Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Cuenca: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Ecuador
Within 15 km of Cuenca OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 21 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Asiri Bonsai, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Cuenca
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Cuenca's frost dates (last spring frost around 9 December) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 4 October | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Cucumber | from 28 October | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Bell Pepper | from 26 September | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Eggplant | from 26 September | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Zucchini | from 4 November | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Pumpkin | from 14 October | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Watermelon | from 28 October | from 25 November | from 16 December |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 18 November |
| 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 April. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Ecuaquimica
Avenida España 1409 · 2 km · ecuaquimica.com.ec - Asiri Bonsai
1 km - Centro de Jardinería y Paisajismo
2 km - Habitat
3 km - Viveros Leon
5 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
- Su kampo
0 km - Diagroca
1 km - AgroAustro
2 km - India
3 km - AGROSAD CIA. LTDA
3 km - India
5 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Mercado 3 de Noviembre
Mariscal Lamar 12-86 · 1 km - Mercado 27 de Febrero
Adolfo Torres, Cuenca · 2 km - Prefectura del Azuay
Avenida Max Uhle · 2 km - Mercado agroecológico (Biocentro)
Rodrigo de Triana, 010205 Cuenca · Miercoles, Sabado y Domingo 6:00 - 12:00 · 4 km - Plataforma Itinerante de Narancay
Beethoven, Cuenca · 5 km - Mercado de El Valle
Mon–Sun closed · 6 km - Mercado 9 de Octubre
1 km - Mercado 10 de Agosto
1 km - Plazoleta Santa Ana
1 km - Mercado 12 de Abril
1 km - Plásticos y Descartables
1 km - Feria Libre Miraflores
2 km - Mercado Totoracocha
2 km - El Arenal
3 km - Mercado Ricaurte
6 km
and 6 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
Selling your own harvest near Cuenca
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Cuenca: 21 markets and 5 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.