Now that warmer weather has arrived, most orchids are in active vegetative growth. This is the time to do any dividing/repotting that needs to be done. The key words are ‘needs to’. Don’t repot unless it is necessary.
It is also a great time to add new orchids to your collection, as they should acclimate to their new environment quickly. The threat of freezing your orchids is past and it hasn’t gotten too hot yet so now is a great time to ship.
It is also a good time to feed your orchids if you use a time-release fertilizer, or start regular feeding with a water soluble fertilizer. If you grow outdoors at all, keep an eye on the sun, as it is very intense this time of year. The midday sun can burn your orchids in as little as 10 minutes, so keep them shaded between 9am and 5pm in the summer.
Odom’s Orchids has been at its current location for more than 50 years, and John Odom has been cultivating orchids for more than 60 years. He earned a B.A. in agriculture from the University of Florida. Louise Odom has been growing orchids for more than 40 years. Before getting married to John, she spent ten years as a business partner at Odom’s Orchids after beginning as a volunteer. Together with Rob (30+ years), Cristina (25 years) and Jeanne (30+ years) we have quite a few years of orchid growing experience, specializing in cattleya orchids.
Our 2026 Spring orchid show season is now in progress. Here are most of our upcoming 2026 Spring Orchid shows:
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