Question
I just obtained a tall and heavily flowering Cymbidium orchid and would like to stabilize it by transplanting to a deeper and wider pot. Is this advisable, and what sort of growing medium is best?
Tom
San Francisco
Answer
Yes, those Cymbidiums certainly can be tippy. I would advise you NOT to transplant your orchid until after it finishes blooming in the spring. Wider is much better than deeper, as a deeper pot will hold too much moisture and could possibly rot your plant. For planting, you could use our fine orchid bark OR the orchid planting mix. The orchid planting mix is of course heavier and would act as a better ballast for a tall Cymbidium. We do have an orchid seminar coming up on the evening of February 6th at 5:30. It will be held at our store on Sloat Blvd. Glenn Smith, who will be giving the talk, is a wealth of knowledge on orchid repotting.
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