Hello David,
I grow cyms outside here in S.Cal zone 9/10 not sure I think the Sunset
zone is 24?
Anyway cymbidiums grow naturally in the Himalayas so your area sounds fine.
Of course Santa Barbara is the cymbidium capital of the world.
You could have cut some of the older pseudos away & potted them up in
another pot.
You want to use a good draining mix one of the reasons being that if it's
rainy & cold you want the roots to be airy.
Having said that, they love to be rootbound? They also like a cool period
to initiate spikes.
I usually repot after flowering, which for me is around May.
They love early morning sun & mine grow under shadecloth. I haven't lost any
to frost, (knock on wood)
have lost other types of plants though. If you wanted to keep it outside
put it in a protected area, make a teepee
with 3 sticks & a sheet or plastic to cover when you know you are going to
get frost.
Hope this helps
Cheers Wendy

"Orchidlady50" wrote in message
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David E. Ross;763365 Wrote:
A year ago, I received a cymbidium as a gift. It was in full bloom.
After it stopped blooming, it began to send out new shoots.

I kept it in its original pot, a 1 gallon nursery can. But it seemed
to
get pot-bound. Yesterday, I repotted it into a red-clay pot slightly
larger than the can. It was indeed pot-bound; I saw only roots and no
potting mix.

I tried to separate the pseudobulbs when repotting, but that was
impossible. Should I leave the mass as is, or should I try to cut the
pseudobulbs apart?

Another question:

For most of the year, I keep the plant outside on my patio. It gets a
little sun but mostly shade. About 3 weeks ago, I brought it indoors
because we do get night-time frost in the winter, including the last
two
nights (although the nearest weather station -- about one mile east --
recorded lows not below 40F). I keep it in the dining room with light
from a north window until early March.

Is this indoor-outdoor idea valid, or should I leave it outside all
winter?

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

If there are a lot of non-leafing bulbs I would divide. You will need a
sharp knife and will need to leave about 3 bulbs for each division. You
can look on the internet and get some good pics of how to divide. I
live in the north and I grow my cymbidiums outside in the summer until
they have a couple of weeks with temps down to about 38-40. Don't let
them frost or freeze. Then i bring in and grow in high light. Good
Luck!!!




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Orchidlady50