Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Parma: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Italy
Within 15 km of Parma OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Bia Home & Garden, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Parma
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Parma's frost dates (last spring frost around 18 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 8 February – 18 June | 1 April – 9 August | 22 April – 9 August |
| Cucumber | 31 March – 17 August | 28 April – 14 September | 19 May – 14 September |
| Bell Pepper | 27 February – 10 June | 28 April – 9 August | 19 May – 9 August |
| Eggplant | 27 February – 10 June | 28 April – 9 August | 19 May – 9 August |
| Zucchini | 7 April – 22 August | 28 April – 12 September | 19 May – 12 September |
| Pumpkin | 17 March – 23 June | 28 April – 4 August | 19 May – 4 August |
| Watermelon | 31 March – 23 July | 28 April – 20 August | 19 May – 20 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 25 February – 16 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 30 October – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Bia Home & Garden
Viale della Villetta 21 · Mon–Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:30–19:30; Sat–Sun 09:00–19:30 · 1 km - Saracchi Piante
Strada Traversetolo 103a · 4 km - Parma Vivai
7 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
- Agricola Pedemontana
15 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
- Piante Saracchi
4 km - Vivaio Neri
9 km - Vivaio "Ardiani F.li"
12 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Azienda Agricola Cosimo Larovere
Mon–Sat 10:30–12:30, 16:00–19:00 · 10 km - L'Orto del Moro
5 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 Parma
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Parma: 3 markets and 2 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.