How would the yield decrease outside People pull lbs off outdoor plants instead of oz.
Not off of a autoflower. The reason why we get huge yields inside is because we give lots of light. The OP does not live at the North or South pole so it'd be impossible to give it 20/4 or 24/0
(which is ideal for autos) and putting it in the ground won't make a difference. Put it in a 3Gal bucket and that more then enough till harvest.
People forget that autos run on their time, not ours. If you put it outside whereas there is 8-12 hours of light that's potential loss in yield from the extra 8-12 hours it could be getting inside
Put it in the ground or a big 20gal pot will not magically make the auto grow bigger and faster. It's going to have slow growth outside. And since we transplant seedlings and such and don't transplant autos we plant them in there finish pot. Not outside in the ground!
Give a small plant alot of room to grow, and it will grow very small and yield will be nothing.
Johnbaked- Were you Born in a Barn?
Those lb plants people grow outside, what they don't tell you(which they told me) is that they veg for 5-7 MONTHS INSIDE! And once it comes in season they throw them outside. I've seen this done, I've helped people do this. You cannot plant a seed and come back 8 weeks later to a pound. Impossible