Independent
Benson's Farm & Garden
4.5 ★ (12 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
8400 Clark Mills Rd, Whitesboro, NY 13492
Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Whitesboro, NY
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Whitesboro, NY: big-box vs. independent
Whitesboro, NY has 3 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: 1 of 3 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
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 13 · Last ~May 1
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (UTICA ONEIDA CO AP, NY US, 6.7 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~May 1, first frost ~Oct 13.
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. 1 listing in Whitesboro has no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
BENSON FARMS
8400 CLARK MILLS ROAD, Whitesboro, NY 13492
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
GreenScapes Garden Center & Landscape Co.
4.3 ★ (56 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
48 Mohawk St, Whitesboro, NY 13492
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 | – | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 4 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Whitesboro
- New Hartford, NY (2.4 mi)
- Utica, NY (3.6 mi)
- Clinton, NY (4.3 mi)
- Sauquoit, NY (8.6 mi)
- Holland Patent, NY (9.1 mi)
- Frankfort, NY (10.2 mi)
- Rome, NY (11.3 mi)
- Lee Center, NY (17.5 mi)
- Herkimer, NY (17.7 mi)
- Oneida, NY (19.1 mi)
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