Gelato 33 x Animal Cookies

Gelazzi is a connoisseur-grade feminized hybrid that combines Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies to create a dessert-themed strain that any Girl Scout Cookies fan will love.

Both Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies have become enormously popular for their unique flavors and beautiful buds. Gelazzi is no exception. Like its parents, this exotic hybrid produces elite phenotypes that possess all of the qualities that growers and breeders want, including stunning color, superb potency, delicious flavor and aroma, and extensive trichome coverage.

Gelazzi is an excellent choice for growers looking for a sweet, fruity Cookie strain in seed form. Although this variety can be somewhat difficult to cultivate, it is worth the effort. With proper care, Gelazzi will yield beautiful buds that are exceptionally dense, frosty, and colorful. Its sweet flavor and euphoric high have made Gelazzi a favorite of many consumers.

Gelazzi Strain

Gelato

The story of Gelato 33, the mother of Gelazzi, started in 2011 when a mutual acquaintance introduced two San Francisco-based growers, Jigga and Sherbinski. The two became fast friends and decided to work on a breeding project together.

Jigga collected some pollen from his Burmese Blackberry Kush and used it to pollinate Sherbinski’s cut of OG Kush. The resulting hybrid, known as “Pink Panties,” was remarkably potent and flavorful but lacked yield. Despite the low output, Sherbinski kept one of the Pink Panties plants in his garden.

This plant turned out to be a male and, before Sherbinski could remove it from the garden, it pollinated Jigga’s prized cut of Thin Mint Cookies. Although Sherbinski was upset about this accidental pollination, he decided to sprout some of the seeds. One of these seeds became one of the most prized phenotypes in recent years: Sunset Sherbet.

Now in possession of two elite strains, Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Cookies, Jigga and Sherbinski began a rigorous breeding program. The breeders crossed these two plants, germinated hundreds of seeds of the resulting hybrid, and kept only the finest phenotypes, labeling them Gelato 25, Gelato 33, and Gelato 41.

Of these three “keeper” phenotypes, Gelato 33 was the favorite, offering a decent yield of top-shelf flowers that were as potent as they were flavorful. This strain became an instant classic; growers and smokers worldwide now cherish its mouth-watering flavor and euphoric high.

Gelato 33 Lineage

Gelato 33, Gelazzi’s mother, is an Indica-dominant hybrid of Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Cookies. Because Sunset Sherbet is also a Cookies hybrid, Gelato 33 is essentially a Thin Mint Cookies backcross. Growers value backcrossed strains because they stabilize many traits of a given cultivar. Because Gelato 33 is a Thin Mint Cookies backcross, it retains many of the prized characteristics of Girl Scout Cookies.

Animal Cookies

The other parent of Gelazzi, Animal Cookies (a.k.a. Animal Crackers), is a highly popular cultivar that, like Thin Mint Cookies, originated with the Cookies Family of San Francisco. Animal Cookies is a particularly potent hybrid of Girl Scout Cookies and Fire OG and offers a better yield and sturdier branches than most Cookies strains. It also delivers a narcotic stone that numbs the body and soothes the mind, making it a favorite of both medical and recreational users.

Animal Cookies Lineage

Animal Cookies, the other parent of Gelazzi, is a mostly-Indica hybrid of two of the most coveted strains on the market—Girl Scout Cookies and Fire OG. The parentage of Girl Scout Cookies is ambiguous, but the Cookies Family claims that it is a hybrid of Durban Poison, Florida OG, and a proprietary strain that they refer to as “F1.”

As with Girl Scout Cookies, the lineage of Fire OG is also undetermined. Some claim that it is an original cut of OG Kush, while others maintain that it is an S1 or hybrid of OG and another variety. By combining Girl Scout Cookies and Fire OG, Animal Cookies provides the potency and hardiness of OG Kush and the astonishing color and scent of Girl Scout Cookies.

