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Garlic Juice

A pungent, savory hybrid that helped shape our Rotten Tarts Vol. 1 drop. GMO meets Papaya — funk over fruit, every time.

Lineage

Garlic Juice is a cross of GMO Cookies (Chemdog × GSC) and Papaya (Citral × Ice #2), bred to lock in the loud, savory chem-garlic notes GMO is famous for while bringing in tropical sweetness and resin production from the Papaya side.

  • Mother: GMO Cookies
  • Father: Papaya
  • Type: Indica-dominant hybrid
  • Flowering time: ~63–70 days

Terpene profile

Garlic Juice leans caryophyllene-dominant, with strong supporting limonene and humulene. The result is the unmistakable garlic-and-onion savory note up front, a peppery exhale, and a faint sweet-tropical tail from the Papaya cut.

  • Beta-caryophyllene — savory, peppery, anti-inflammatory
  • Limonene — citrus brightness, mood lift
  • Humulene — earthy, hoppy, grounding

Effects

Reported effects skew toward a heavy, body-forward calm with an initial head-rush. Common with GMO-leaning hybrids: deep relaxation, appetite stimulation, and a slow, sleepy tail end. Best for evening sessions, not productivity windows.

Grow notes

Garlic Juice runs medium-tall with strong lateral branching — top early and defoliate aggressively to keep the canopy even. Heavy feeder through stretch, taper in late flower to let the garlic-fuel terps push to the front. Expect dense, frosty colas with purple hues if night temps drop in the final two weeks.

Role in Rotten Tarts (Vol. 1)

Garlic Juice is one of the three foundational genetics behind Rotten Tarts — our Vol. 1 drop crossing Garlic Juice × Papayahuaska × Frosted Cherry Cookies, reversed and hit to ten selections. The Garlic Juice side is what gives the line its savory backbone and resin volume; without it, Rotten Tarts would be all fruit and no funk.

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FAQ

Is Garlic Juice indica or sativa?

Indica-dominant hybrid, roughly 70/30 indica-leaning from the GMO mother.

What does Garlic Juice smell like?

Savory garlic and onion up front, sharp fuel and pepper in the middle, faint tropical sweetness on the back end.

How long does Garlic Juice flower?

9–10 weeks indoors. Pull a bit later if you want the heaviest sedation.