Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Piacenza: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Italy
Within 15 km of Piacenza OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 7 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Agrar Center, 7 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Piacenza
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Piacenza's frost dates (last spring frost around 20 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 3 February – 20 June | 27 March – 11 August | 17 April – 11 August |
| Cucumber | 23 March – 19 August | 20 April – 16 September | 11 May – 16 September |
| Bell Pepper | 19 February – 12 June | 20 April – 11 August | 11 May – 11 August |
| Eggplant | 19 February – 12 June | 20 April – 11 August | 11 May – 11 August |
| Zucchini | 30 March – 24 August | 20 April – 14 September | 11 May – 14 September |
| Pumpkin | 9 March – 25 June | 20 April – 6 August | 11 May – 6 August |
| Watermelon | 23 March – 25 July | 20 April – 22 August | 11 May – 22 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 27 February – 18 September |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Agrar Center
7 km - Mazzocchi Sementi s.r.l.
14 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
- Il Vivaio
Via Ragazzi del 99, San Bonico · 4 km - Vivaio Maserati
Ponte Vangaro, 29020 Ponte Vangaro · 10 km - Cooperativa Sociale Il Germoglio - ONLUS Vivaio
2 km - Vivaio Ferrari
6 km - Agricenter
6 km - floricultura piacentina
7 km - Il Prato Fiorito
8 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
- Frutta e Verdura
Stradone Farnese 81c, Piacenza · 1 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 Piacenza
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Piacenza: 3 markets and 1 farm shop 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.