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Gelazzi Feminized Cannabis Seeds

Gelazzi is a feminized hybrid of Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies. Because Gelazzi is a feminized strain, 99.9 percent of the plants produced by Gelazzi seeds will be female. Feminized strains make the growing process simple, eliminating the need to detect the male plants and isolate them from the females.

Greenpoint Seeds used the Cookies Family cut of Animal Cookies to pollinate the famed Gelato 33. The resulting hybrid, known as Gelazzi, produces many of top-tier phenotypes. Some of the plants may be more Gelato 33-dominant, and some may be more Animal Cookies-dominant, but nearly all of them will offer the exceptional potency, flavor, and bag appeal that Cookies strains are known for.

Gelazzi Flavor

Gelato 33’s name comes from its delightfully sweet and fruity flavor. The taste of this variety is complex, offering sugary hints of berry, citrus, fresh soil, mint, and hash. The smoke is thick and expansive, coating the mouth with a delicious medley of sherbet, blueberry, and orange notes.

Animal Cookies also offers a mouth-watering flavor, but one that is quite different from that of Gelato 33. This variety is sweet and sour, producing a nutty, earthy, and doughy flavor, with petrol, skunk, and menthol notes. Some users report that the smoke is somewhat harsh, causing them to cough on the exhale.

Gelazzi melds the berry-sherbet flavor of Gelato 33 with the sweet and sour tang of Animal Cookies, creating a delicious dessert-themed cultivar. Some phenotypes of Gelazzi will deliver sweet, fruity flavor like that of Gelato 33, while others will provide a sweet and sour flavor like that of Animal Cookies.

Gelazzi Aroma

The aroma of Gelazzi is just as enchanting as the flavor. Gelato 33-dominant phenotypes will produce a sweet, creamy bouquet with hints of tropical fruit, herbs, and soil. Animal Cookies-dominant phenotypes will produce the pungent aroma of cookie dough, cherries, brown sugar, diesel, and skunk. When broken apart, the buds emit faint notes of pepper and pine. Because both Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies have OG Kush in their pedigrees, some rare phenotypes of Gelazzi may display OG’s lemon, pine, and fuel aroma.

 

Gelazzi Effects 

Gelato 33 is remarkably potent, containing up to 25 percent THC. This cultivar is a balanced hybrid, leaning slightly toward the Indica spectrum in terms of its effects. The high is strong, beginning with an intense rush of euphoria and mental stimulation, which later settles into a relaxing and mildly numbing body stone. The high is fun and exhilarating, allowing users to socialize, get creative, or have a relaxing afternoon.

Conversely, Animal Cookies is a very Indica-dominant strain, delivering a narcotic and body-melting stone. This variety is known for its knock-out effects, putting even the most seasoned stoners to bed if they consume too much. Animal Cookies is an excellent choice for an evening or weekend smoke but is not intended for daytime use.

By crossing the Gelato 33 with Animal Cookies, Greenpoint Seeds has created a strain that offers a balanced high that users feel strongly in both the body and mind. Gelazzi is a highly potent variety capable of producing uplifting and exhilarating Gelato 33-dominant phenotypes, narcotic and sedating Animal Cookies-dominant phenotypes, and everything in between. Growers can select from various plants to find the one with the perfect effects for their preferences.

Gelazzi Structure

Gelato 33 tends to be shorter and bushier than most Cookies strains. This phenotype grows to medium height, with wide branches and thick, sharply serrated leaves that may turn red and purple during the flowering cycle. Gelato 33 produces dense, popcorn-sized buds with swollen calyxes. The flowers are strikingly beautiful, with red-orange pistils and purple sugar leaves coated in a thick blanket of milky white trichomes. The buds can range from lime green to almost black, depending on the climate in which they are grown.

Importantly, Animal Cookies tends to have a larger yield and more substantial branches than the original Girl Scout Cookies. This variety grows medium to tall, with long, lean branches and dark green leaves that fade to yellow after flushing. However, if exposed to cold temperatures, the leaves may display purple hues, as well. Animal Cookies produces tight, lime-green buds with bright-red pistils and hints of purple in the sugar leaves.

