Cymbidium grows relatively quickly and can get quite large. The plant pot quickly becomes too small, so you have to repot the orchid more often. What do you have to consider when repotting a Cymbidium?

The Cymbidium grows quite quickly and needs space for its roots

The best time to repot Cymbidium

At the latest when the roots of the cymbidium grow out of the top of the pot, it is time for a larger pot. Always repot immediately after flowering.

Choose the right pot

Like most orchids, Cymbidium likes a tight pot. The new pot should only be slightly larger than the previous one and have sufficient depth for the roots.

A large drainage hole is necessary. You should also create a drainage system made of gravel in the bottom of the pot so that waterlogging cannot develop.

Make sure that larger pots are sufficiently stable, as they easily tip over.

Mix your own soil or buy it

Orchid soil is suitable as a substrate, which you can loosen up even further with bark mulch. But you can also mix the soil yourself.

For this you need peat, bark mulch and possibly a few Styrofoam balls.

A mixture of compost, sphagnum and coconut fibers is also suitable as a substrate.

Tips for repotting

  • Unpot Cymbidium
  • rinse off old substrate
  • Check roots for damage
  • Divide plant if necessary
  • fill in fresh substrate
  • Plant orchids

Examine the roots of the cymbidium for rotten and soft spots. Cut off such root parts and discard them.

Do not fertilize after repotting

Cymbidium orchids need a little more nutrients than other orchid species and are therefore supplied with orchid fertilizer more often.

After repotting, however, you must not fertilize the orchid for several months to prevent an oversupply of nutrients.

For orchids that have not been repotted, fertilize during the growing season, which lasts from spring to summer. During this time, the leaves grow and the flowering shoots that form in winter can already be seen. Fortnightly fertilizer applications are completely sufficient during the growing season.

tips

If you need to repot the Cymbidium, you can divide them right away to breed offshoots. To do this, separate bulbs with roots from the mother plant and place them in prepared pots.

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