# Continue Waiting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Harvesting\ **Created:** [July 31, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882 "2024-07-31T21:20:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amateur-Grower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/amateur-grower/32/630639_2.png) [@Amateur-Grower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Amateur-Grower)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/1 "2024-07-31T21:20:16Z")
Going into week 12 of flower. Some buds have a lot of amber trichomes while some buds don’t and I still see some white hairs. Should I continue to wait? The description of the strain said 8 - 9 weeks. ![IMG_3325](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/c/9/fc90cfb7da9d3f072a77117f7d966cc7df1f26cc.jpeg) ![IMG_3327](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/d/7/5d7974095b1e048540950932b0158d269bd75f9e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Riskguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/riskguy/32/884243_2.png) [@Riskguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Riskguy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/2 "2024-07-31T21:38:11Z")
Some strains will continue to put out white pistils or foxtail a little. I would go by the trichomes. Sounds like you should be in the window ---
**Author:** ![Solidgold91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/solidgold91/32/1011712_2.png) [@Solidgold91](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Solidgold91)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/3 "2024-07-31T21:55:29Z")
@Riskguy is right on. You shouldn’t worry if the plant is still putting out white pistils as some will continue to do that all the way to the end. Go by trichome color Side note…trim those dead sugar leaves asap lol. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur-Grower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/amateur-grower/32/630639_2.png) [@Amateur-Grower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Amateur-Grower)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/4 "2024-08-01T02:11:28Z")
There are so many dead sugar leaves lol ---
**Author:** ![Amateur-Grower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/amateur-grower/32/630639_2.png) [@Amateur-Grower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Amateur-Grower)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/5 "2024-08-01T02:13:22Z")
If one bud has a good amount of amber trichomes, but the other doesn’t should I wait some more or just go by the one that does? ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/6 "2024-08-01T02:25:29Z")
You can selective harvest. Pull the ones that are done and let the others cook some more ---
**Author:** ![Riskguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/riskguy/32/884243_2.png) [@Riskguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Riskguy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/7 "2024-08-01T12:59:04Z")
I do the selective harvest all the time…pull them as they are ready. ---
**Author:** ![Bigcbud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bigcbud/32/1042676_2.png) [@Bigcbud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bigcbud)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/8 "2024-08-01T15:49:57Z")
New grower here, what do dead sugar leaves do to the plant? ---
**Author:** ![noddykitty1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/noddykitty1/32/1178224_2.png) [@noddykitty1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/noddykitty1)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/9 "2024-08-01T16:49:53Z")
They are the first place that bud rot will get a foothold on the plant. Usually the biggest bud and from a dried up sun leaf or bud leaf tip. No quicker way to ruin an otherwise trouble free grow. Any humidity and those dry leaves just fire off the bud rots. ---
**Author:** ![Bigcbud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bigcbud/32/1042676_2.png) [@Bigcbud](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bigcbud)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/10 "2024-08-01T17:03:05Z")
Damn I’m glad I asked I would’ve assumed the plant is using the nutrients from those leaves to finish flowering. Is it just the fan leaves that indicate that? ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/11 "2024-08-03T01:33:47Z")
> [@noddykitty1](#): > > No quicker way to ruin an otherwise trouble free grow. Easier for bugs to feed on dead or sick leaves, too. And They taste terrible if smoked. ---
**Author:** ![noddykitty1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/noddykitty1/32/1178224_2.png) [@noddykitty1](https://ilgmforum.com/u/noddykitty1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/12 "2024-08-03T01:42:40Z")
Are you back from the trip yet? ---
**Author:** ![DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@DEEPDIVERDAVE](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DEEPDIVERDAVE)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/continue-waiting/112882/13 "2024-08-03T01:46:41Z")
@noddykitty1 We Depart 10-9 return 10-28 Arlington and Windy City Family. East I-90, 80, and others (yeah Google maps.). Lame Grower David. Disney, Family, and funerals… My new life. I get to watch and wait as my summer grow won’t finish before we leave. Outdoor seeded plant removed and drying. Outdoor males, terminated last week. Outdoor clones and re-vegers, just starting to live or flower. New clones due to being bored. Getting ready for 11/1/2024 ILGM GL/MW seed drops.