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Old 08-31-2007, 08:32 PM
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The plant in question tome looks to be some sort of Oncidium. The advice I gave was based on that. i am not a fan of repotting or dividing when a plant is in active growth, especially if it is growing new roots. The reason being that new shoots and roots are tender and can be damaged in the process. For this reason i prefer (and think it is easier) to divide or repot during a plant's rest period.

I find 2-bulb cuttings to be too small, setting the plant back. I've had only a few 2-bulb divisions and it took about 2 years for the plant to get going good. In one instance it died. On the other hand with 3-bulb divisions, they almost always continue on without skipping a beat and sometimes even bloom on the next cycle.
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