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r/gardening↗

Gardening, Plants, and Agriculture.

A place for the best guides, pictures, and discussions of all things related to plants and their care.

9M subscribers4,843 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)3,951 authors / mosince 2008

r/gardening has 9M members (+3.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4,843 posts a month from 3,951 people. Top topics: Raised Bed Gardens, Tomato Gardening and First Garden Journeys.

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Size and growth

How r/gardening has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.6%in 12 months · +1.0% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20269M
Growing9M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/gardening

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−47%vs Sep 2025 · −41% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20264.8k
QuieterPeaked at 20k in May 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/gardening

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Raised Bed Gardens0.6%
  2. Tomato Gardening0.6%
  3. First Garden Journeys0.6%
  4. Tomato Gardening0.6%
  5. Pepper Growing0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
  2. The Home Depot
  3. Almanac
  4. Prairie Moon Nursery
  5. RHS

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