Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Cincinnati: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United States
Within 15 km of Cincinnati OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 6 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Fern, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Cincinnati
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Cincinnati's frost dates (last spring frost around 11 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 8 February – 29 May | 1 April – 20 July | 22 April – 20 July |
| Cucumber | 25 March – 28 July | 22 April – 25 August | 13 May – 25 August |
| Bell Pepper | 21 February – 21 May | 22 April – 20 July | 13 May – 20 July |
| Eggplant | 21 February – 21 May | 22 April – 20 July | 13 May – 20 July |
| Zucchini | 1 April – 2 August | 22 April – 23 August | 13 May – 23 August |
| Pumpkin | 11 March – 3 June | 22 April – 15 July | 13 May – 15 July |
| Watermelon | 25 March – 3 July | 22 April – 31 July | 13 May – 31 July |
| Peas | — | — | sow 21 March – 27 August |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Fern
East McMillan Street 737, 45206 Cincinnati · 2 km - Gardens at the Village Green
Knowlton Street 1415, 45223 Cincinnati · 4 km · villagegreenfoundation.org - A J Rahn Greenhouses
Gray Road 4944, 45232 · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–14:00 · 6 km · ajrahn.com - Keystone Flora
Wooden Shoe Lane 5045, 45232 Cincinnati · 6 km · keystoneflora.com - Convenient Gardens
Paxton Avenue 3862, 45209 Cincinnati · 7 km · convenientgardens.com - Burger Farm and Garden Center
Main Street 7849, 45244 Newtown · 15 km · burgerfarms.com - Walmart Garden Center
9 km - White Oak Garden Centre
12 km - Schwab Nursery & Garden Center
12 km · schwabnursery.com - Evans Landscaping
14 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Findlay Market
Sun 10:00–16:00; Tue–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–18:00 · 2 km · findlaymarket.org - B&D Asian Nepali Market
Winton Road 9172, 45231 Cincinnati · 12 km - Farmer's Market
2 km - Lierer's Market
5 km - Dee Felice Market
5 km - Farmers Market
8 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Tewes Farm
Crescent Springs Pike 2801, 41018 · Mon–Tue, Thu–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–15:00 · 12 km · tewesfarm.com - McGlasson Farms
River Road 5832 · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 15 km · mcglassonfarms.com
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 Cincinnati
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Cincinnati: 6 markets and 2 farm shops 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.