Planting Cymbidium goeringii this way not only produces more and stronger new shoots, but the flower buds also grow vigorously

Regarding the cultivation of wild Cymbidium goeringii, Good-shot Farmer has written about it in several previous articles. From seed selection to potting medium, and then to water and fertilizer management, it is all for the sake of our cultivated Cymbidium goeringii being able to produce more and better flowers.

So besides factors such as water, fertilizer, sunlight and temperature difference, is there any good method that can make Cymbidium goeringii produce more flower buds and earlier? Today Good-shot Farmer will tell everyone a little trick, and the effect is really quite good.

This is a pot of wild Cymbidium goeringii collected from the mountains this year. Good-shot Farmer pruned it before potting, keeping two old shoots. This spring it sent out three new shoots, and compared with the old shoots the new shoots are fairly robust. On September 10th Good-shot Farmer accidentally discovered that it had flower buds. Right now only about one third of Cymbidium goeringii have produced flower buds, and most of the flower buds are still under the soil. And what surprised me is that this pot of Cymbidium goeringii has as many as 6 flower buds. Normally, with this kind of shoot condition, it could not produce so many flower buds.

With the intention of investigating thoroughly, Good-shot Farmer carefully checked one by one the orchids potted at the same time. It was found that there were two similar pots of Cymbidium goeringii, similar in shoot condition, number of shoots and number of flower buds. In fact, the potting medium used for these Cymbidium goeringii is completely the same, and the environment they are in is also the same orchid shed, including rainwater, light and temperature difference, these factors that affect flower bud formation in Cymbidium goeringii, all completely the same. So why do these two pots differ from the others and produce so many flower buds?

If you have read Good-shot Farmer's articles before, you must still remember one article about how to make Cymbidium goeringii produce more shoots. In fact, Cymbidium goeringii producing more shoots and producing more flower buds is the same principle. The shoots and flower buds of Cymbidium goeringii both split and grow from the pseudobulb, and only when the pseudobulb is robust can it better and more abundantly split out shoots and flower buds. Speaking of this, you probably almost know how to make the pseudobulb more robust, right?

In fact it is very simple: when potting, we raise the reed head of the Cymbidium goeringii (the position of the pseudobulb) slightly higher than the rim of the pot, and then fill the pot with potting medium. After planting, the orchid plant will rise above the rim of the pot, forming a small mound shape like a steamed bun. Planted this way, the pseudobulb of Cymbidium goeringii has better ventilation, can come into contact with more fresh air, and can also receive sunlight, so it can accumulate more energy to sprout new shoots and flower buds.

Fellow orchid growers, have you ever done this when planting Cymbidium goeringii? The advantage of this method is that it has no side effects, unlike using chemicals to force flowers or shoots, which will bring some harm to the plant body. Come and try it! If you like orchids, follow Good-shot Farmer, and you are welcome to leave your opinions and insights in the comment section.