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Old 04-17-2013, 08:23 AM
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Hello All,

I have moved a Cymbidium One Tree Hill "John's Quest" to Semi-Hydro 11 months ago, it gave 3 flower spikes this season and they are nearly done.
I have 3 back bulbs and I want to remove them because they weren't there when I potted the Cym last year.

I need your opinions on removing them, should I cut them out with the roots or twist and pull out.
Should I place any cinnamon on where the back bulbs connect to other bulbs?

Also there's another bulb that has only 2 leaves on, should I remove that one two, or keep it as a nutritional reserve for the plant?

Thank you all.





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Old 04-17-2013, 02:01 PM
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I leave backbulbs on smaller plants - only removing some leafless ones if there's lots of growth with foliage. (Even leafless pbulbs help support the plant) And then only when repotting, usually only if I'm also dividing; just easier to do it when the plant is unpotted. But that's my personal preference.

I generally just twist/pull them off. But I have once accidentally pulled off more than intended, so cutting may be a better option ... I do put cinnamon on the break.

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Old 04-24-2013, 02:06 PM
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If you remove bulbs without removing the roots from the pot, you leave a lot of rotten roots behind to cause nothing but trouble. You lost the leaves because the plant was having difficulty in adapting to your semi hydro culture. If you remove the BBS you will end up with two separate plants with two and three green bulbs it appears. I would leave the BBs on as support for the plant until the appearance of any new and remaining green bulbs is plump and happy. When the plant fills the pot or it is ready to divide, deal with the removal of the BBs at that time when it is out of the pot.

Your blooms this season were based on the bulbs which initiated two years ago in whatever culture they were in at the time, not because you put them in semi-hydro.

I have never been a fan of semi-hydro but to each his own.

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Old 06-09-2013, 08:15 PM
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I agree. Unless there is an overriding reason to pull a BB off, I leave them. They are storage for nutrients and can in fact push their own new growth.
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Old 07-20-2013, 11:46 AM
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Great info on Cymbidiums. Mine also most rotted this year with all the Miami rain plus a big Lychee tree on top which had protected them very well up to now. I had to cut the tree back (I sacrificed it because I hear they don't like being pruned) to increase circulation and light, and place the cyms on higher grills for better drainage and had to really help some of the plants that were starting to rot by cutting off bad areas, dipping in alcohol and adding some cinnamon, etc.. I hope they all survive this season. They all gave me beautiful spikes last year during the cooler weather.
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