Cymbidium makeover time! Help required please

[aprilia4life]

Long time/first time



Posted this on reddit but would appreciate any assistance from this forum also.

Got this Cymbidium from my mum a while back, it has been doing OK (put out a lot of healthy flowers last year) but I just want to make sure I am doing everything I can to keep it growing well. I am based in Sydney, Australia

It has a couple of yellow leaves, but it does get quite a bit of winter sun (it's shaded in summer due to sun angles). Some of the ?bulbs? have died back which is a bit concerning, but my watering has been pretty sporadic over summer (in Australia, so very hot).

Questions:

1) Are the yellow leaves anything to worry about, given it's in the sun a bit

2) Are the black spotted leaves anything to worry about? Anything that can be done

2) Are the ?bulbs/nodes? dying a problem due to me not watering properly, as some are surviving well enough

3) Should I let leaves/organic matter sit in the gaps of the plant on top or should I clear it out so the top gets air/light

4) I take it I should repot soon, as it's getting quite busy in there, should I hold off on repotting until after flowering. It's coming into winter here, should I repot now or is it too risky doing it just before it cools down (temps will get to 4C/40F overnight and 20C/70F during the day)

5) Are they flower spikes coming through? There are at least 3 in the picture.

6) I wouldn't mind keeping the pot, should I just drill some more holes at the bottom for drainage during the repot

7) When I repot, should I remove the bulbs/nodes that have no leaves

Thanks!