GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near San Jose: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United States
Within 15 km of San Jose OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 16 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Plant Sitter, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in San Jose
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from San Jose's frost dates (last spring frost around 24 February) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 23 January | from 16 March | from 6 April |
| Cucumber | from 7 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Bell Pepper | from 3 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Eggplant | from 3 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Zucchini | from 14 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Pumpkin | from 21 February | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Watermelon | from 7 March | from 4 April | from 25 April |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 3 February |
| 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 October. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Plant Sitter
South 1st Street 605, 95113 San Jose · 12:00–17:30 · 2 km · theplantsitter-california.square.site - Bay Maples
North 1st Street 1231, 95112 San Jose · Mon–Thu 07:00–17:30 · 3 km · baymaples.com - S. J. Garden Inc.
Monterey Road 1999, 95112 San Jose · 4 km - La Herbalista
Willowhurst Avenue 1618 · Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00 · 6 km · laherbalista.biz - 2012 Bonsai
Burdette Drive 1654, 95122 San Jose · 6 km - Momstera Lounge
East Campbell Avenue 428 · Mon closed; Tue, Sat 12:00–17:00; Wed 11:30–15:00; Thu 11:30–13:00, 14:30–17:00; Fri 11:30–16:30; Sun 12:00–16:00 · 8 km · momstera.com - Yamagami's Garden Center
South De Anza Boulevard 1361, 95014 Cupertino · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 13 km · yamagamis.com - SummerWinds Nursery
South De Anza Boulevard 1491, 95014 Cupertino · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 14 km · summerwindsnursery.com - The Home Depot
7 km - Payless Nursery
7 km - The Home Depot Garden Center
9 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
- Sunny Tools
Parrott Street 580, 95112 San Jose · 5 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
- Central Wholesale Nursery
McKinley Avenue 1670, 95126 San Jose · Mon–Fri 07:30–16:30; Sat 07:00–15:00 · 5 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Downtown San Jose Farmers’ Market
Fri 10:00–14:00 · 1 km - Paseo Market
South 9th Street 211, 95112 San Jose · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00 · 1 km · new.dineoncampus.com - Japantown Certified Farmer’s Market
May–Oct Sun 08:00–12:00 · 2 km · japantownsanjose.org - Mi Rancho Market
Auzerais Avenue 494, 95126 San Jose · 2 km - Don Mateo Foods
East Santa Clara Street 1062, 95116 San Jose · 2 km - World Ginseng & Health Products
Hostetter Road 1698, 95131 San Jose · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 · 5 km - Tana Ethio Market
South Winchester Boulevard 1358, 95128 San Jose · 7 km - Berryessa Farmers' Market
Piedmont Road 1376, 95132 San Jose · Apr 01–Nov 18 Sat 09:00–13:00 · 8 km · pcfma.org - Milpitas Farmer's Market
Sun 08:00–13:00 · 8 km - Blossom Hill Cerified Farmer's Market
Sun 09:00–13:00 · 10 km - Pars Kosher Market
South Bascom Avenue 3986, 95124 San Jose · 10 km - Creekside Farmers' Market
Miller Avenue 10445, Cupertino · Fri 08:00–12:00 · 11 km - De Anza College Farmers' Market
Stevens Creek Boulevard 21250, 95014 Cupertino · Sun 09:00–13:00 · 14 km · wcfma.org - San Pedro Square Market
1 km · sanpedrosquaremarket.com - San Pedro Square Market Hall
1 km
and 1 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- SCUSD Farmstand
Dunford Way 1055, 94087 Sunnyvale · 10 km
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 Jose
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in San Jose: 16 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.
