GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Pretoria: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
South Africa
Within 15 km of Pretoria OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 6 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Stodels, 7 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Pretoria
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Pretoria's frost dates (last spring frost around 23 July) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 25 May | from 16 July | from 6 August |
| Cucumber | from 6 July | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Bell Pepper | from 4 June | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Eggplant | from 4 June | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Zucchini | from 13 July | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Pumpkin | from 22 June | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Watermelon | from 6 July | from 3 August | from 24 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 2 July |
| 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 April. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Stodels
Mon–Sun, public holidays 08:00–17:00 · 7 km · stodels.com - Garden centre
wekker · Mon–Sun, public holidays 09:00–24:00 · 13 km - Strawberry Pot
Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, centurion · 14 km - Afralia Flora Nursery
Van der Hoff Road · Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00; Sat 08:00–16:00; public holidays closed · 14 km · afraliaflora.co.za - Plant Park
8 km - Kilnerpark Kwekery
8 km - Pavilion
9 km - Plant Ranch
10 km - Katina's
11 km - Lots of Pots
11 km - Prosper Garden Centre
12 km - Plant Paradise
13 km - Gariep
13 km - Garden Root
14 km - Plantland
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
- Die Tuinhoekie
Pierneef Street 902, 0186 Pretoria · 5 km - Plant Nursery
5 km - Cycad Nursery
7 km - SBG-054 : FABI Nursery
7 km - Phytotron
7 km - Safari
11 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Farmers' Market
5:30 - 9:00 · 12 km · pretoriaboeremark.co.za - Marabastad Retail Market
2 km - Tshwane Market
3 km · tshwane.gov.za
Seed shops and seed companies in South Africa
- Starke Ayres. Seed brand Starke Ayres (starkeayres.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Pretoria
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Pretoria: 3 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.
