# Letting buds grow past bud stage **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowering\ **Tags:** outdoor-grow, flowering, autoflower\ **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070 "2024-09-07T22:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DynamicDuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@DynamicDuo](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DynamicDuo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/1 "2024-09-07T22:57:12Z")
I let some of my plants grow past bud stage by 2 months. They are autoflowers. The individual bud pods are really big compared to when i harvested top half of plant. It smells good. Just wondering if anyone else has done this and what was end results? ![1000021194](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/1/2/0/1201b3629fcc14f556ebef1123ac397e9e70332c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DoneDeal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/donedeal/32/1134793_2.png) [@DoneDeal](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DoneDeal)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/2 "2024-09-08T01:03:08Z")
> [@DynamicDuo](#): > > what was end results? Probably a lot of CBN 🫠🫠🫠🫠 ---
**Author:** ![richestguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@richestguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/richestguy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/3 "2024-09-08T01:24:24Z")
ITS BEAUTIFUL. SMOKE IT RIGHTAWAY And ENJOY. I HAD THIS RESULT BEFORE AND ITS GREAT ---
**Author:** ![Dman1969](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dman1969/32/1115434_2.png) [@Dman1969](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dman1969)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/4 "2024-09-08T01:37:35Z")
I’ve done this myself and it’s very good evening smoke. And THC Turns to CBN if you grow past harvest(all amber) and some say helps with pain and I know personally it makes you sleep like a baby. 🕶✌🤙 ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/5 "2024-09-08T11:09:58Z")
They can also self pollinate as a last ditch effort to reproduce (Rodelization) 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![John7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/john7/32/965417_2.png) [@John7](https://ilgmforum.com/u/John7)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/6 "2024-09-08T12:25:30Z")
I need to do that with a plant I struggle with a good nights sleep. @DynamicDuo let me know your results please. That’s a nice big nug ---
**Author:** ![AL\_GREEN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/al_green/32/492863_2.png) [@AL\_GREEN](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AL_GREEN)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/letting-buds-grow-past-bud-stage/114070/7 "2024-09-11T06:32:33Z")
Yes I have done that with mixed results: A few times it worked out fine lots of amber and sleepy effects…a few times ( Like this year with my Trizzler Auto)…The trichs weren’t turning amber so I waited and waited and…as it got into the later of the time frame (past 90 days) I noticed a reduction in Trichs and stickiness and smell !! I cut my loses and pulled her…a few times in the past I let it go but the whiteflys attacked it… All in all I think if you keep a close eye on it it will be okay…