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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Ithaca, NY

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Where to buy plants in Ithaca, NY: big-box vs. independent

Ithaca, NY has 14 independent nurseries 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: 14 of 14 independent nurseries, 0 of 0 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

Plus 11 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
6a
Avg. minimum winter temp
-10°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 3 · Last ~May 11

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (ITHACA CORNELL UNIV, NY US, 3.9 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 Ithaca.

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 2 – – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – – 17 12 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – – 5 15 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – 11 – – – –

Ithaca, NY has a population of 32,814, a median household income of $48,784, and a 29.6% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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