I live in the western part of Massachusetts. I grew outside in pots last year on my deck. I was able to bring them in when it rained all the time. But it didn’t matter at all. I still got bud rot with all the humidity and damp weather. Between that, mold , mildew and spider mites. It was a battle all growing season. I did get a decent crop but it was a ton of work. I ended up throwing away almost a half a pound of weed. I’ll never grow outside again. Inside growing is the way to go in my opinion. It’s so much easier to control the environment.
Last summers bud porn.
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@GFDuke nice flower. That is one of the problems I heard from last year was the wet weather we had late year. I am with you on this after reading and watching all of these is putting my focus on the next grow to be hydroponic. I am just not sure which type. I think I would probably just grow one plant at a time so that points me toward a DWC but that one scares me. I would like to figure a way to shrink a drain to waste footprint. I have a long way to go before that happens so I will do a lot more research.
Good luck on your grow.
@GFDuke I decided that I would put a plant outside in my yard.
She broke ground this morning. I do have a question. I will be planting her in the earth and not in a moveable fabric pot. I plan to kind of landscape around it with some construction but living in Massachusetts it is still a bit early to plant out. I was thinking would it be a good idea to use 1 gal pots and get her used to the outside and bring her in at night? Or would it be better to keep her in my tent with the others until I put them to flower in 4 weeks?
I’ve been thinking about doing an outside grow just because I wanted to try to grow a giant plant.
I thank you all for the comments, as I believe I’ve been talked out of it.
I’m going to do one in 5 gallon fabric pot and put it behind my tomatoes. If I top it, it will not be seen from the road. My garden is on a hill.
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I’d keep it in the tent with the others for a few weeks. Let her grow a bit. Keep an oscillating fan on her. Then put her in sun a few hours a day and slowly let her acclimate to outdoors.
Bringing outdoor plants indoors can introduce pests and other unwanteds into your grow room. So try to keep them apart.
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I was thinking to put her on my back porch in a 1 gallon pot in a couple of weeks. I just wanted to make sure about that. The ground is almost ready to accept new plants. two weeks into April our freezing night time temps are not quite so deep freezing. As you said I could bring in trouble if I put her in the tent after being outside even in the Dixie cup. Thanks @Drinkslinger
I’m in VT and won’t put anything into the ground until mid may. Too many freak snows/windstorms/hard frosts before then.
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You @Drinkslinger I can imagine. If I lived that far north I think I might cry. LOL
My thought is that I would leave her in the tent for two weeks in a dixie. Then I will put her in a 1 gallon fabric pot and put her on my back deck during the day and take her in at night. I have a place for her that I will be showcasing her atop the wall I am building in my back yard for a firepit. A summer project in conjunction with another summer project. I will post pictures in a new grow journal.
Her sister (ILGM seed buy) is doing very well in my tent.
I have never grown weed before and I do like this strain of weed. If I am lucky I will end up with a hell of a lot just between two plants.
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I cry inside all winter. But weed makes me feel less miserable when it’s been 10 below zero for 2 solid weeks
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The wind took half my tomato plants last year 
I had to buy some from the green house to supplement my loss.
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Last year we lost a lot of tomatoes due to the rain. If I had known at the time what I learned after I would have harvested them so that the excess rain we had at the end of the summer wouldn’t have ruined them.
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Thanks for reminding me that I not only lost a lot of cannabis due to the weather, but most of my tomatoes too.
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I gave you a like there but it was more a sad smile. We had some very special ones last year too. It also looks like we will have to not grow those tomatoes this year because in We well be leaving during harvest. I have no idea who will harvest my mother in law’s garden since all three of us will be out of the country (MIL, wife, and me).