GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in San Francisco
United States
Within 15 km of San Francisco OpenStreetMap lists 22 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 plant nurseries, 44 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Botanic Panic, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in San Francisco
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates by the Greenly calendar for San Francisco:
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Botanic Panic
Valencia Street 696, 94110 San Francisco · Mon–Thu 13:00–19:00; Fri, Sat 12:00–19:00; Sun 12:00–18:00 · 1 km - Houseplants and Plant Essentials
9th Street 283, 94103 San Francisco · 1 km - The Mellow Mission
21st Street 3236, 94110-2424 San Francisco · Mon–Thu 12:00–18:00; Fri 11:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–19:00 · 1 km · themellowsf.com - The Mellow Haight
Haight Street 1401, 94117-2910 San Francisco · Mon–Fri 12:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–19:00 · 2 km · themellowsf.com - Revel
3rd Street 2421 · Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00 · 3 km - Sutro Stewards Native Plant Nursery
Johnstone Drive 476, 94131 San Francisco · 4 km · sutrostewards.org - UrbanGardens SF
Filbert Street 704, 94133 San Francisco · 4 km - Sloat Garden Center
3rd Avenue 327 · Mon–Sun 08:30–18:30 · 4 km · sloatgardens.com - Flora Grubb Gardens
Jerrold Avenue 1634 · 4 km · floragrubb.com - Bay Natives
Mon–Fri 07:30–17:30; Sat, Sun 09:30–17:30 · 5 km · baynatives.com - The Urban Farmer Store
Vicente Street 2833, 94116 San Francisco · 8 km - Sloat Garden Center
Sloat Boulevard 2700, 94116 San Francisco · 08:30–18:30 · 8 km - Oaktown Native Plant Nursery
Channing Way 702, 94710 Berkeley · Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00 · 15 km · oaktownnursery.com - Encinal Nursery
Encinal Avenue 2067, Alameda · 15 km · encinalnursery.com - East Bay Nursery
San Pablo Avenue 2332, 94702 Berkeley · Mon, Sun closed; Tue–Sat 08:30–17:00 · 15 km · eastbaynursery.com
and 7 more in OpenStreetMap
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
- Urban Farm Oasis
Ashby Avenue 1441, 94703 Berkeley · 10:00–18:00 · 15 km · urbanfarmoasis.org
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- San Francisco Street Tree Nursery
5th Street 415 · 2 km · sfpublicworks.org - Alemany Farm
Alemany Boulevard 700, 94110 · 4 km · sfrecpark.org - Mission Blue Nursery
Bayshore Boulevard 3435, 94005 Brisbane · 9 km - New Plant Nursery
5 km - Native Plant Nursery
10 km - Ploughshares Nursery
11 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- SoMa StrEat Food Park
11th Street 428 · Mon–Fri 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00; Sat 11:00–22:00, Sun 11:00–17:00 · 1 km · somastreatfoodpark.com - Antojitos Patry
Mission Street 2853 · Mon–Sun 08:30–18:30 · 2 km - Amal's Deli
Haight Street 1416 · Mon–Thu 10:30–24:00, Fri, Sat 10:30–02:00, Sun 10:30–24:00 · 2 km - Simple
Cole Street 915, 94117 San Francisco · Mon, Wed–Fri 11:00–18:00; Tue closed; Sat–Sun 11:00–17:00 · 3 km - The Shops at 550
Montgomery Street 550, 94111 San Francisco · 3 km · theshopsat550.com - Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Tue 10:00–14:00; Thu 10:00–14:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 4 km · foodwise.org - The SF Market
Mon–Fri 03:00–09:00 || Mon–Fri 03:00+ open "some businesses" || Sat 03:00+ open "some businesses" · 4 km · thesfmarket.org - Stonestown Farmers Market
Sun 09:00–13:00 · 7 km · agriculturalinstitute.org - West Oakland Farmers' Market
Sun 10:00–14:00 · 12 km · westoaklandfarmersmarket.org - Saba Grocers
2nd Street 419 · 13 km · sabagrocers.org - Swan's Market
9th Street 510, Oakland · 13 km · swansmarket.com - Old Oakland Farmers' Market
Fri 08:00–14:00 · 13 km · uvfm.org - Yuen Hop Noodle Company & Asian Food Products
Webster Street 824, 94607 Oakland · Mon–Sat 09:00–15:00 · 14 km - Golden Gate Produce Market
Terminal Court 131, 94080 South San Francisco · Sat–Thu 22:00–14:00 · 14 km · goldengateproducemarket.com - Oakland First Fridays
Fri[1] 17:00–21:00 · 14 km · oaklandfirstfridays.org
and 29 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Siu Wah Food Inc.
Irving Street 2102, 94122 San Francisco · 08:30–18:30 · 5 km - Acta Non Verba - West Oakland Farm Park
Tue–Fri 13:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–14:00 · 13 km · anvfarm.org - Bay area makerfarm
11 km · bayareamaker.farm
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 San Francisco
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in San Francisco: 44 markets and 3 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
For San Francisco:
- California Department of Food and Agriculture. State department of agriculture (California): California Department of Food and Agriculture. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 7 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.