Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Gisborne: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
New Zealand
Within 15 km of Gisborne OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Touchstone, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Gisborne
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Gisborne's frost dates (last spring frost around 4 July) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 1 August | from 22 September | from 13 October |
| Cucumber | from 19 September | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Bell Pepper | from 18 August | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Eggplant | from 18 August | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Zucchini | from 26 September | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Pumpkin | from 5 September | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Watermelon | from 19 September | from 17 October | from 7 November |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 13 June |
| 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
- Touchstone
1 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
Seed shops and seed companies in New Zealand
Selling your own harvest near Gisborne
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Gisborne: 0 markets and 1 farm shop in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 28 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.