Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near New Orleans: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United States
Within 15 km of New Orleans OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Home Depot garden center, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in New Orleans
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from New Orleans's frost dates (last spring frost around 22 January) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 17 November – 4 July | 8 January – 25 August | 29 January – 25 August |
| Cucumber | 5 January – 2 September | 2 February – 30 September | 23 February – 30 September |
| Bell Pepper | 4 December – 26 June | 2 February – 25 August | 23 February – 25 August |
| Eggplant | 4 December – 26 June | 2 February – 25 August | 23 February – 25 August |
| Zucchini | 12 January – 7 September | 2 February – 28 September | 23 February – 28 September |
| Pumpkin | 22 December – 9 July | 2 February – 20 August | 23 February – 20 August |
| Watermelon | 5 January – 8 August | 2 February – 5 September | 23 February – 5 September |
| Peas | — | — | sow 1 January – 2 October |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | by 15 November |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Urban Roots Garden Center
Tchoupitoulas Street 2375, 70130 New Orleans · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 3 km · urbanrootsnola.com - Harold's Indoor Outdoor Plants
Press 1135, 70117 · 4 km - Walmart Garden Center
Chef Menteur Highway 4301, 70126 New Orleans · 7 km · walmart.com - Perino's Home & Garden Center
Veterans Memorial Boulevard 3100 · Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00 · 9 km · perinos.com - Walmart Garden Center
West Judge Perez Drive 8101, 70043 Chalmette · Mon–Sun 06:00–22:00 · 9 km · walmart.com - Home Depot garden center
1 km - The Plant Gallery
5 km · theplantgallery.com
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Farmers Market Pavilion
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00 · 2 km - Mask Market
2 km - French Market
2 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Farmer's
Hagan Ave 519 · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:00 · 3 km · farmersnola.com
Seed shops and seed companies in the United States
- The Home Depot. Store chain The Home Depot (homedepot.com); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
- Burpee. Seed brand Burpee (burpee.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
- Johnny's Selected Seeds. Seed brand Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near New Orleans
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in New Orleans: 3 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.