GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Catania: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Italy
Within 15 km of Catania OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Vivereverde, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Catania
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Catania's frost dates (last spring frost around 26 January) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 11 January | from 4 March | from 25 March |
| Cucumber | from 7 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Bell Pepper | from 3 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Eggplant | from 3 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Zucchini | from 14 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Pumpkin | from 21 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Watermelon | from 7 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 5 January |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Vivai Borgo Natura
Mon–Fri 08:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 7 km · vivaiborgonatura.it - Punto Faro
Mon–Sat 08:00–13:00, 14:00–19:00 · 13 km - Vivai Patanè
Mon–Sat 08:00–13:00, 15:00–19:30 · 14 km - Vivereverde
3 km - CTC Irrigazioni
5 km - Azienda Agricola Vivaistica Micci Barreca Francesco
7 km - Vivaio Il Germoglio
11 km - Vivaio Verde Siciliano
11 km - Istituto per l'agrumicultura
15 km
Farm and garden supply shops
Tagged shop=agrarian (farm supply) in OpenStreetMap; “sells seed” is shown only where the place's own tags say so. tag definition
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Piazza Scammacca
Piazza Scammacca 9, 95131 · Tue–Fri 18:00–24:00; Sat, Sun 12:00–24:00 · 0 km · piazzascammacca.com - Mercato del Contadino
Sun 08:00–13:00 · 2 km - Mercato Settimanale del Mercoledi
Wed 08:30–13:30 · 6 km - Mercato settimanale di San Gregorio di Catania
Tue 08:00–13:00 · 8 km - Mercato settimanale di Mascalucia
Thu 07:00–15:00 · 9 km - Mercato Ittico
Mon–Sat 02:00–06:00 · 10 km - Mercato settimanale di Belpasso
Fri 08:00–13:00 · 14 km - La Pescheria
0 km - Fiera di Catania
1 km - Mercato settimanale di Lineri
5 km - Mercato settimanale di Misterbianco
8 km - Mercati Agro Alimentari Sicilia
10 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Super Fruit
15 km
Seed shops and seed companies in Italy
- Leroy Merlin. Store chain Leroy Merlin (leroymerlin.it); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
- Franchi Sementi. Seed brand Franchi Sementi (franchisementi.it). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Catania
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Catania: 12 markets and 1 farm shop in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 20 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.
