r/SquareFootGardening is a subreddit with 90k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses garden, sfg, garden planning, square foot garden, and raised beds, and they frequently recommend/review fertilizer.
Square Foot Gardening (SFG) is one of the simplest things you will ever learn that will improve your life. This sub is for conversation around SFG specifically. Anyone interested in SFG should read the book "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. Currently in its third edition, it's the original resource on the SFG method, and remains the primary resource for SFG enthusiasts.
Popular Themes in r/SquareFootGardening
#1
Advice Requests
: "A very productive four square feet in Minnesota"
5 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "How do you practically make a garden for saving money? Why is the cost of a garden so high? ( After start up )"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SquareFootGardening
#1
Garden
: "Year 5 Gardening, year 3 using the square foot method! I think next year I’ll do more of a checkerboard pattern with the tomatoes. Every year I act shocked at how big they get"
20 posts
#2
Sfg
: "My Sfg"
7 posts
#3
Garden Planning
: "I need honest feedback from fellow gardeners, I built a tool to solve my own planning problem"
5 posts
#4
Square Foot Garden
4 posts
#5
Raised Beds
4 posts
#6
Gardening
4 posts
#7
Planting
: "Caged and mulched. Ready to plant."
3 posts
#8
Zone 5b
: "Garden Update, Zone 5b"
3 posts
#9
Zone
: "Garden Update, Zone 5b"
3 posts
#10
Suggestions
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/SquareFootGardening
Fertilizer
1 review
#1
Fox Farms
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/SquareFootGardening
#1
This is my garden!
: "First garden bed! A little lumpy but I'm proud of how it turned out"
102 posts
#2
Seeking Advice
: "Harvest day! Anyone know what to do with, like, a lot of basil?"
45 posts
#3
Square Foot Harvest
: "Today’s little harvest!"
23 posts
#4
Garden Inspiration
: "Anyone tried something like this?"
14 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Found while thrifting so had to grab"
8 posts
#6
SFG Progress Pics- Before/After
: "YEAH REDDIT EAT MY BEANS"
5 posts
#7
Video
: "Made a trellis"
2 posts
#8
Planting Guide
: "Some additional features in Plant Anywhere square foot garden planner"
1 post
Member Growth in r/SquareFootGardening
Yearly
+25k members(38.9%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026