GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Chicago
United States
Within 15 km of Chicago OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 14 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Sprout Home, 4 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Chicago
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Chicago's frost dates (last spring frost around 18 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 20 February | 18 April | 9 May |
| Cucumber | 26 March | 7 May | 28 May |
| Bell Pepper | 22 February | 7 May | 28 May |
| Eggplant | 26 February | 7 May | 28 May |
| Zucchini | 17 March | 18 April | 9 May |
| Pumpkin | 12 March | 18 April | 9 May |
| Watermelon | 5 April | 7 May | 28 May |
| Peas | — | — | sow 28 March |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Sprout Home
North Damen Avenue 745, 60622 Chicago · 4 km · sprouthome.com - Herban Produce
West Van Buren Street 2900, 60612 Chicago · 6 km · herbanproduce.com - The Succulent City
West Division Street 2540, 60622 Chicago · 6 km - Christy Webber Farm & Garden
West Grand Avenue 2834, 60612 Chicago · Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00; Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 09:00–18:00 · 6 km · christywebberfarmandgarden.com - Adams & Son Gardens
North California Avenue 1057, 60622 Chicago · 6 km - City Escape Garden Center and Design Studio
West Lake Street 3022, 60612 Chicago · 6 km - Terracotto Plants
West Diversey Avenue 3056, 60647 Chicago · 9 km - Gethsemane Garden Center
North Clark Street 5739, 60660 Chicago · Mon–Sun 09:00–16:00 · 12 km · gethsemanegardens.com - City Grange
North Western Avenue 5500, 60659 Chicago · 12 km · citygrange.com - Plant Shop Chicago
North Elston Avenue 4601 · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00 · 13 km · plantshopchicago.com
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Christkindlmarket
West Washington Street 50, 60602 Chicago · 0 km - Maxwell Street Market
Sun · 2 km · cityofchicago.org - Green City Market
West Monroe Street 900 · Sat 08:00–13:00; Dec–Apr closed · 2 km · greencitymarket.org - Farmer's Market
Wed 07:00–10:00; Sat 07:00–10:00 · 4 km - Mercado del Pueblo
West Division Street 2559, 60622 Chicago · 6 km - Sheffield Market & Deli
North Sheffield Avenue 2955, 60657 Chicago · Mon–Thu 06:30–23:00, Fri 06:30–00:00 · 7 km - Swap-O-Rama
South Ashland Avenue 4100, 60609 Chicago · 8 km · swap-o-rama.com - Boxville
East 51st Street 330, 60615 Chicago · 9 km · boxville.org - Lincoln Square Farmers Market
West Leland Avenue 2357, 60625 Chicago · Tue 07:00–13:00; Thu 15:00–19:00 · 11 km · lincolnsquare.org - Berwyn Shops
West Roosevelt Road 6931, 60402 Berwyn · Fri 11:00–19:00; Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 14 km · berwynshops.com - Food Trucks
1 km - Community Marketplace
1 km - 61st Street Farmers Market
11 km · experimentalstation.org - Farmer's Market
13 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Logan Square Farmer's Market
May–Oct Sun 10:00–15:00 · 8 km · logansquarefarmersmarket.org - Four Star Mushrooms
North Springfield Avenue 1919, 60647 Chicago · 9 km · fourstarmushrooms.com - Growing Home Farm Stand
West 59th Street 1844, 60636 Chicago · 11 km · growinghomeinc.org
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 Chicago
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Chicago: 14 markets and 3 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
For Chicago:
- Illinois Department of Agriculture. State department of agriculture (Illinois): Illinois Department of Agriculture. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 7 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.