questions about growing outdoors

Looking phat dude!
Just a tip, a strip of copper around the plant stem is a good idea. It carries a positive charge and will keep slugs and more away!

yeah, those all look good. i find that being in the elements helps rather than hinders what your plant can do. indoors is stress free as far as somebody seeing it, but outdoors is so much better as far as getting a good healthy plant. those last pics are really nice.