Old New Orchid Fancier

[Pokey49]

Hi- I finally became an orchid fancier. I say finally as I have been waiting to retire and have my retirement house with a sun room. After 25 years living in Alaska we now live in southern Oregon in a nice little house that we had a sun room addition built. After getting settled I finally got started with my orchid fantasy ) I have started witha couple phalaenopsis, 2 cymbidium, one epidendrum and one paphiopedilum. And I am really glad to find this forum. One can only read so many books until they all start sounding the same and most can't answer specific, nit picky questions. So I hope I can get some answers from kind people here So here we go:

The epidendrum that I got from a well know supplier arrived ona very cold day here. The blooms fell off over the course of the next 5-10 days. I called the supplier and they said it was likely cold shocked and thats why the blooms fell off and gave me a credit. Here's my question on this one. Do I cut the flower spikes that lost blooms off at the base? There are other spikes , will they produce flowers?

Similar thing happened with the paph. It arrived in bud, but after 3 weeks has not bloomed. Appears to me the bud is going to fall off. If it does do I cut the spike off at the base? BY the way these two orchids are in my sun room, temps are 60-70 between night and day, plants are watered and fertilized according to their requirements.

LAst question today. I have two cymbidiums that bloomed for weeks. The blooms are now falling off. The plants appear quite crowded in the pots. After they bloom do I divide them before I repot them or just repot them ina big pot. New grow is starting to appear on the one that is about to drop all its blooms. The other one has two more spikes with frsh buds coming on.

I think thats enough questions for being a new kid. MAny thanks in advance to whomever offers me some advice. Cheers

PAul