if you are new to growing, then pots are def the way to go. I recently switched to beds and couldnt be happier.

the pots are def more versatile. you can move them, eliminate one if its sick, feed differently, and all th other advantages that these other guys mentioned.

in saying that, there is no substitutue for the extra root space a bed provides. Cannabis roots are much more inclined to grow horizontally that vertically. Not to mention, alot of strains dont want to branch out any further than the roots can reach out horizontally.

i built my beds according to Soma's beds. W/ a layer of hyroton at bottom w/ pvc pipes in corners to create layer of air at bottom. They are describes in detail in his organic gardening book.

As an organic gardener of the last few years, the beds have grown the best medicine i have grown.