Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Mantua: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Italy
Within 15 km of Mantua OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Azienda Agricola Florovivaistica Cobelli Fausto, 14 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Mantua
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Mantua's frost dates (last spring frost around 2 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 5 February – 17 June | 29 March – 8 August | 19 April – 8 August |
| Cucumber | 26 March – 16 August | 23 April – 13 September | 14 May – 13 September |
| Bell Pepper | 22 February – 9 June | 23 April – 8 August | 14 May – 8 August |
| Eggplant | 22 February – 9 June | 23 April – 8 August | 14 May – 8 August |
| Zucchini | 2 April – 21 August | 23 April – 11 September | 14 May – 11 September |
| Pumpkin | 12 March – 22 June | 23 April – 3 August | 14 May – 3 August |
| Watermelon | 26 March – 22 July | 23 April – 19 August | 14 May – 19 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 9 February – 15 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 29 October – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
Seed shops and seed companies in Italy
- Leroy Merlin. Store chain Leroy Merlin (leroymerlin.it); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
- Franchi Sementi. Seed brand Franchi Sementi (franchisementi.it). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Mantua
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Mantua: 0 markets and 0 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 27 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.