Newbie here. Fabric or plastic pot for growing auto flower indoor and outside. Which is better from your experiences? Thank you in advance!
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I always used the fabric bags but I understand there are some plastic/weave types out now that are just as good and easily cleaned and reused…
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Ive always used fabric pots but there are a few people here who like to use the oxy pots and the rain science mesh bags
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Welcome.
I am a big fan of Rain Science bags. I also use fabric pots which is my second choice. First grow was in 5 gallon plastic nursery pots. No thank you.
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Fabric pots really help the roots from my experience. I grow hydro now but I started with soil and learned quickly to use the smart pots rather than plastic. The roots were so much more dense in the fabric pots compared to plastic pots @1AlexandMax
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I use fabric bags now. I did not have enough last year so used a a few plastic pots in the outside grow. Both types grew nice plants.
My only complaint about fabric bags I have is that the handles can tear off. We had to move all the plants from the grow area to put in a new fence.
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I forgot to ask in addition to the type of pot, what size do you recommend for example, auto flower white widow? Appreciate all answers. It seems a little overwhelming at the moment with so much to learn. Thank you so very much for your patience and input!
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Indoors I use threes but others use 5 and 7s. Outdoors I suggest nothing smaller than a 10G.
I think @MeEasy uses 5’s indoors and he grows some beauties!
Also use the round ones. The squares don’t retain a square shape.
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Welcome to the community ! 5 gallon is a good size for indoor grow. You won’t go wrong with fabric pots. 
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Welcome. I am totally over plastic pots for any plants I care about. I grow hydro now, but my original grow was in fabric pots. The plants love them, and I still use them for my container garden outside. What I REALLY LOVE Is how easy they are to deal with at the end of the growing season—dump the dirt into a big bin, shake them out and stick them in the washer. Fold them up till next season. Easy, Peasy!
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Bags weigh more when wet and full with dirt. New to growing? I recommend using 5 gal HD CLOTH BAGS. 4/5 full, leaving room for top dressing. Drip pan requirement. Reasonable and my ultipmate choice. Dixie cups up to 10 gal inventory (17 gallon plastic bin didn’t do well and took 1/4 garden).
Bags seem to breath better than plastic buckets. Good growing to you.
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So far I’ve used fabric, 5 gallon buckets and airpots. Definitely prefer the fabric over anything else atm.
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I use used dry wall mud buckets drill a crap load of holes in them.
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Both tried, but bags react faster, IMO.
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Bags without a doubt.Plastic sucks.
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What size is your grow space and future plant count? I grow in 2 and 3 gallon fabric pots with good results 
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In my opion fabric is the way to go, roots look so much healthier when transplanting (I’ve only done it 2x though 
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@beachglass Go Bills 
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I started with cheap plastic 2 gallon pots. By full bloom, had to water every 2 days.
Now, I use 3 gal grow bags and am very happy
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I have a 10x10 area. I thought no it’s sufficient.