Cymbidium care/culture

[Paul Mc]

While I'm not necessarily a complete newbie to orchids, I have never had any success with my Cymbidium. In fact, the one I've had for several years only has one leaf left, and two new growths that are turning brown and dying. Luckily, I picked up a mini one at the OS meeting two months ago - however, probably unlucky for the poor Cymbidium if I can't figure out how to grow it, lol...

A little background first. I've read the AOS sheet and a lot of posts here about Cymbidiums, think I've been following the advice fairly close to the letter, but no success. While I understand that not all people can grow all orchids, I'd still LOVE to figure this one out, lol... It may be too late to save my old one, but hope I can grow my new one.

So, I'd love to hear what care you guys give yours, from watering, fertilizing, medium, light, seasonal needs, etc... Anything and everything you can think of would be greatly appreciated. I would hope this could turn into something similar to the "Stop the Phal Abuse" thread as that has been a tremendous resource for people new to Phal's.

Help me learn everyone!!! And thank you in advance for your input!