When should you repot a Cymbidium orchid? How do you repot a Cymbidium orchid!?

[@Ira_Orchids_UA]

Hello from Ukraine🇺🇦 I like the topic cymbidium. Thank you for the interesting video.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you for watching!

[@TheOrchidSaGa]

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 🙏!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

Great looking Cymbidiums! Side note: I ❤ that you twist your stakes out and not yank them out. Have a beautiful day 🌸

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you - feeling my way with the stake removal!

[@richardlawton1023]

I wish i had the room. I grow inside. My space it filled to the brim now. Been looking on ebay. In the states they are pricey. Looks good. Thanks

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@deedeeblooms7896]

Lovely repotting and explanation of the when and why’s…thank you!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@patsfreund9164]

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.

[@helloplantlovers]

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.

[@baltschoolofdance]

Another great video and btw you are looking quite stylish in this one!

[@helloplantlovers]

Well thanks for watching!

[@carolesykes7955]

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 😊

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching - glad it was useful!

[@libbyhocking5516]

Excellent thanks Mathew.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@shawshank6015]

Heya Mathew nice video mate. Just stumbled on your video.... Queensland here new sub

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for finding me!

[@claire2470]

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!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching! I think a good rule of thumb is re-pot once the flowering has finished! Good luck!

[@claire2470]

@@helloplantlovers ...yessssssssssssssssssssss! Thanks Tons for all your 2022 videossssss. . . Looking forward for more of your uploads by 2023🤗...

[@darrenfisherman3838]

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.

[@plee8806]

Hello you did not post last Friday 13.9.24. Is everything ok? Will you post this Friday 20.9.24

[@sue5061]

when repotting into Terracotta pots how do you get the plant out of the pot when the roots have clung to the sides.

[@helloplantlovers]

I'd soak the whole pot with plant in room temperature water for a few hours to loosen the roots.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

After this growing season, you probably won't even see those old backbulbs anymore since there are two new growths on either side.

[@helloplantlovers]

Yes - I think it's destined to be a handsome plant!

[@donnaread4109]

Thank you Mathew, GREAT SHOW !!!❤❤❤❤

[@sylviabeichert943]

Thanks for the video Matt. Is there a reason you didn't add extra perlite?

[@helloplantlovers]

I never add perlite to Cymbidiums - they don't need it here. You could though...the world won't end!

[@marycamilleri447]

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?

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@vitayexley8867]

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.

[@helloplantlovers]

Here's a link to my video about different potting materials I use: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafZq4eOmppgp6c 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!

[@vitayexley8867]

@@helloplantlovers Thank you for your help..

[@bubblesmullen6212]

you need to show the fertilizer close up so others will know what kind of fertilizer etc you use

[@helloplantlovers]

You need to watch my fertilizing video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZqaioKVeZpmaNU

[@haraldgroner6645]

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

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@lindabaker6034]

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?

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@mesandz2623]

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?

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@mesandz2623]

@@helloplantlovers will do,thank you very much and continued success with your plants/cymbidiums.🍀

[@tassopastourmoglou]

i am in sydney, if i repot my cymbidium orchid now, will it flower next year

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@premkumar-iy3de]

So sorry may be l wrote wrong way l was asking about plant not bulb

[@helloplantlovers]

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!

[@Hadeebha]

Very long introduction…

[@deek8623]

Thinking I need help I have had another flowerless year with my cymbid’s 🥹🥹🥹

[@helloplantlovers]

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!