Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Baton Rouge: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United States
Within 15 km of Baton Rouge OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Walmart Garden Center, 5 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Baton Rouge
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Baton Rouge's frost dates (last spring frost around 6 February) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 2 December – 28 June | 23 January – 19 August | 13 February – 19 August |
| Cucumber | 13 January – 27 August | 10 February – 24 September | 3 March – 24 September |
| Bell Pepper | 12 December – 20 June | 10 February – 19 August | 3 March – 19 August |
| Eggplant | 12 December – 20 June | 10 February – 19 August | 3 March – 19 August |
| Zucchini | 20 January – 1 September | 10 February – 22 September | 3 March – 22 September |
| Pumpkin | 30 December – 3 July | 10 February – 14 August | 3 March – 14 August |
| Watermelon | 13 January – 2 August | 10 February – 30 August | 3 March – 30 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 16 January – 26 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | by 9 November |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Walmart Garden Center
College Drive 3132, 70808 Baton Rouge · Sun–Sat 07:00–20:30 · 5 km - Clegg's Nursery
Siegen Lane 5696, 70809 Baton Rouge · 13 km · cleggsnursery.com - Louisiana Nursery
Coursey Boulevard 13121, 70817 Baton Rouge · 15 km
Plant nurseries: trees, shrubs and saplings
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- Wholesale Palms
14 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Dominique's Livestock Market
Airline Highway 1462, 70805 Baton Rouge · Mon 12:00–14:00 · 6 km · dominiqueslivestock.com - Po Folks Fruits and Vegetables
North Lobdell Highway 1280, 70767 Port Allen · 7 km
Seed shops and seed companies in the United States
- The Home Depot. Store chain The Home Depot (homedepot.com); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
- Burpee. Seed brand Burpee (burpee.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
- Johnny's Selected Seeds. Seed brand Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Baton Rouge
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Baton Rouge: 2 markets and 0 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 28 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.