Outdoor in cans or in ground?

Dear outdoor growers, I need your advice on moving the inside grow outside for the season. I plan to plant in an OMRI compost mix made up of compost, rice hulls, sawdust, iron sulfate, granulated poultry manure and gypsum. I plan to add in my own worm castings.later as a side dressing.

I'm up around 2400' above seal level, I think the sun feels stronger here than say, in the bay area of S.F. Temps of 100 not uncommon in the summertime.

I'm thinking that I might stay in containers rather than in ground but I'm a little worried about heat stress.

Currently grow Dream Queen, Jilly Bean and White Widow.

So, should I go in ground or would I be okay in containers?

thanks,
C. Dog

smart pots

Welcome to RIU hommie, good luck

peace
doublejj

first welcome to RIU, last season i used all pots in battle with heat stress as well. i won the battle with easily moving my pots to the shade..

BAMMM

Welcome to riu, there are a lot of good folks around here.
Like k2daalvin stated above, a little shade goes
A long way. Especially when you plan your shade for the late afternoon. You will use a lot of water in pots, less in the ground. Pots can be moved to locate your prime spot, whereas once planted in the ground you are pretty much gonna have to deal with where it's at.(unless you want to alter your landscape-but that may be more
Noticeable than just having some plants).

Ultimately, it comes down to what you want of your plants, where your spot is, and the degree of maintenance you are willing to put into it.

Hope this helps some.

In ground works best. Less watering , noneed to transplant. Less noticeable. I can't say either is better for pests and animals but I'm guessing ground would be better for pest just because with no root restrictions the plants grow faster and healthier. The healthier the plant the more resistant it will be imo. Only reason I would use pots is if its your first time planting there and you don't know how secure the area is , if anything goes wrong you could move the surviving or unstolen plants. Or if your growing in your backyard pots are good because you can move them inside when choppers fly and under eavesment when raining.

If you have the option to grow in the ground in a secure place, then the choice should be easy. Many more benefits to growing in the ground vs. pots.
1) easier watering
2) bigger plants/buds
3) Less variables to deal with, I live at 2100ft elevation with many 100+ degree days and no heat issues here, in fact they thrive in it.
4) Less work when in the ground
5) The only real benefit I see to growing in pots is that you can move them.
I grow in the ground in the summer/fall, and in pots in the winter/spring, much easier with less issues and better results growing in the ground.
Good luck
TMB-