2025 Solo Cup Grow- A Challenge for all growers

[Ckbrew]

Who is up for a Solo Cup Challenge?

Here it is again, the annual solo cup challenge. Grow your plant in a solo cup only. Grow for size, height, number of branches, finished bud weight, just grow it in a solo cup. Prize is bragging rights only.

The 2025 entries. Some interesting mutants in there. Four plants this year unless someone adopts one. I just don't have the heart to just put them down.



If you are not familiar with the Solo Challenge here are past year threads.

2024- https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum...-cup-challenge
2023- https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum...-cup-challenge
2021- https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum...ge-gone-hermie
2020- https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum...-cup-challenge

[bdeegan]

I hear ya on not wanting to take one down. I grew my first auto in a solo because of that (actually dug it out of a 5gal and put in solo as a last ditch effort). After that success I grew a couple of mephisto autos in solo cups earlier this year. Took them down at the end of April. I have another run starting in a few weeks. I’ll keep this in mind. ✌️&💚

[Pyrokill]

bdeegan hey is that a rally pig sticker ? Are you Brian deegan? I won't tell anyone if you are. If so I think we have met at STPR. If none of this is accurate then it is not you. Either way nice buds bud.

[bdeegan]

No sorry man not Brian deegan, and not sure what a rally pig or stpr are. They are mephisto stickers and plant stakes, they use a pig from their farm as their mascot. I entered those two plants in a grow off on mephistos discord. Thanks for the like!

[dirtymike]

I have trouble in a 3 gallon pot, figured solo cups were for holding liquor.

[Bowhunterwoody]

I'd love to but I just flipped my tent to flower this week. I'm going to do one but not for this challenge.

[Allenpro]

pop a seed and grow it on 12/12

[Wayzee]

Whats the capacity of a solo cup?

[ductwizard]

depends on what's in the cup, 1 good j.d. and coke, 543 pennies, enough weed for a 3 day weekend. or you could grow a decent plant

[dirtymike]

3 gallon

[Wayzee]

Haha make it a JD and dry for me.

[Ckbrew]

Whats the capacity of a solo cup?

18 oz 10 characters

[dirtymike]

Endless if you got the right nuvia.

[Wayzee]

Cheers, bout 500ml in my language haha, Got a couple of autos in paper towel at the moment so I'll jump on board and join in. First time growing autos too, should be fun.

[Ckbrew]

Day 39 veg
An update on this years solo grow

slurilope


sluricaine

[Ckbrew]

Feeding/watering is just once a day in the morning with the rest of them.

[dirtymike]

Why do you waste your time and money with 5 gallons on medium.

[Smallgrow]

Hahaha DM, seriously

Very impressive little plants

[DabberDog]

Gingerbea... uh... Dabberdog throws down. Y'all are toast! If I don't kill this, y'all are so toast! Scarlet Runtz by G2F.

[Ckbrew]

I been wondering when you were going to officially enter. Best of luck with that fancy high tech stoner grow rig.

[JonnyBoy]

Hmm, would it still be a solo cup grow? Isn’t just an pot into a bigger pot? 😅🫣
What’s in the bigger pot? Just cloth for insulation? And watering?

[JonnyBoy]

I really like the idea of the solo cup challenge. I will join next time, iam still at my first grow, which goes well =)
are these solo cups 500ml?
€dit1: found it few post above, ignore this question x)

[Bluey]

I must warn you all, I believe someone may have bred some seeds for this challenge and selected the genetically superior solo cup seeds.

I won't mention names

[DabberDog]

Eerrr... JonnyBoy I was tossing and turning about this all night, and you might have set me straight.
The SCC is to grow a plant in a Solo cup by whatever means. Hydro/soilless people have always done better. To answer your second question, yes, it is a pot in a bigger pot. It's a hydro setup.
As it sits, I do not think it can be a legit entry. Thing is, roots are going to grow out the holes of the cup which means the plant will not be growing entirely in the cup which means it is no different than growing in a proper hydro basket, savvy? I'll probably be putting a cloth bag of some sort in the cup to keep the roots growing out.
Check this out for the setup... Another Runt - GrowWeedEasy.com Cannabis Growing Forum

Edit. Problem solved. Sewed up a thing to make a bag. Roots will be contained. I am legit.