GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near St. John's: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Canada
Within 15 km of St. John's OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is The Seed Company, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in St. John's
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from St. John's's frost dates (last spring frost around 19 May) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 14 April – 30 May | 5 June – 21 July | 26 June – 21 July |
| Cucumber | 26 May – 29 July | 23 June – 26 August | 14 July – 26 August |
| Bell Pepper | 24 April – 22 May | 23 June – 21 July | 14 July – 21 July |
| Eggplant | 24 April – 22 May | 23 June – 21 July | 14 July – 21 July |
| Zucchini | 2 June – 3 August | 23 June – 24 August | 14 July – 24 August |
| Pumpkin | 12 May – 4 June | 23 June – 16 July | 14 July – 16 July |
| Watermelon | 26 May – 4 July | 23 June – 1 August | 14 July – 1 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 28 April – 28 August |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- The Seed Company
King's Road 88, A1C 6L7 St. John's · 1 km · theseedcompany.ca - Carew's Landscaping
10 km - Traverse Gardens
13 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- St. John's Farmer's Market
Freshwater Road 245, St. John's · 2 km - Lester's Farm Market
"seasonal" · 7 km
Seed shops and seed companies in Canada
- Canadian Tire. Store chain Canadian Tire (canadiantire.ca); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
Selling your own harvest near St. John's
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in St. John's: 2 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.
