Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/gardening?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
AI-generated content not allowed Its rules remove some or all AI-generated posts, comments or media. Write it yourself here, or pick another community. Other communities' AI rules.
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A place for the best guides, pictures, and discussions of all things related to plants and their care.
What its rules say about promotion
No Advertising or Self-promotion
We do not tolerate advertising or self-promotion of any kind. This includes promotion of blogs, YouTube channels, and other social media.
What its rules say about AI and bots
No spam (including various gen-AI posts or comments)
This is a subreddit for people to discuss plants.
All 4 rules of r/gardening
- No Advertising or Self-promotion
We do not tolerate advertising or self-promotion of any kind. This includes promotion of blogs, YouTube channels, and other social media. - FAMILY-FRIENDLY! No Trolls in the Garden. No abusive or sexual content.
Abusive or offensive content will result in an immediate ban. Moderators are the sole arbiters on what constitutes offensive content. - No Reposting Unless it's for a Good Reason.
Please do not repost anything for the sake of karma. If you are going to repost something, it should be for the sake of learning new things, cross-posting, or bringing up a question asked previously on this sub for advice. - No spam (including various gen-AI posts or comments)
This is a subreddit for people to discuss plants.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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