Garlic Cookies

Garlic Cookies (aka Non GMO Cookies) is a mostly indica variety from Pure Instinto and can be cultivated indoors (where the plants will need a flowering time of ±55 days), outdoors and in the greenhouse. Pure Instintos Garlic Cookies is a THC dominant variety and is/was only available as feminized seeds.

Pure Instintos Garlic Cookies Description

Garlic Cookies says it all with its name. This pungent hybrid is a direct descendant of GSC and boasts a funky, savory aroma reminiscent of garlic. While it might not be for everyone, Garlic Cookies has won over a strong, loyal audience of smokers. Keep reading to learn more about Garlic Cookies, its origins, genetics, effects, and growth traits.

History of the Garlic Cookies Strain

Garlic Cookies goes by a few other names, including Chem Cookies, GMO (garlic, mushroom, onion), or GMO Cookies. It was created by Mamiko Seeds, a fairly lowkey seed bank based in Spain, which allegedly launched in 2012.

Despite its low profile, Mamiko Seeds boasts an ever-growing catalog of seeds, most of which descend from Cookies Forum, a special GSC variety known for its unique aromas, which are more earthy, spicy, and gassy than those of the original GSC. In fact, Mamiko Seeds is often touted as being the first producer of S1 Forum Cookies seeds (the strain was originally a clone-only variety).

GMO Cookies is, without a doubt, Mamiko Seeds' most popular creation to date. Nonetheless, the brand has also created other popular strains, including:

• Amnesia Cookies

• Sour Cookies

• Pure Kush Cookies

• Alien Wedding Cookies

• Tarta Helada

• Mimosa Cookies

Genetic Lineage of Garlic Cookies

As her name implies, GMO Cookies is a direct descendant of GSC (Girl Scout Cookies). Meanwhile, her second parent is Chemdawg. Keep reading to learn more about GMO's parent strains and how they may have influenced its aromas, effects, and other traits.

GSC is, without a doubt, one of the most successful and popular cannabis strains created in the last 20 years. Descending from OG Kush and Durban Poison, GSC was created by Cookies (previously known as The Cookies Fam), a collective of growers from the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Cookies is arguably one of the most successful cannabis brands in the world, and owes a lot of its success to its flagship strain.

GSC is renowned for producing a spacey, euphoric head high that is accompanied by a deep, relaxing physical stone. Loaded with THC and boasting massive amounts of resin, GSC has also laid down the genetic foundation for a plethora of modern hybrids, including:

• Sherbet (AKA Sunset Sherbet)

• Wedding Cake

• Gelato

• Animal Cookies

GMO's second parent, Chemdawg (AKA Chemdog or simply Chem), is arguably just as famous as GSC. Allegedly discovered by Greg Krzanowski after he scored a bunch of seeds on a Grateful Dead tour bus in 1991, Chemdawg has become a household name among cannabis enthusiasts. The strain is renowned for its dank chemical aroma, equally pungent flavor, and uplifting, creative effects. Today, multiple phenotypes of Chemdog exist, with some of the most popular being Chemdawg #4, Chem 91, and Chem Sis. Like GSC, Chemdawg has been used to create a long list of other famous hybrids, including:

• GG4

• Tres Dawg

• Stardawg

• Hawaiian Chem

Garlic Cookies is apparently slightly indica dominant and has retained several traits from both of its parent strains. On the one hand, it produces flowers with a dense structure similar to those of GSC, though its buds tend to be more elongated and pine-shaped. At the same time, it exhibits some of the earthy aromas that GSC is known for, coupled with the funkiness of Chemdawg, making for an extremely pungent and unique-smelling strain.

Physical Characteristics of Garlic Cookies

GMO Cookies exhibits some clear indica traits, particularly a short and bushy stature with medium internodal spacing. Moreover, GMO plants typically develop dark green foliage and fairly broad leaves. Once in bloom, these plants can stretch considerably and develop thick, long flowers featuring dark shades of forest green. Depending on how she's cultivated, GMO Cookies can produce purple or almost black-looking flowers, especially in cool climates and at high altitudes. Come harvest time, GMO plants are usually loaded with very frosty, heavy flowers that reek with the strain's unique savory aroma.

Properties and Effects of GMO Cookies

GMO Cookies is very rich in cannabinoids and regularly clocks in at about 25–30% THC. Her dense, resinous flowers are also packed with terpenes, particularly caryophyllene, myrcene, and limonene, which combine to produce the strain's iconic aroma. Well-grown and properly cured GMO Cookies buds combine the chemical smell of diesel fuel or glue with earthy, spicy, and funky hints of onion and garlic. Her flavors are just as unique, combining notes of ripe garlic and onions with the earthy overtones of mushrooms.

Packing such high amounts of THC and terpenes, it comes as no surprise that GMO Cookies is very, very strong. Most smokers consider this a nighttime strain, as its high won't let you do much more than kick up your feet, relax into a comfy position, and unwind as you watch a movie, play a video game, or listen to music. Even experienced smokers report that this strain hits like a freight train, causing an almost immediate sense of physical relaxation that washes away any tension in the body.

Though it depends on your tolerance, most users report feeling almost completely glued to the couch after just a few hits of GMO Cookies. While the strain's effects are physically relaxing, you can expect your mind to be alert and in a blissful, spacey daze.

Uses of GMO Cookies

Despite its unusually funky aroma, GMO Cookies is an extremely popular strain. Recreational smokers, for example, report toking on GMO:

• While watching movies or playing video games

• Before dinner

• After work or working out

• As a natural nightcap

• Before meditating

Medical cannabis patients also treasure this strain for its strong physical effects and uplifting mental euphoria. According to reports from medical cannabis patients, GMO Cookies may help with:

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Physical pain

• Inflammation

• Insomnia

• Nausea or appetite loss

Being such a potent strain, GMO Cookies can cause unwanted side effects in some people, especially those with a low tolerance. Some of the most common side effects of GMO include:

• Anxiety

• Paranoia

• Dizziness

• Dry mouth and eyes

Cultivation and Production of GMO Cookies

GMO Cookies by Mamiko Seeds is readily available in seed form. The strain is said to be very vigorous and resilient, producing sizable plants after just a few weeks in veg. As is to be expected of a heavy indica-dominant hybrid of this caliber, GMO plants are bushy and benefit from training and regular pruning to ensure proper light penetration through their thick canopies. Growers also report that this strain performs particularly well in ScrOG setups.

Once in bloom, GMO Cookies takes roughly 10 weeks to reach maturity. Depending on how they are grown, harvest-ready GMO plants can range anywhere from dark green to deep purple in color, with dense flowers covered in sticky trichomes. According to Mamiko Seeds, this strain can produce upwards of 500g/m² in the right conditions.

GMO Cookies — GSC's and Chem's Funky Wunderkind

GMO Cookies, also known as GMO, descends from the almighty GSC and Chemdawg genetic lines and is renowned for its funky aromas and flavors reminiscent of garlic, mushrooms, and onions. Check her out today to savor her unique smell and flavor, as well as her deeply relaxing effects.

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Map of the Garlic Cookies Family Tree

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