i need HELP with my Cymb

[G.Alves]

Can anybody tell me whats wrong with my Cymb's ... Just bought some cymb's about 3 weeks ago and in the last few days i realize that the plant bulb's don't look to good.
Please Help...

[Soonix]

Hi G. Alves,

If they are shrivelling it needs more water. But it would help alot if you post some pics.

[G.Alves]

Originally Posted by Soonix

Hi G. Alves,

If they are shrivelling it needs more water. But it would help alot if you post some pics.

Sorry mate trying to post some pics...

[G.Alves]

Here some pics of my sick cymb

[Cym Ladye]

Originally Posted by Soonix

Hi G. Alves,

If they are shrivelling it needs more water.

This conception is not always correct. The actual fact behind a shriveling Cymbidium bulb is that the roots are not capable of bringing water and nutrients to the bulb. This may be due not only to insufficient water and nutrients available, but because the roots are dead, damaged or rotten and cannot carry the necessary elements to the bulb.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

This conception is not always correct. The actual fact behind a shriveling Cymbidium bulb is that the roots are not capable of bringing water and nutrients to the bulb. This may be due not only to insufficient water and nutrients available, but because the roots are dead, damaged or rotten and cannot carry the necessary elements to the bulb.

What, if anything, can be done to remedy the situation?
Thanks

[Cym Ladye]

Suzanne,

The first thing I would do would be to gently remove the plant from the pot and look at the roots, unless you know for sure that the plant is a recent repot. Shriveling is often common on recent repots due to the cutting of the roots during division and will undergo some stress as they send out new growth. Do not overwater at this point as the roots cannot absorb excess moisture.

If the roots are rotten on your examination, strip the mushy outer velum, remove some roots entirely, trim to three inches and repot in your mix of choice. If roots appear firm and healthy, I would consider repotting in fresh mix anyway, but you could just as easily pot back into previous mix if it is not older that three years. Remember when you repot to bury the bottom third of the bulbs to preclude excess movement of the plant in the pot.

[Soonix]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

This conception is not always correct. The actual fact behind a shriveling Cymbidium bulb is that the roots are not capable of bringing water and nutrients to the bulb. This may be due not only to insufficient water and nutrients available, but because the roots are dead, damaged or rotten and cannot carry the necessary elements to the bulb.

Thank you i never thought about the fact that the cymb might be unable to absorb the water & nutrients.

If the new growth on a cymb gets eaten by i think snails will it still flower?

[Cym Ladye]

Originally Posted by Soonix

If the new growth on a cymb gets eaten by i think snails will it still flower?

Chumy, you may have opened a whole new thread with this question! In short, when the eye of a new growth from a healthy bulb is removed in any manner, another eye will develop another growth. Meanwhile, the bulb will continue to mature, as growths initially develop while the bulb itself is still growing. A process called Mekaki manually and deliberately removes the tiny sequential first growths from a bulb, that has not previously bloomed, at precise times during the growth period. In doing this, it is found that the maturing bulb gets bigger and will produce more and larger inflorescences at an earlier stage of total plant development.

So you can see, the time of the removal of your new growth may actually allow the sprouting bulb to mature and bloom earlier if it has not bloomed before. In any case, another growth will emerge.

If your bulb had previously bloomed, it is true that you may be set back a year, as the new growth may be behind in maturity if it is just emerging so late in the season. It also depends on the total overall size of the plant...2 bulbs or 3+ bulbs.

Anyway, Mekaki as a new way to look at the growth process of eyes from Cym. bulbs is a fascinating study. I am certainly not an expert on the process but I tried it on a few plants several years ago and found it successful, if extremely tedious, when properly done.

Good growing.

[jmateosky]

Hi,

I have been looking for this article but I can not find it. Do you have any ideas where I might be able to find it?

Thanks,
Jim
Costa Rica