Supercrop or harvest??

[Ut1]

Hi everybody,

So the top of my plant seems ready for harvest as pistils are brown and the little bud on the right seems almost dry(https://imgur.com/3xK26Wd) but the rest of the plant looks like could get few more weeks and make the buds bigger,(https://imgur.com/7MeASu3) (https://imgur.com/AHRlElw) what would you do? Completely crop the top or supercrop it and bend it over until the remaining buds are ready for harvest?
Thanks

[Tersky]

It would help if wen knew a few things. A) Indoor or outdoor? B) How long have they been in flower? C) What strain (or what is recommended flower time by breeder)?
Dont use pistols to determine harvest window. Trichomes are way more accurate. https://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest#trichome-method

If the buds at the bottom need a few more weeks so do the buds at the top. When i harvest, sometimes i do take it a branch at a time but only if i dont have enough space to dry the entire plant at once and i make sure to complete the harvest withing a few days.

I dont really understand what you mean by "bud seems almost dry". Is it dead? It shouldnt be drying until it's cut down. Also i dont understand why you want to supercrop? is it getting too tall for the space it's in? It looks like you are outdoors and if thats the case, there is no real reason to supercrop this late in flower. Indoors, it's used to control plant height and outdoors, most of the time you just have to lst as it grows in veg.

More than likely it's not time to harvest yet and i would just leave it alone until the rest of the plant is done but if we had some more info and full plant pics it would be easier to tell.

[Ut1]

Hi Tersky,

Thanks for the reply.

I quoted below my previous post where more information are available as well as full plant pictures.
I thought super crop could be an good alternative instead to cut the top, not for space reasons (outdoor) but in order to maintain the top attached to the plant and hoping the other buds would get bigger? Probably completely wrong... The little bud is not dead but it is way more brown than the rest of the plant... I would say it is over five weeks now flowering


QUOTE=Ut1;n343771]Hi everybody, I am growing for the first time just by chance as I found a seed once and I decided to plant it in late May (uk) , with no specific fertiliser or any nutrients and I have to say, I didn't expect the result I got! A couple of weeks ago leaves started turning purple but I didn't take any actions because reading here and there it seemed quite a normal thing for an outdoor plant in a cold environment, but a couple of days ago the leaves on the top started rolling and getting dry... As the weather is very humid and rainy I didn't give much water... Anyone could suggest what to do? I am thinking about actually cutting the top buds CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO see pics:

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[Tersky]

Ahh ok. Sorry, i must have missed that post, or was high lol. Now i got ya. It still has a ways to go imo. Probably at least a month and yes the buds will get bigger. They really start to fatten in the last few weeks of flower typically. However, looking at that first pic with the curled leaves, it does look like something is wrong with that bud. I would do a thorough inspection of the plant, especially that bud. I was thinking maybe some bud rot (https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabi...oblems/bud-rot) but its hard to tell. You may, in this case, want to remove that top. The leaves should not be curling like that imo that early in flower. I have a plant on week 6 of flower and all the leaves are green and healthy. The purple may be because of temps, usually colder climates. Also it could be genetics so im not worried too much about that. But that bud does look suspect to me. Especially with rain and high humidity, it would be better to chop it than for it to spread. My 2 cents!

[Ut1]

Thanks very much for your advice!