Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Fort Dodge, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Fort Dodge, IA: big-box vs. independent
Fort Dodge, IA has 5 independent nurseries and 3 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.
Licence record on file with this directory: 5 of 5 independent nurseries, 3 of 3 big-box locations. IA is one of the 11 states this directory holds a nursery-dealer licence registry for; a listing with no badge may still be licensed elsewhere, this directory simply has no matching registry record for it as of that registry's own sync date.
Independent, named
Plus 2 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Growing conditions
No growing-zone data is mapped for Fort Dodge itself yet; the figures below are Iowa's representative growing zone, not specific to this city.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 12 · Last ~Apr 28
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (CEDAR RAPIDS #1, IA US, 6.2 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Nothing in our crop table has an open planting window for this ZIP right now, check back soon.
Planting windows and crop timing here are computed from USDA/NOAA climate data and the university extension sources cited below, not a site visit or soil test. Treat this as a starting point: local conditions vary, and a local nursery or extension office can advise on your exact site. See our full Disclaimer.
No mapped coordinates yet for any listing in Fort Dodge.
Independent
Dealer
Maier Landscaping/Hauling
2373 S 14th St, Fort Dodge, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Smitty's Lawn & Landscape LLC
2305 2nd Ave N, Fort Dodge, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Stone Creek Landscape & Nursery Inc
3525 5th Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Webster County SWCD
1898 Kountry Ln Ste 1, Fort Dodge, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Planting calendar
The full year, at a glance
Number of crops in our table with an open planting window each month, computed from this ZIP's median frost dates.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start indoors | 1 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fort Dodge, IA has a population of 24,827, a median household income of $60,649, and a 64.4% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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