The Garlic Cookies strain is a cross of Girl Scout Cookies and Chemdawg, the same pairing that made GMO famous. Our feminized version is 90% indica with a THC content of 30%, a flowering time of 63 to 70 days indoors and an outdoor harvest in the second to third week of October.
This is the strain for people who have had enough of dessert. The Cookies side brings structure, resin and a little sweetness, and Chemdawg brings the fuel and the savory funk that put it on every connoisseur's shortlist.
The effect opens with a clear, focused lift and a wave of euphoria. Physical comfort follows and keeps building until the body is heavy and the head is calm.
At 30% THC with a 90% indica lean, this is a strain for experienced consumers and for the end of the day. Start with one small draw and give it time.
Aroma and flavor
The aroma is pungent garlic and onion over diesel, with a roasted coffee note underneath. On the palate the garlic comes first, then earthy spice, then a sweet edge from the Cookies side and a diesel finish.
The savory notes get stronger through late flower and keep developing in the jar, so a three to four week cure pays off here more than on most strains.
Garlic Cookies grows as a sturdy plant with strong lateral branches and a moderate stretch. Indoors it finishes at 100 to 120cm (39 to 47 inches) with yields of up to 600g/m².
It is stable in cultivation and responds well to topping, low-stress training and a screen of green. Flip once the plants reach about half your available height, and veg for four to five weeks so the side branches have time to fill out. Keep daytime temperatures at 75 to 80°F (24 to 27°C) in flower.
The smell is loud from mid-flower onward and carries well beyond the grow room. Have a carbon filter sized to your extraction fan running by week four, keep the tent under slight negative pressure, and change the filter before the run if it has already done a year of work.
Drying and trimming release the strongest wave of aroma, so plan where that happens before harvest day.
Bud density and humidity
The buds finish dense and compact, with very little leaf and a heavy coat of resin. That makes trimming quick and makes moisture the main risk late in the run.
Feed at a moderate strength, because the Cookies side shows tip burn early. Hold relative humidity at 45 to 50% in the final three weeks, remove fan leaves that sit against the colas, and keep fans moving air through the lower canopy.
Outdoors, Garlic Cookies grows to 150 to 250cm (5 to 8 feet) and can produce up to 1,500g (about 3.3 lb) per plant, with harvest in the second to third week of October.
It needs a warm, dry fall to finish outside and a site where the smell will not cause trouble. In wetter regions, a greenhouse gives the dense colas the protection they need in the last weeks.
Harvest, resin and extracts
Give it the full 63 to 70 days. Cutting early leaves both weight and the garlic note on the plant.
Harvest when most trichomes are cloudy with a share of amber for the heaviest body effect. The thick resin coat also makes Garlic Cookies a strong candidate for rosin and hash, and the savory profile carries through into the finished extract. Dry slowly at around 60°F (16°C) and 60% humidity.
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