Odd smell from mix and help potting a Zygonisia Cynosure

[Eyebabe]

When in doubt, throw it out.
Weigh the cost of the potential problems and/or death of your plant vs. the cost of some new potting media.
I think I know the winner!

[peeweelovesbooks]

Originally Posted by Eyebabe

When in doubt, throw it out.
Weigh the cost of the potential problems and/or death of your plant vs. the cost of some new potting media.
I think I know the winner!

I like this!! Absolutely. If I had to choose between the cost of the media v. the cost of a new plant/problems with using possibly rotting media......there's no question that I would dump and start over.

[Angurek]

Zygonisias (and other zygos/hybrids, for that matter) are not especially fussy about being repotted. If the plant is in active growth, I would go ahead and do so. I have one that I repotted recently, even though it was sending out spikes. It ended up keeping both the spikes, and the flowers are completely open now. The plant may drop a leaf or two as it adjusts, but it should fill back in very quickly.

If the mix smells rotten, throw it out. There's nothing wrong with letting zygos grow in a mix of bark and perlite; they do just fine in standard mixes. However, since bark is somewhat of a dry medium, you may have to water a bit more often until it retains the moisture.