Cym NOID potting question

[razka3]

Hello everyone,

Just read most of the posts on this forum and couldn't find the specific information I am wanting, so figured I would post and see what you all say!

I have a cym NOID that I bought a few months ago that has finished blooming maybe a month ago. Shortly after flowering, the older back bulb turned completely brown and a new bulb formed in the front of the plant, so I figured maybe it was in need of transplanting.

There were only 3 bulbs on it originally. I cut back the brown bulb and took it out of it's pot (DEEP 5 inch pot I think it was). I removed all the old bark chips and what I was left with was an amazing mass of roots, sort of edward scissor hands looking, most were between 8 - 12 inches long, and filled the whole pot.

I know orchids like cramped conditions, but this seemed very cramped and not much room for new growth - so I put in another very deep pot, which I think is a 6". So now I have this cym with a HUGE healthy root mass, and only 3 smallish bulbs, and since the transplant it has completely stopped growth.

I know cyms are finicky and get stressed out easily, so I'm not too worried about it, but I am worried that I put it in too big of a pot - since the bulbs look so small compared to the pot size. But I did read that you should plant in a pot that corresponds to the root size, and these roots are HUGE like I said. Do you think that the bulbs will catch up with the roots? Anything I should be doing?

It's in a fast draining med chip bark and it has a neat little pad of moss on top that came with the original plant (the moss was actually in flower when I bought which is why I bought!) it was so adorable! I should of taken pictures. I didn't know moss flowered, little tiny 1 inch tall spikes with itty bitty little flowers. Anyway, that's off track.

I heard that some like cold weather in the winter, and some like it warm all the time, and that all cyms like a lot of light... am I on track with this? and what would this one like as far as temp? I'm keeping it with my other phals and den. at the moment. Here's two pics...



Thanks for reading all of that!

Frank

[Stefan]

hi Frank,
you have a very healthy cym there, but it needs more light. the leaves are a nice dark green, but you don't want that, they need to be a light lime color, this is to make sure you get the best flowers for next year. also the pot size is fine, the new shoot will fill that up easily, and you will most likily will be getting one or two more so don't worry. after about 3-4 weeks give it a high nitrogen fertilizer to make sure you get it really growing, thiswill also help with the roots. i hope this has answered some of your questions

stefan

[razka3]

Thanks for the response! I am in the process of setting up an area in my basement with a 400w HPS, so hopefully that will provide enough light for it! Glad to hear it will fill up the pot!

Thanks again,
Frank