Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Kitchener: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Canada
Within 15 km of Kitchener OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Sheridan Nurseries, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Kitchener
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Kitchener'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 | 10 March – 15 May | 1 May – 6 July | 22 May – 6 July |
| Cucumber | 12 April – 14 July | 10 May – 11 August | 31 May – 11 August |
| Bell Pepper | 11 March – 7 May | 10 May – 6 July | 31 May – 6 July |
| Eggplant | 11 March – 7 May | 10 May – 6 July | 31 May – 6 July |
| Zucchini | 19 April – 19 July | 10 May – 9 August | 31 May – 9 August |
| Pumpkin | 29 March – 20 May | 10 May – 1 July | 31 May – 1 July |
| Watermelon | 12 April – 19 June | 10 May – 17 July | 31 May – 17 July |
| Peas | — | — | sow 9 April – 13 August |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Warren Greenhouses
Strange Street 115 · 2 km - L&L Market
Lancaster Street West 101 · Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00; Sun 09:00–18:00 · 4 km - Artistic Landscaping
Albert Street · 6 km - Kolb's Green Thumb Nursery
Victoria Street North 1501 · 7 km - Belgian Nursery
Victoria Street 2615, N0B 1M0 Breslau · public holidays closed; Jan–Mar: Sun–Tue closed; Wed–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Apr–Jun: Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–15:00; Jul–Sept: Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun closed, Oct–Dec: Wed–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun–Tue closed; Dec 24 09:00–15:00; Dec 31 09:00–15:00 · 12 km · belgian-nursery.com - Sheridan Nurseries
2 km - Walmart Garden Centre
6 km - Meadow Acres Garden Centre
7 km - John's Nursery
10 km - GreenWay Blooming Centre
13 km · greenwaybloom.com - Walmart Garden Centre
15 km - Gardenland
15 km - inSeason Home and Garden
15 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
- Snyder's Heritage Farm
Maple Bend Road · 12 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Kitchener Market
King Street East 300, N2G 2L3 Kitchener · 3 km · kitchenermarket.ca - St. Jacobs Farmers' Market
Weber Street North 878, N2J 4A9 Waterloo · Thu 08:00–15:00; Sat 07:00–15:30 · 10 km · en.wikipedia.org - Martin's Maple Syrup
10 km - Rolling Acres
10 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Gmach Gardens
Huron Road 1383, N0B 2H0 Wilmot · 7 km · gmach.ca - Growing Hope Farm
Sherring Street 246, N3H 2W4 · Mon, Wed–Fri 09:00–15:00 · 12 km · growinghopefarm.ca - Martin's — sells: maple_syrup
10 km - Nauman's Farm
13 km · naumanfarm.com - Premier Equipment
13 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 Kitchener
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Kitchener: 4 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.