r/HerbGrow rules, stats, and what to post

r/HerbGrow is a community for cannabis growers of every experience level. People come here to share tips, ask questions, and show off their growing journey from seed to harvest. The topics cover strains, nutrients, lighting setups, low stress training, and troubleshooting plant problems. The welcome message says it plainly, this is a place to share knowledge and support each other, so the room is full of growers talking to other growers.

The big one for anyone with a product or a link is “No Promotions/Advertising”, which bans advertising, self-promotion, affiliate links, and referrals, and only allows direct links to relevant information. “No Trading or Selling” is even harsher, because any attempt to buy, sell, trade, or supply things like gear, seeds, tools, or equipment earns a permanent ban. “NO Giveaways” means you cannot post or share a giveaway without asking the moderation team first, and skipping that step is an immediate and permanent ban even for a first offense. “No Blurple Light Pics!!” gets posts removed if they promote blue and purple grow lights. “Strictly Cannabis Posts” requires that your images and posts relate to cannabis, and repeat off-topic posts lead to a permanent ban. Finally, “Be Respectful” sets the tone, and repeated rude behavior can get you banned.

A good post here looks like a grower helping growers. Share your own cannabis grow with clear photos taken under proper lighting, ask a real question about nutrients or training, or write up a problem you hit and how you worked through it. If you link to anything, it must be a direct link to relevant information, with no affiliate tags and no referral code. If your product happens to help growers, the safe move is to join the conversation, answer questions honestly, and let people ask you, rather than pushing your thing in a post.

Do not advertise or self-promote, and never drop affiliate links or referral links. Do not offer to sell, buy, trade, or supply anything, including testers, gear, seeds, tools, or equipment, because that is a permanent ban. Do not post or share a giveaway without contacting a moderator first. Do not post photos shot under blue and purple grow lights, since the community says they hide plant health problems and those posts get removed. Do not post images or topics that have nothing to do with cannabis. And keep it civil, because insults and harassment are not tolerated here.

The giveaway rule stopped me cold, an immediate and permanent ban on a first offense if you skip moderator approval is about as strict as it gets. I also respect the blurple light rule, it tells me this community cares more about giving honest growing advice than being polite about bad gear. There are no observed top posts for this one, so my honest read is that the safest play here is pure participation, answer questions and share your grow, and leave the marketing hat at the door.