you need to relax, grow plants!!
I soak them in a bucket or pail of luke warm water if I find something of suitable size.
I soak for about an hour. Roots are a bit more pliable so they wrap up a bit easier.
Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.