r/garden_maintenance is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses garden, lawn, plants, gardening, and gardening help.
General discussion about garden maintenance.
Popular Themes in r/garden_maintenance
#1
Advice Requests
: "Never had a yard before, I just removed rocks and turned over the soil, what do I do now? I need to get rid of a lot of rock and somehow even this out"
41 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "This is what happens when work takes you away and you don't finish the garden off with mulch. I hate grass so much."
15 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Does Anyone know what this flowers called?"
6 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Soil is expensive! Fill your raised garden beds by doing this!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/garden_maintenance
#1
Garden
: "When adding compost to Garden soil every year or so, do you take our old soil or just let it all keep stacking?"
46 posts
#2
Lawn
44 posts
#3
Plants
: "What’s going on here? Yellowing Plants"
29 posts
#4
Gardening
: "Please advise. This garden is located in zone 7b and receives direct sunlight. I'm a beginner and would like to get more specific instructions to beautify this garden. For instance, should I remove the existing soil or mix with new soil? Thanks!"
23 posts
#5
Gardening Help
18 posts
#6
Weeds
: "I plan on planting new crops here soon. Should I remove every thing or working into the ground. It’s filled with Weeds and some unharvested vegetables."
17 posts
#7
Help
: "Reddit plant detectives…. I need your Help - what is happening here ??"
17 posts
#8
Grass
: "How do I stop this weird Grass from growing?"
16 posts
#9
Fertilizing
14 posts
#10
Tree
: "How can I protect this Tree trunk/stump from decay from water and termites? (Oak, in Florida)"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/garden_maintenance
#1
flowers 🌸 🌷
: "I grew my first flower at the age of 66"
6 posts
#2
harvesting 🌾
: "Of all the watermelon flowers the bees could have pollinated, they chose one that bloomed inside a crack on our wall."
4 posts
#3
fruits 🍉🍇🍑
: "is this a normal size for a homegrown pineapple or did mine just stop growing?"
2 posts
#4
vegetables 🥬🥦🥒
: "One of the biggest cabbage i have seen"
2 posts
#5
bushes 🌳
: "Last pic I was able to get of my dad's garden before he retired and moved overseas"
1 post
#6
compost
: "I tripped and fell into my local nursery while unsupervised. whoops!"
1 post
#7
plant protection 🌱🪴
: "One of my favorite"
1 post
#8
every day carry 👨🌾 🧤
: "A bit unhinged, yes, but swipe for the flowers"
1 post
#9
trees 🌲🌳
: "I got sick of the birds eating my seeds and paper bags were just getting wet so I found out they hate light reflecting surfaces. 1 week later the tin foil has not caused any damage to the plants and no birds in sight. Hahaha take that birds!"
1 post
#10
companion planting 🪴🧑🌾👩🌾
: "Build this herb with a 0$ budget"
1 post
Member Growth in r/garden_maintenance
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+2k members(9.6%)
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Last updated: May 29, 2026