This week’s Grow Guides is a little different. No deep dives, no technical breakdowns, just a laid-back Christmas special to round out the year.

We’re chatting festive music and classic Christmas movies, debating the best (and worst) Christmas movies, and going on a much-needed rant about Michael Bublé and his annual takeover of the airwaves. You’ve been warned.

To finish things off, we throw in a fun Christmas general knowledge quiz to test how much you actually know about the festive season, perfect for playing along at home.

Grab a brew, put your feet up, and enjoy a relaxed Christmas episode with the HOHG crew. Normal service resumes soon. 🎄

Thank you to everyone who has joined us over the year, and years previous to this! We all appreciate every single listener and love having you as part of our growing community! I hope you have an amazing Christmas!

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In this week’s Grow Guides we’re getting seasonal and practical, focusing on the challenges that come with growing through the colder months. We kick things off with a winter and Christmas survival guide, covering how low temperatures, dry air, and slower plant metabolism can quietly cause problems if you don’t adapt your setup.

We also talk about grower stocking fillers and Christmas gifts that actually get used, no gimmicks, no shelf-fillers, just genuinely useful bits of kit and tools that make life easier in the grow room. From there we tackle the early harvest temptation. Chopping before Christmas might sound appealing, but rushing a plant nearly always backfires. We explain why patience pays off and what really happens when you pull a plant too early.

To wrap up, we run through the most common winter grow mistakes that ruin Christmas harvests, from overwatering cold roots to ignoring humidity swings, and how to avoid turning a festive grow into a disappointing one.

A timely episode packed with real-world advice to keep your winter grows healthy, stress-free, and worth the wait.

As always, join us on Percy's Grow Room if you want to learn more, get help with your grow, or hang out with thousands of growers just like you.

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In this week’s episode of High on Home Grown, we’re covering a mix of bizarre stories, serious research, and big political signals from around the world:

Macky starts with a story that’s raised more than a few eyebrows, a middle-class couple caught running a highly organised grow, claiming it was all to fund their daughter’s university education. A case that sparks debate about motive, punishment, and how society views these crimes.

Billy brings one of the strangest grow stories we’ve seen in a while, after plants were discovered growing underneath the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire. A reminder that people will grow just about anywhere… even under Britain’s busiest roads.

Dr. Margaret shifts gears to New Zealand, where the government is looking to cut red tape in an effort to boost its domestic hemp industry. A potentially big move for farmers and manufacturers if it plays out as planned.

John covers new research suggesting that legal access is linked to reduced suicide rates among older adults — a serious and important finding that adds weight to ongoing reform debates.

And finally, we look at growing signals from the US as Trump prepares to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III, a move that could reshape research, medicine, and the wider industry almost overnight.

Another packed episode full of strange locations, policy shifts, and research that keeps the conversation moving forward.

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