Outdoor Question: In ground vs pots

It sounds like starting indoor in small cups first and then going outdoors is the way to go, but then from there is it better to transplant in ground, or transplant to 5 gallon buckets and place the buckets in holes with gravel for drainage? What are everyones opinions?

straight into the ground , first amend the soil if it needs it

ground bigger plants

imo, in buckets, unless you want 10 ft. plants.

i wish i could get my indica dom plants to grow ten foot tall six is about the best i can do

how wonderful, to be able to grow in your yard. one day soon in my backwards state, i pray. true, my outdoor experience has been with sativas, and we had 12 ft. plants. i guess in MMJ Land......thats good.....lol. oh, i can't wait. beautiful Indi's, there BTW.

Hey, IMO it depends on the existing soil condition and whether amending is the best option. Pots will definitely limit the grow size but keeps the plants mobile if thats what ur after. Nothing wrong with 12' plants except for when they can be spotted towering over a 6' fence or a ripper walking past. If you can put em in the ground I'd recommend that and if ur worried about height LST(low stress training) and you will get a nice bush lower to the ground outta sight. LST is simple...as the plant grows and reaches 12" lets say...tie something around the main stem such as fishing line somewhere 3/4 of the way up and tie her down about 90 degrees over...that will give you a nice bush anyone will be proud of. Hope this helps

Anyone got any advice or links for what to amend the soil with? Also a link for when to plant by region in the states?

IMHO... in the ground and amend the soil if needed. I'm not going to suggest particular amendments because I don't know what you have to start with. Sorry. compost is always good.
If you are doing a guerrilla grow, look for indicator species for soil clues. Nettle, pigweed are good signs...they can save you some grief of trying to make it happen where it doesn't want to.

hydgrow said:

Anyone got any advice or links for what to amend the soil with? Also a link for when to plant by region in the states?

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Try to go all organic when ammending soil. perlite is always nice, guanos, bone/blood meals, lime, and many many more. look into the organics and subs supersoil or other mixes. you will see happy plants. IMO some of them can get pretty complex with alot of ingredients. start out simple and cover the basics and you can always add more as you gain experience.

remember "dont put all your eggs in one basket" and good luck.