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Old 07-25-2020, 09:35 PM
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how does it sit/stand like that???it much sit in a nested larger pot, right?


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Back in early November 2019, I purchased a flat with Cym. dayanum seedlings from C&H. Most of the seedlings were single growth, but with 1 or 2 starts each. Plantlets were nice, so I potted most of them up into 2.1/2" pots. A few had too long roots, so they went into 3.1/2"; the runts were potted 3-4 pcs into 3.1/2" size also.

Yesterday, just 7 months later, I noticed that many of the larger plants were pushing themselves out of the 2.1/2" pots, so I pulled 30 for re-potting. Here is the first one I pulled out of the pot. The red arrow points to the original seedling, which set 2 new growths (both near BS now). Each of these have 1-3 new starts already. I was unable to fit these into 4.1/2" regular pots, had to go to 100 mm (4") extra deep pots to accommodate the roots.

Last time I grew Cym. dayanum from plugs (similar size), I bloomed one in 11 months, so I anticipate that I will get a few blooms on these this coming winter. The rest will certainly be blooming size by the fall of 2021.
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Wow. That’s growing like a weed!!
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I grow all my Cymbidiums in a 'European' style terrestrial mix, where almost 30% is composted manure. Then we fertilize every 2 weeks on top of that.
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This Neobenthamia gracilis was slowly rising in its pot over time and now I know why. There is no media left and the roots had been expanding!! I have it potted in 50-50 peat-sand media in a clay pot.

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OMG, I LOVE roots. Please water that baby. He looks dry
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OMG, I LOVE roots. Please water that baby. He looks dry
Indeed! Its about twice as big and already needs a new pot!
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Indeed! Its about twice as big and already needs a new pot!
steve- don't put it in too large a pot...i learned the hard way and up-potted mine into a huge planter and it did not grow or flower for 2 years.....i did a little digging and it was growing...just down!!!! so much root mass...once it almost filled the planted it started growing again...go figure
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steve- don't put it in too large a pot...i learned the hard way and up-potted mine into a huge planter and it did not grow or flower for 2 years.....i did a little digging and it was growing...just down!!!! so much root mass...once it almost filled the planted it started growing again...go figure
Don't worry, I won't put in too large a pot. I don't even thing I have one big enough for a size up at this point! lol

This one has already pushed itself a few inches out of the current pot! I'll have to grab a photo and post it here.
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Here is the current state of things. The roots have pushed the plant pretty far out of the pot!

Polystachya neobenthamia with roots so strong they’re pushing the plant out of the pot by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr
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