[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Well, I now have almost 2 years (2 winters for sure) experience with Cycnoches, about a half dozen of them. The most important thing, and you are not at that criticle stage yet, is to not start watering too early. Winter should be dry at the pot, completely. Misting the bulbs is not a problem, just so long as moisture does not set against any part of the bulb for any length of time. When you see new growth, and all of mine are just barely starting, you want to wait until the new growth is about 3" tall before making the mix wet. I have been putting a tablespoon or 2 of water into the pots, but this is a barely perceivable amount of moisture in the mix, and probably this isn't a good idea, just hard dry is probably better, but I like to experiment. My chlorochilon was the first to go dormant in the fall and it is almost to the 3" point already. Actually, it is probably better to judge the best point to water on how long the roots are for the new growth, and I would guess that 2" to 3" is about right, but I repotted my Cycs, and I can't see the roots to judge length. If moisture sits against the bulb before the plant is ready for it, rot will start in the bulb. Since the part of the bulb touching the wet mix is the base of the plant with the entire world's supply of eyes, rot there can be very catastrophic. Saving such a plant, besides surgery, requires placing the remaining piece of bulb on its side and hoping for a keiki up near the top.