Picture of new growth on cattleya

[james mickelso]

In the first picture it looks like there are two buds coming. Congrats. I would gently and carefully use tweezers to take off the dead sheath material from the bottoms of the pbulbs. That is a place for scale and mealy bugs to hide. It also can harbor fungus. There may also be a bud under the dead sheath material on the other pbulb. Hope there is. Good luck.

[monet]

Originally Posted by james mickelso

In the first picture it looks like there are two buds coming. Congrats. I would gently and carefully use tweezers to take off the dead sheath material from the bottoms of the pbulbs. That is a place for scale and mealy bugs to hide. It also can harbor fungus. There may also be a bud under the dead sheath material on the other pbulb. Hope there is. Good luck.

James have not done this before how far down do I go just the pbulbs or down to where the new growth is forming? Is it ready to repot now it is in a 4.5" pot.
Pam.