GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Messina: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Italy
Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Vivaio piante e fiori di Calatozzo Franco, 10 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Messina
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Messina's frost dates (last spring frost around 25 January) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 11 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Cucumber | from 2 April | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Bell Pepper | from 1 March | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Eggplant | from 1 March | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Zucchini | from 9 April | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Pumpkin | from 19 March | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Watermelon | from 2 April | from 30 April | from 21 May |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 4 January |
| 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 October. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- La Baita Verde
SS113dir, Orto Liuzzo · 11 km - Vivaio piante e fiori di Calatozzo Franco
10 km
Plant nurseries: trees, shrubs and saplings
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Mercato di Sant'Orsola
Mon–Sat 06:00–14:00 · 2 km - Mercato Sant'Orsola
Mon–Sat 06:00–14:00 · 2 km - Mercato rionale di Giostra
Viale Giostra · 3 km - Mercato Zaera
1 km - Mercato Vascone
2 km - Mercato Ortofrutticolo
4 km - Piazza del Popolo
12 km
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 Messina
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Messina: 7 markets and 0 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.
