Freaked Out over Repotting cv. Jennifer - need advice

Hi, all. I just repotted my 2 cv. Jennifer's into one pot. But now I am having nervous pangs because of the type of pot I used (I am including pictures of the pot style below), and I am not exactly sure what kind of soil cv. Jennifer likes.

1. Do folks think this pot will be free-draining enough for the plant?

2. I used a mix of approx. 3/5ths seedling soil and 2/5ths orchid chips (this is a mix that I typically make for my hoyas)

Thanks in advance for talking me off my ledge...
Ann

Another picture of the pot.

Looks fine to me since there will be air under the soil.

Christina

Thanks Christina. The thing that worries me is if water stays in that 1/4" space below the plastic "drain" in the pot keeping it's feet wet.

There's a hole in the bottom or is that my imagination?

Yes, but there is a quarter-inch wall around it which means (I think) that some water will not escape the pot. But I see your point that the water should evaporate soon enough so there will be air around the roots.

I have purchased a lot of plants in those types of pots. They seem to do alright in them, although I have worried about the same thing as you. Sometimes I have tipped them to one side & found a lot of water comes draining out, so you do have to be careful with over watering. If the plants roots are big enough to fill the pot pretty much, then I would say it is not a concern. (Rootbound plants seem to do great in them as it gives a little extra water so it can absorbe it back up instead of just all draining out.) If there is a lot fo extra room around the roots, I think I would add some holes. Also I have one of those that I just poked out the hole on the middle of the inside plastic thing (just to make sure the weight of the plant didn't push it against the hole & stop all drainage period. Ha.)
Go ahead & pot it up & then watch for drainage. If you don't see it...start adding your own holes. (easy to do by heating up an old ice pick or sharp thing (I have an old electical probe I use) on the stovetop burner & then burning a hole in the plastic..(don't breath the fumes).
Marcy

Hey Ms kitty; I was about to give you some good advice but see Mairzee_dotes already beat me to it. An old ice pick that I picked up at the"Good Will" store has become one of the really great gadgets that I can't do without (to burn extra holes in pots that need more drainage) in my greenhouse, along with about 10 other kitchen gadgets, which includes an old wire type potato masher to mix my potting mix, a small pickle fork to loosen and aeriate the soil around the base of my plants, a big sifter or colander that has a million uses and scads of other things that disappear out of my kitchen and mysteriously appear in my greenhouse. Someday soon I will write an article in "Fraterna" about all the wonderful gadgets that I have found uses for.
Ann Wayman

Great idea for an article, Ann.

Ms.Kitty...H. cv. Jennifer is tough. She will like your soil...and the pot seems fine to me with the caveats of the 2 prior posts of Marcy and Ann W. "ne sweatez pas" as they say in ....?

Carol

Thanks everyone!! I am feeling much better. I will just make sure to give it a good tip to the side when I water so as to let the extra flow out.
Ann