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Old 03-26-2016, 11:56 AM
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Hello, my friends
My oncidium has a new pbulb growing. It is now 1 cm long. I don't if there are new roots. My intuition says maybe it's too soon, maybe wait a little longer.
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Old 03-26-2016, 02:47 PM
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My oncidiums never seemed to mind being repotted whenever, at least I never noticed a problem. So do it when you feel ready.
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Looks like it's being pinched by the edge of the pot. Repotting now would give it room to grow.
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My oncidiums never seemed to mind being repotted whenever, at least I never noticed a problem. So do it when you feel ready.
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Remeber if you have new growth you have new roots. If you have new roots that is the best time to repot. I myself am doing a lot of repotting this spring.
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Old 04-04-2016, 05:09 PM
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I decided to wait a little longer. This plant has two flower stems in two different pbulbs so I'm not sure if I have one or two plants in the same pot.
Also, I'm not sure but it seems something is starting to grow in the second pbuld that has flowers.
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Old 04-06-2016, 09:59 AM
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New growth like that little new bulb in the first photo is a good reason to re-pot. If nothing else, pop it out of its pot and put it in a larger pot and back fill with some bark. (I like potting like this if the media does not look bad).
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Old 04-24-2016, 12:28 PM
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I think now it's a good time to repot this plant.
Two new pbs growing and a lot of new roots growing out of the pot.
Thus is the first time I repot an oncidium.
Any special care to consider?



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They don't even notice repotting, so go ahead.
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Done!
Now it looks happier.
Trimmed all the dead leaves and dead flowers spikes.
I haven't found any rotten roots, all were white and rigid.
There was a dying pbulb burried in the media but it as been always there. Since the plant seems to be happy I didn't removed it. Hopefully it will become a source for nutrients, like in nature.
As media I've used 2/3 medium size bark mixed with 1/3 of a mix suitable for epiphytes containing bark, perlite, leca and coconut husks.
This was still in the original pot when I bought it and the media was bark with traces of moss.

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