I just uploaded my repotting video of my cymbidium’s, fall is starting here in the Netherlands but my cymbids are making new growths and a lot of new roots. So indeed, look at the plants and they will tell you when it is time to do the repot! Very nice good video, thanks 🙏!
Another GREAT and helpful video. Useful info for when we reach next spring here in southeast Florida. I grow several warm growing cymbidiums. They never dissapoint and flower every spring.
Thank you - breeders here are working on developing varieties that can take the heat and that don't need cool winters - I imagine there will be more and more choice over time.
Hi Matthew, yet again you've answered another question I've been debating. I have 7 Cymbidiums most of which are just starting new fl spikes as in Wales UK we're just into Autumn, but one is very pot bound and its flower spike is just opening its first flowers. So after watching this I realise I must leave it until the flowers are dead and new growths have started, problem solved. Thanks again 😊
I live in Brisbane Australia i noticed they don’t like afternoon sun on my veranda but the plants at the back yard is growing very well I’m not sure it’s the sun or soil or to much water.
Here in the Philippines, we don't have spring season. . .so it does keep me thinking everytime i hear the repotting season😅. . . I'm looking at videos of cymbidium coz i wanna repot. . .have some starting to spike and their roots are already exposed that i believe needs repotting BUT there are spikes coming out so i was very reluctant to do so bcoz the spike might not continue. . Hahhaa😅 THANKS SIR MATTHEW! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I don't sell orchids. Cymbidiums are very easy to find where ever you might be - a good idea is to wait until spring and they are in bloom to make a selection. Good luck!
Notice you have all your beautiful orchids in ceramic pots,is it because you are lucky enough to live in the warmer climes of Australia, I presume, or is it for stability and for growing outdoors, for me I live in Somerset UK,where even as I speak we are experiencing frost at night,my orchids are not your beautiful orchid species but peals and nobilies and obviously not outdoors, can I pot my orchids in ceramic pots too?
Hi there - sorry I missed your question! Yes of course. Terracotta pots in frost don't do well but orchids in a green house will be just fine. It's a matter of preference really - I find them more aesthetically pleasing and I try to use less plastic. But ultimately you can use anything that works for you. Thanks for watching!
Hi , i love your videos , i live in Italy, my question is what compost do i use for reporting.. and in the summer i know i can leave it outside but what if it's raining is it ok if water goes in the leaves? Thank.
Here's a link to my video about different potting materials I use: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_vvzTXe5-qE.html and as to water in the leaves it really depends upon the orchid type and how hot it is at night - orchids do get rained on in the wild! Cold nights + water can = rot. Thanks for watching!
I live in Canada. I have been following your channel and find that you know a lot about cymbidiums. I sent for some cymbidium bulbs from Amazon. They came right from China. They arrived a couple of days ago and they were just one bulb with some green leaves. How would you repot them and how long will they take to bloom?
Thanks for watching! Hmmm...firstly the plant is going to need to acclimatize so unless it's bare rooted I'd be tempted to leave it as is for a few weeks and give it an occasional watering with a diluted seaweed based tonic and place it somewhere nurturing - bright, warm, humid. Luckily spring is the perfect time to re pot Cymbidiums so I'd follow the basic steps in my repotting video, make sure the pot is the smallest the plant will fit into as you're going to need a few years of growth promotion! Three bulbs would be the point when the plant might start to flower, so that will be another two years of growth if you get one growth point a year....but you never know! It might have a zest for life and surprise us all! We can't import biological material into Australia - no seeds, bulbs, live plants etc, so I've never dealt with a plant that's been shipped around the world. Good luck!
Great video! We are running into the winter time and my Cymbidium had a very good time outside. Now are the temperatures are going dow. Knowing that you are avle to cultivate the outdoor all the years. But what would be the temperature, wher you would say it is time to bring them inside? Thanks in advance. Greetings from Munich
Oh hard to say. A friend grows hers up a mountain here and keeps them outside under cover all winter, no frost or rain, and she can get to -2 -3 oC at night in winter. I’d say when you were consistently going below 0oC at night that might be the time. But…they would need to be moved somewhere not over heated. So a cool greenhouse, porch, or a cool but bright room. They need a winter chill to produce blooms. Good luck!
Matthew, I purchased a one bulb cymbidium with leafs , but it has a new shoot . Should I cut off the leafs from the single bulb in the hope the new shoot will get more energy?
Hi there, no, those leaves are producing the energy the new shoot needs! Leave them on the plant until they turn yellow and drop off naturally. Good luck!
Impossible to say I'm afraid! Firstly, depends how old it is, secondly if it is maturer enough to bloom it might well sulk for a year after a re-pot. If it needs to be re-potted now is definitely the time of year to do it. Good luck!
Oh no! I feel your pain! I think the key things are: keep them tightly potted, dappled light - stronger in winter, cool winter temps, keep o the dryer side. Good luck!
