Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near San José: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Costa Rica
Within 15 km of San José OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 8 plant nurseries, 27 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Vivero La Bonita, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in San José
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates by the Greenly calendar for San José:
| 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
- Vivero Verdolaguis
Avenida 49 #3, Urb. Térraba., 10804 Mata de Plátano · Mon–Fri 18:00–21:00; Sat–Sun 9:00–20:00 · 5 km - Agropecuaria Santo Domingo
Avenida del Comercio, Santo Domingo · 6 km - Vivero las cruces
Mon–Sun 07:00–17:00 · 8 km - Vivero La Bonita
3 km - Pachamama
3 km - Vivero Oasis
5 km - Productos agricolas Claudia Ossenbach
5 km - Vivero Las Plaluzas
5 km - Viverito La Valencia
5 km - Vivero Madre Selva
6 km - Árboles de Navidad Doña Leyla
8 km - Vivero Cattleya
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
- Almacén Agroveterinario Dos Pinos
Avenida 20, San José · 2 km - Productos - Seracsa
Tacora, 30302 San Diego · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · 9 km - Matra - Heredia
Calle Echeverría, Llorente · 12 km - Centro Agrícola Cantonal de Santa Bárbara
Avenida 1, Santa Bárbara · 15 km - Claudia Ossenbach
7 km - Tecnoagrícola
11 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
- Vivero Los Quesada
Transversal 25A, San José · 2 km - Vivero Félix y Fred
Calle 39, Desamparados · 4 km - Vivero Municipal
1 km - Vivero Punto Verde
5 km - Vivero San Isidro
10 km - El Lagar Flores
12 km - Vivero Zamorano
12 km - Vivero Patio de Agua
14 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Mercado El Registro
Avenida 4, San José · 0 km - Mercado Central de San José
Avenida Central 0040, San José · 1 km - Mercado de Carnes
Avenida 1 0024, San José · 1 km - Feria del agricultor Plaza González Víquez
Avenida 20 de La Guardia 20, 10104 San José · Sat 05:00–14:00 · 1 km - Mercado Borbón
Avenida 3 0040, San José · 1 km - Mercado La Coca Cola
Avenida 1 Eladio Prado Sáenz 0004, San José · 1 km - Mercadito del Tren
Transversal 24 0160, 10103 San José · 1 km - Mercado del Mayoreo
Avenida 10 0004, San José · 2 km - Feria Orgánica El Trueque
Boulevard Dent, San Pedro · 3 km - Feria del agricultor San Pedro
Calle 55, San Pedro · Sun 05:00–14:00 · 3 km - Feria del agricultor Tibás
Avenida 69, 11301 Tibás · Sat 05:00–14:00 · 4 km - Feria del Agricultor Desamparados
Villa Olímpica 1, 10301 Desamparados · Sat 05:00–14:00 · 6 km - Mercado Florense
Avenida 8, Heredia · 8 km - Mercado Municipal de Heredia
Avenida 6, Heredia · 8 km - Feria del Agricultor
Calle 139, San Isidro · 9 km
and 12 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Agroservicios El Salitre S.A.
Calle 1, Santa Ana · 11 km - Verdulería Ebenezer
8 km - veterinaria pedro
10 km - Verdulería Onde Tin
10 km
Selling your own harvest near San José
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in San José: 27 markets and 4 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.