Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Oxnard, CA

Where to buy plants here

Where to buy plants in Oxnard, CA: big-box vs. independent

Oxnard, CA has 20 independent nurseries and 7 big-box garden centers in this directory's own classification. Independent, big-box, and grower are separate business-structure categories on file for each listing, not a ranking of one over another.

Independent, named

Plus 17 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 4 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone: 10a
Avg. minimum winter temp: 30°F

Frost is rare here (about 362 frost-free days a year); most years see little or no hard freeze.

What's plantable right now

Frost is rare here, so timing follows temperature rather than frost dates. September's average temperature at the nearest weather station is about 70°F.

Cool-season crops to plant now

Apple (bare-root fruit tree)
Apricot (bare-root fruit tree)
Asparagus
Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)
Bare-root rose
Beets · 55–65 days to maturity
Blackberry
Blueberry
Bok Choy
Broccoli · 65–80 days to maturity
Brussels Sprouts · 40–50 days to maturity
Cabbage · 70–85 days to maturity
Calendula
Carrots · 70–85 days to maturity
Catnip/Catmint
Cauliflower · 55–75 days to maturity
Celery · 40–70 days to maturity
Cherry (sweet/tart, bare-root fruit tree)
Chives
Cilantro · 50–55 days to maturity
Collards · 32–72 days to maturity
Currant
Deciduous shade tree (generic, e.g. maple/oak, bare-root or B&B)
Dill · 40–55 days to maturity
Elderberry
Evergreen shrub (B&B/potted, e.g. arborvitae, boxwood)
Fennel (Bulb/Florence) · 60–90 days to maturity
Flowering deciduous shrub (generic, e.g. lilac/forsythia)
Garden Peas · 54–75 days to maturity
Garlic · 180–210 days to maturity
Gooseberry
Kale · 50–70 days to maturity
Kohlrabi · 50–65 days to maturity
Larkspur
Lavender · 100–200 days to maturity
Leek · 50–120 days to maturity
Lettuce · 45–80 days to maturity
Mint
Mustard Greens · 25–50 days to maturity
Nasturtium
Onion (bulb) · 75–120 days to maturity
Oregano
Parsley · 33–75 days to maturity
Parsnip · 70–150 days to maturity
Peach (bare-root fruit tree)
Pear (bare-root fruit tree)
Petunia
Plum (bare-root fruit tree)
Potato · 95–125 days to maturity
Radish · 20–35 days to maturity
Raspberry
Rhubarb
Rutabaga · 70–80 days to maturity
Sage
Snapdragon
Snow Peas · 54–72 days to maturity
Spinach · 40–60 days to maturity
Strawberry
Sweet Alyssum · 42–56 days to maturity
Sweet Pea
Swiss Chard · 32–65 days to maturity
Table/Bunch Grape
Tarragon
Thyme
Turnip · 50–60 days to maturity

Warm-season crops to plant now

Artichoke · 120–130 days to maturity
Arugula · 40–60 days to maturity
Basil · 14–75 days to maturity
Bell Pepper · 70–80 days to maturity
Cantaloupe / Muskmelon · 57–90 days to maturity
Cleome (Spider Flower) · 70–80 days to maturity
Cosmos
Cucumber · 50–70 days to maturity
Eggplant · 60–95 days to maturity
Fig
Four O'Clock
Lemongrass
Lima Beans · 65–95 days to maturity
Marigold
Marjoram
Morning Glory
Okra · 55–60 days to maturity
Pole Beans · 60–70 days to maturity
Pumpkin · 100–120 days to maturity
Rosemary
Snap Beans (Bush) · 50–60 days to maturity
Summer Squash · 30–50 days to maturity
Sunflower
Sweet Corn · 60–90 days to maturity
Sweet Potato · 95–150 days to maturity
Tomato · 60–85 days to maturity
Watermelon · 62–85 days to maturity
Winter Squash (Butternut) · 45–100 days to maturity
Zinnia · 56–84 days to maturity
Zucchini · 30–50 days to maturity

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