Cymbidium cleanup

[Fairorchids]

You can grow Cymbidium in any mix, but your choice dictates the watering schedule you need to follow.

Cymbidums do not like to go dry, so I generally advise against bark mixes - unless you are a chronic over-waterer. I use a terrestrial mix, and water the plants heavily all summer (3 hours with a sprinkler, 3 times a week).

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

You can grow Cymbidium in any mix, but your choice dictates the watering schedule you need to follow.

Cymbidums do not like to go dry, so I generally advise against bark mixes - unless you are a chronic over-waterer. I use a terrestrial mix, and water the plants heavily all summer (3 hours with a sprinkler, 3 times a week).

I do use small bark (the cheap seedling bark) with a bit of perlite. Yes, it's all about the watering... I have the Cyms on benches under the L. anceps (since both need the light in the brightest part of my yard). The L. anceps are all mounted or in baskets with little medium, they get watered the same by an automatic sprinkler (like daily in summer, every 2 or 3 days in winter) - the Cyms stay damp, the L.anceps are dry in a couple of hours, everybody is happy.