r/SquareFootGardening is a subreddit with 87k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses garden, sfg, gardening, raised bed, and harvest, 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
: "First time gardener. Prepared my bed -- is this layout acceptable?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help! My raised bed isn’t producing"
4 posts
#3
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
: "Update on my first Garden"
34 posts
#2
Sfg
: "My Sfg"
8 posts
#3
Gardening
6 posts
#4
Raised Bed
: "Help! My Raised Bed isn’t producing"
5 posts
#5
Harvest
: "Tonight’s Harvest of herbs and veggies"
5 posts
#6
Cucumbers
: "Too Many Cucumbers Plants"
4 posts
#7
Zone
: "Garden Update, Zone 5b"
4 posts
#8
Planting
: "Caged and mulched. Ready to plant."
3 posts
#9
Zone 5b
: "Garden Update, Zone 5b"
3 posts
#10
Soil Mix
2 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"
104 posts
#2
Seeking Advice
: "Harvest day! Anyone know what to do with, like, a lot of basil?"
58 posts
#3
Square Foot Harvest
: "Tonight’s harvest of herbs and veggies"
13 posts
#4
Garden Inspiration
: "Anyone tried something like this?"
9 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Found while thrifting so had to grab"
6 posts
#6
SFG Progress Pics- Before/After
: "YEAH REDDIT EAT MY BEANS"
5 posts
#7
Video
: "Made a trellis"
2 posts
#8
Planting Guide
: "Planting guide"
2 posts
#9
Square Foot Seed Starting
: "It has begun!!! 2025 Season Seedlings Planted"
1 post
Member Growth in r/SquareFootGardening
Yearly
+25k members(39.4%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026