Regional Chain
HEMLOCK HILL FARM
426 SHELLS BUSH ROAD, Herkimer, NY 13350
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Herkimer, NY
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Herkimer, NY: big-box vs. independent
Herkimer, NY has 3 independent nurseries and 2 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: 3 of 3 independent nurseries, 0 of 2 big-box locations. NY 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
Big-box, named
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 4 · Last ~May 5
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (LITTLE FALLS CITY RSCH, NY US, 9.7 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~May 5, first frost ~Oct 4.
Direct-sow now
- Basil · 14–75 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Master Gardener Program , NC State Extension .
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.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. 4 listings in Herkimer have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
HERKIMER CO. CHAPTER, NYSARC, INC.
411 FOLTS STREET, Herkimer, NY 13350
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Garden Center
4.5 ★ (20 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
182 Lowes Boulevard, Herkimer, NY 13350
Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry
Big Box
Big Box
Walmart Garden Center
1.0 ★ (1 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
103 N Caroline St, Herkimer, NY 13350
Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry
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 | 1 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 4 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Herkimer
- Frankfort, NY (8.6 mi)
- Sauquoit, NY (14.0 mi)
- Utica, NY (14.4 mi)
- New Hartford, NY (16.6 mi)
- Whitesboro, NY (17.7 mi)
- Clinton, NY (20.2 mi)
- Holland Patent, NY (20.2 mi)
- Rome, NY (28.4 mi)
- Lee Center, NY (33.1 mi)
- Oneida, NY (35.8 mi)
Herkimer, NY has a population of 7,566, a median household income of $48,529, and a 52.6% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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