Putting Cyms outside...

[piaffe97]

Now that it's time to put my Cym outside for the summer, should I slowly acclimate it to the climate/humidity change, or just put it out there and leave it? Thanks for any help you can give!!!!

[silken]

It depends where it is going from and to. If the amount of sunlight will be an extreme change, you should acclimate it over a few days. Same for temperatures. Cymbidiums like a lot of light and can take very cool temps, but they can still sun burn if in very direct hot sun. A shock to any plant could set it back.

[Vanda lover]

I start mine off in shade to partial shade and gradually move it in to full sun. Once it is used to it, I only protect it for the sunniest part of the day, but in August I move it in to as much sun as possible to ripen the bulbs.

[Vina]

I don't think humidity could be the problem.
But regarding sunlight, I would be very careful. Actually my cymbs are already outside, receiving only morning sun.
Later in summer I do very much like Vanda lover

[JerseyGirlBecky]

I have put mine outside also. They are on the southeast side and get about 4 hours of sun a day for now. When you say you put them out into full sun, do you mean all day? Even the western side. I can do that, but am wondering about the heat. It gets very hot here, sometimes in the 90's. Fall will be no problem, as I can leave them out until it gets in the low 50's at night. But, can they take that much heat?

[Vanda lover]

It's difficult to say how much heat they can take, but mine survived tempertures of over 100 without any damage. Mind you, when we get that hot it's only for a while during the afternoon, and it gradually cools down for the night.

[silken]

Mine get temps of 90 in the greenhouse in summer, but as Vanda lover said about hers, it is only for a short while. I think quite a few cooler growing orchids can tolerate fairly high temps, so long as they get to cool down at night and recover. Also moving air really helps.

[Vanda lover]

You can always move them into shade if they look too stessed. They really do bloom better if they get lots of light.

[florafan]

I am about to move my cyms out (I am in NYC). Last year (the first summer that I had grown cyms), I left it in the sun the entire summer and they did fine.