@mota you are more than you know.
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Sorry @mota . Somtimes bad things happen to good people. The answer is sow more seeds. 
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Hey @mota . Tell your girlfriend to wait her turn. 
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Yeah let @magu do my laundry first.
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Oh no, she always cums first, butt she is also really quite generous. And, unlike me, she does wear clean clothes.
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just read thru your thread.
i was thinking about your problem with having to move your plants during the day to keep in the sun.
what about building a high platform (soffit/eaves level) so you don’t have to move things? or a tall metal shelf system?
i’m not sure how your 'hood is or if your state is legal (for prying eyes) so maybe my suggestion is dumb. i remember a friend of mine when we were teenagers built platforms up in trees to grow their ganj. yeah, pain in the ass to get them watered, but no one ever found his plants. (he did refine the watering process over time of course. kept a cistern of sorts up in the old treehouse)
my other suggestion was to use some type of mulch for your pots. i use cypress mulch, light colored, reflective of the light, keeps the root zone cooler and also traps moisture in the soil. again, i’m not sure where you are geographically, but from your photos, your ground soil looks like hot/dry climate kind of soil. so maybe you have issues with pots drying out quick in the summer months?
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Thank you for your comments and suggestions! 
I live in a small apartment building. No possibility of building anything.
I live in Berkeley, CA. My neighborhood is middle class, mostly with single family homes. I’ve had plants stolen in the past, but it really hasn’t been a serious problem. My grow is fairly discreet and there isn’t a lot of traffic in and out of any of the apartments, or at least folks I don’t know.
I most definitely should do that!
My building is built on clay fill. This used to be a wetlands. When the next large earthquake hits, depending on what fault(s) moves, it may cause ground liquifaction here. It happened in San Francisco during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Ground liquifaction can be somewhat problematic. 
It’s true that I must attend to them on a daily basis, but generally speaking a day doesn’t go by that I don’t move them. Weirdly perhaps, you get to know each individual plant/pot fellowship, so by simply paying attention you can tell who’s thirsty and who’s not. In the past, when my plants have gotten large, I would typically water every other day.
Again, let me thank you for your most thoughtful comments and suggestions! 
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i just see you having to work extra hard moving everything around. that’s gotta be a pain in the balls. understanding your garden zone better, i see/understand you’re kind of screwed (unless you can get access to the complex roof?)
that totally sucks you have had plants stolen. that fact limits you even more. your is a truly a labor of love. much respect.
our summer got up to 115F last year. it gets HOT and dry here (TX). the cypress mulch is a game changer/plant saver. it allows me to even skip a day of watering. with the mulch it should cut your watering down to once a day… unless your pots are fabric (?).
the only drawback to the cypress mulch is if you’re growing organic. the wood chunks pull a bit of the N away from the plant in that the bacterium that munches on the wood will feed on the N as well while breaking the wood down. that being the case and you’re growing organic, you may need to bump up your N a bit (blood meal can do this. just go easy on that sh^t. a little bit goes a LONG way).
but overall the cypress mulch is a big thumbs up. the plants love it (and so do the soil microbes).
and likewise for you coming and visiting my thread(s) and encouraging my n00b f^ckery. 
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As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I have been moving my outdoor plants throughout the day in order to maximize their direct sun exposure. I have to admit that this can be a tedious chore, but I have had results which justify this seemingly excessive devotion. I also move my outdoor plants to a climate controlled indoor environment each and every evening, and back out to sun chasing in the AM.
I use smallish containers only, as they are easier to move a few at a time.
For hot and or very windy days I dig holes in the ground just a little larger than the containers, and simply place the containers into the holes, this keeps them from excessive heat and prevents them from blowing over in the wind.
Best of luck, and keep the faith to keep on keepin’ on.
Pop some more seeds, it is not too late!
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Hey @mota . You could go to the toy store and buy a little red wagon to put your flower pots in and then just pull it into the sun. Your welcome! 
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Thank you for your interest!
In what’s left of my mind, I’ve successfully redefined having to move my plants so often as physical therapy rather than a chore I have to do. It’s really the only daily physical exercise that I do, and being the physical person I was prior to my stroke, I look forward to doing it. It’s for me and the plants! 
I could not agree more. Want good results? Put in the time and love. Crazy as it sounds to my rational mind, I believe the “love” part pays off because of our essential connection to everything, tenuous as said connection may appear. By “pointing” our good feelings towards plants, it does subtly affect their growth in a positive way. Doesn’t seem to me as if there’s anything excessive in what you describe.
Sadly, that’s an option I do not have. Our building is older, with limited electrical circuits much less space. We have to unplug the car when we run the microwave, even the Vita-Mix! My plants are, of course, in direct sun from the moment the sun breaks into our yard until the entire yard is in shadows.
Again not an option as we live in an apartment. Although the new owner would dearly love for me to stop growing, he also knows it’s a legal grow and he really can’t say squat about it. Or at least his attorney hasn’t found a way for him to do so.
I’ve never had this problem, mostly I think because of the nature of our yard. Buildings block virtually all of the wind from the east and north as well as partly from the south, the fence blocks much of the wind from the west (though not as effectively as the building), and there are some tallish trees that block much of the wind from the south. I’ve always thought of it as a somewhat surprisingly calm yard in terms of windage.
I think I will do just that, at least to replace the male.
Again, thank you, @Calyxander, for your thoughtful comments and advice.
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Keep your head up and don’t give up. Try to figure out what works best for you.
This year I’m growing in smaller pots so hopefully when the heavy rains come I’ll be able to move them into my garage and keep them drier.
I heard some of the emerald triangle guys talk about finding plants that thrive in partial sun. They are out there because they needed to evade detection back in the day.
Anyway…I hope your grow goes well.
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Plumb outta likes. Again.
Great track! Thank you!
I used to be a dancin’ fool. That takes too much energy these days. These days I’m just a regular fool. And I like prunes! 
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Yo @mota
As others have said, keep popping seeds 
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Omg , ten characters
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@AMunkFromCupertino . You are a great soul. 
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Thanks… right back at ya
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@mota hey brother I have some fems and other grow gear if you’d like…maybe a little 30w light could help the germination. Bless Up!!
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What a dude!
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