How To Propagate An Orchid?
The first step is to remove the orchid from the pot, if the orchid is stuck firmly in the pot, upend the pot and tap the orchid and it should come out much easier. You’ll need to look for a natural plane of division. Place your hands on either side of where you are dividing and ease it apart so you don’t cause too much damage to the roots. This will give you two sections to re-pot. It is important when you are dividing orchids not to get too greedy, you need at least 3 bulbs in each pot (actually pseudo bulbs – not true bulbs). You will have the old bulb, which feeds the newer structures; the current bulb which has produced a flower this year and a new bulb which will produce next year’s flower. Pests Cymbidiums are prone to fungus but this can be controlled by commercially available products – check with your local nursery. They are subject to slugs and snails and also to the Dendrobium Beetle, (although he is called the Dendrobium Beetle he will eat almost any kind of orchid). These
