Can repot a Catt will prevent it from blooming for a few years?

[babehauss]

Hi Everyone,

Is it possible that when you repot a Cattleyas orchid, it will not bloom for a few years?

Plant 1: This Cattleya orchid was growing so fast and so tight in the plastic pot that I have to repot it every two years. Could this be why it has not bloomed for me?

Plant 2: This Cattleyas orchid has its pseudobulbs climbing upward. It was very good at sending buds until two years ago when I repotted it. Should I wait to repot it this time? It is now in a 8” pot. The plant is too big for my grow space.

I grow my orchids indoors under LED grow lights during the winter month and outdoors during the rest of the year.

Indoors:I have the lights on for 11-12hrs for December and November and then increase one hour per month onwards from January until May when I bring them outside.
The humidity is at 80%-90%
Temperature is approx at 80F during the day and 70F at night.

I fertilize the orchids weakly weekly with MSU during May-August.


Thank you for your advices.