r/containergardening is a subreddit with 101k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses container, gardening, planting, plant, and tomatoes, and they frequently recommend/review containers and bug spray.
A place to talk about growing plants in containers.
Popular Themes in r/containergardening
#1
Advice Requests
: "If you're here for help, odds are good you need bigger pots"
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I’m embarrassed to post this…."
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "I almost threw away all my container soil before realizing I might have been wasting money..."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/containergardening
#1
Container
: "My little Container paradise in a concrete jungle 💚🌱🪴"
54 posts
#2
Gardening
: "My tiny disorganized garden 🪴"
36 posts
#3
Planting
: "My 2026 Container Garden"
25 posts
#4
Plant
: "Just me and the cucumber Plant that people told me would never survive in a 2.5gal pot indoors"
21 posts
#5
Tomatoes
21 posts
#6
Container Gardening
: "My first year Container Gardening"
18 posts
#7
Garden
: "Stoop Garden Progress...."
16 posts
#8
Tomato
: "My first year gardening! Did I plant too many Tomatoes?"
15 posts
#9
Plants
: "Cilantro plant"
13 posts
#10
Soil
: "Update on Soil controversy"
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/containergardening
Containers
11 reviews
#1
Amazon
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Lowes
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
25 liter plastic pots
4.0★ from 1 review
Bug Spray
1 review
#1
Neem Oil
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/containergardening
#1
Garden Tour
: "My HOA said “no permanent structures”"
142 posts
#2
Question
: "What's the one thing you wish someone had told you before growing in grow bags?"
30 posts
#3
Help!
: "First time planting seasonal flowers ( in Ireland )"
21 posts
#4
Pest Identification
: "First attempt at growing from seed in a root bag. Not mad 😂"
5 posts
#5
Plant Identification
: "this plant was not this big a week ago"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/containergardening
Yearly
+38k members(61.5%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026