r/SquareFootGardening is a subreddit with 85k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses garden, layout, sfg, planting, and square foot gardening, 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
: "Tips, advice? First time SFG!"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help! My raised bed isn’t producing"
7 posts
#3
Ideas
: "The World Needs a Better Tomatoe Cage"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SquareFootGardening
#1
Garden
: "First Garden bed! A little lumpy but I'm proud of how it turned out"
117 posts
#2
Layout
: "How is my Layout?"
50 posts
#3
Sfg
: "My Sfg"
22 posts
#4
Planting
: "First time gardening, feeling proud about 🫛 🫶"
18 posts
#5
Square Foot Gardening
: "here are copies of the pages from an article on Square Foot Gardening from mel bartholomew from organic gardening from feb 1996"
18 posts
#6
Raised Bed
: "Help! My Raised Bed isn’t producing"
15 posts
#7
Raised Beds
: "First time doing Raised Beds. Here’s my first bed, with custom Mel’s Mix"
13 posts
#8
Tomatoes
: "When it rains, it pours Tomatoes amongst other veggies 😂"
13 posts
#9
Advice
: "Tips, Advice? First time SFG!"
10 posts
#10
First Time
: "First Time trying to grow anything. Good luck to everyone this season"
10 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"
92 posts
#2
Seeking Advice
: "Harvest day! Anyone know what to do with, like, a lot of basil?"
69 posts
#3
Square Foot Harvest
: "Tonight’s harvest of herbs and veggies"
13 posts
#4
Garden Inspiration
: "Anyone tried something like this?"
10 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Found while thrifting so had to grab"
7 posts
#6
SFG Progress Pics- Before/After
: "Yeah babyyyyyy. 10x30"
4 posts
#7
Video
: "Made a trellis"
2 posts
#8
Planting Guide
: "Some additional features in Plant Anywhere square foot garden planner"
2 posts
#9
Square Foot Seed Starting
: "New to Veggies"
1 post
Member Growth in r/SquareFootGardening
Yearly
+24k members(40.0%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026