Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Gatineau: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Canada
Within 15 km of Gatineau OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Emery, 6 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Gatineau
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Gatineau's frost dates (last spring frost around 30 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 15 March – 21 May | 6 May – 12 July | 27 May – 12 July |
| Cucumber | 23 April – 20 July | 21 May – 17 August | 11 June – 17 August |
| Bell Pepper | 22 March – 13 May | 21 May – 12 July | 11 June – 12 July |
| Eggplant | 22 March – 13 May | 21 May – 12 July | 11 June – 12 July |
| Zucchini | 30 April – 25 July | 21 May – 15 August | 11 June – 15 August |
| Pumpkin | 9 April – 26 May | 21 May – 7 July | 11 June – 7 July |
| Watermelon | 23 April – 25 June | 21 May – 23 July | 11 June – 23 July |
| Peas | — | — | sow 9 April – 19 August |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 2 October – 10 November |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Emery
Boulevard Maloney Est 600, J8P 7M4 Gatineau · Mon–Wed 08:30–20:00; Thu–Fri 08:30–21:00; Sat 08:30–17:00; Sun 08:30–17:00 · 6 km · emerycentrejardin.ca - Ritchie Feed & Seed
Windmill Lane 1390, K1B 4V5 · 10 km · ritchiefeed.com - Budd Gardens
Innes Road 2832 · 12 km - Orleans Prestige Garden Sheds
St. Joseph Boulevard 2174 · 13 km - Cleroux Farm Produce Inc.
Navan Road 2567, Ottawa · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00; Nov–Apr closed · 13 km - Lindsay Landscape
Russell Road 3968 · 13 km - Orleans Landscaping
St. Joseph Boulevard 2473 · 14 km - Artistic Landscape Designs
Artistic Place 2079, K1V 8A8 · 14 km - Nesbitt's Greenhouse and Nursery
Chemin Eardley 145, J9H 7G5 Gatineau · 15 km · nesbittsgreenhouse.ca
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
- La ferme Bee Api
Route du Carrefour 1895, J8N 7T5 Val-des-Monts · 13 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Main Street Farmers' Market
May 16–Oct 31 Sat 09:00–14:00 · 8 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Lansdowne Farmers' Market
May 3–Oct 25 Sun 09:00–15:00 · 9 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Parkdale Market
May–Nov: Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00 · 9 km - Westboro Farmers' Market
May 16–Oct 31 Sat 09:00–15:00 · 11 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Ottawa Farmers' Market
Jun 18–Oct 29: Fri 12:00–18:00 · 15 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Marché public Notre-Dame
5 km - Byward Market
6 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Kiwan Farms
14 km
Seed shops and seed companies in Canada
- Canadian Tire. Store chain Canadian Tire (canadiantire.ca); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
Selling your own harvest near Gatineau
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Gatineau: 7 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.