The Hobby Grow

Episode #04: The Pursuit of the Finest Quality with Weed Shanty

One Grower's Pursuit of The Finest Home Grown, The Value of Entering Cups as a Home Grower, Why All Growers Should Pop More Seeds, and Advice For Anyone…

Oct 9 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

57:03

Episode #03: From Home Grown & Hydro Stores to Breeding at Scale with Dan Nelson

The Path From Basement to Breeding Room, The Current State of Cannabis Seeds, HLVd From Seed, and Advice for Hobby Growers On Getting Ahead

Oct 2 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

 and 

Dan Nelson

1

1:20:20

September 2025

Episode #02: Hobby Grows & THCa with Branham Pate

Growing Cannabis Plants In a Prohibition State, The Intersection of Home Grows and THCa, What It Takes To Phenohunt for Compliant A-Flower, and…

Sep 25 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

 and 

Branham Pate

1:41:00

Episode #01: From the Basement to 40,000 sq ft of Canopy with Drew Greco

One Grower's Journey from a 4-Lighter to Running Commercial Cultivation Facilities, The One Thing Most Grow Podcasts Get Wrong, and Advice for Hobby…

Sep 18 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

 and 

Drew Greco

4

1:20:03

Sonoma Sungrown's 5-Gallon Machine Wash SOP for Home Hash Makers

Wash fire hash at home like the host of Homegrown Hashishin

Sep 11 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

 and 

Sonoma Sungrown

1

August 2025

The 3 Levels of Hashmaking (With Chase from Hashy.so)

What They Are, What to Track, and What to Ignore

Aug 28 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

 and 

Chase Sater

1

The 3 Biggest Impact Upgrades You'll Make In Your Hobby Hash Lab

What they are, why they matter, plus 3 lab stacks you can use

Aug 7 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

1

April 2025

Hemp Bev Is What Legal THC Looks Like

Deep Dive on the Hemp-Derived Delta-9 THC Beverage Industry, Most Common Flavors and Formats, as well as 2 DIY THC Drink Recipes you can make at home.

Apr 23 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

1

February 2025

Hash Math: Make Processing Worth Your While

How To Choose a Fair Toll & Minimum (so no one gets taken advantage of)

Feb 22 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

Packing Up The Grow

Lessons in Gratitude & Opportunity

Feb 2 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

1

January 2025

10 Reasons I Don't Trust THC%

How & Why The Tests "Lie" & why THC percentage is an unreliable measure of quality when shopping for weed.

Jan 26 • 

Ben Owens 🌱

5

December 2024

7 Lessons Learned Popping 120 Seeds in 2024

Sometimes we bite off more than we can chew.

Dec 20, 2024 • 

Ben Owens 🌱