Gelazzi displays the characteristics of both parents. The cultivar is of medium height, with small to medium-sized colas and dark green leaves. Some Gelato 33-dominant phenotypes may be shorter and stockier than other plants, while some Animal Cookies phenotypes may be taller and lankier. When exposed to cold temperatures, many of the plants will display stunning hues of purple and red.

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Potential Medical Applications of Gelazzi

Both Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies are popular among medical cannabis users, who enjoy their potent and potentially therapeutic effects. Some users report that Gelato 33 offers relief from stress by elevating the mood and making socialization easy. In contrast, Animal Cookies has a potent analgesic effect, reducing pain and easing tension in the body.

Gelazzi combines the best of both varieties, offering a well-balanced high that may relieve stress, ease pain, stimulate the appetite, and lull users into a deep sleep. Additionally, this variety develops a substantial amount of valuable cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids that may have many therapeutic properties. Depending on the phenotype, Gelazzi may offer a deeply sedating stone, or an uplifting, invigorating high.

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Growing Gelazzi 

Both Gelato 33 and Animal Cookies can be challenging to cultivate, especially for inexperienced growers. Gelazzi also can be challenging. Like its parents, Gelazzi is sensitive to temperature and pH changes and requires a controlled environment and proper nutrition to reach its full potential. Sufficient light penetration is also a must to ensure an adequate yield.

Notably, Gelazzi performs best when grown indoors. However, it can thrive outdoors in a warm and humid climate, as well. This variety prefers daytime temperatures between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and it may turn deep shades of purple and red when exposed to colder nighttime temperatures.

Some phenotypes of Gelazzi may stretch significantly during the early flowering period. To minimize the stretch and increase the yield, growers should top the plants during the vegetative period. Other high-stress and low-stress training techniques that growers can try include fimming, lollipopping, scrogging, or super cropping. These may further boost the yield of Gelazzi. Lastly, staking or trellising the plants may prevent the branches from drooping late in the flowering phase.

Pest & Disease Control 

Most Cookies strains are notoriously susceptible to powdery mildew. Growers can prevent powdery mildew infestations on their Gelazzi plants by pruning excess fan leaves, using fans to promote air circulation, regularly sanitizing the grow room, and reducing the grow room’s humidity.

Due to the density and frost of the buds, Gelazzi may also be prone to bud rot. As with powdery mildew, growers can prevent bud rot by pruning the plants, providing adequate ventilation, and lowering the humidity level once the plants begin to flower.

Importantly, the Gelazzi cannabis strain requires more calcium and magnesium than most others. To prevent nutrient deficiencies, growers should use a cal-mag supplement or dolomite lime and Epsom salt in addition to the regular nutrient regimen. Because Gelazzi is sensitive to pH fluctuations, growers should use a pH meter when mixing nutrient solutions.

Harvesting Gelazzi

Most phenotypes of Gelazzi will reach maturity in eight to ten weeks. Growers can discern the plants’ ripeness by using a microscope or jeweler’s loupe to observe the trichomes on the buds and sugar leaves. If the majority of the trichomes are transparent, the plants have not fully matured. The plants are ripe when the majority of the resin glands are cloudy, and some of them are starting to turn amber. Growers can harvest the plants earlier or later, depending on their preferences.

Harvesting Gelazzi early may result in a more energetic head high. Conversely, harvesting Gelazzi late may result in a more body-melting stone. This happens because the psychoactive cannabinoid, tetrahydrocannabinol, degrades into cannabinol as the plants ripen.

One to two weeks before harvest, growers should stop feeding the plants with nutrients and flush them with distilled or filtered water. This process aims to flush out unwanted fertilizer in the flowers and improve the quality of the final product. When properly flushed, the plants’ leaves will begin to fade from dark green to yellow, red, or purple.

After flushing, the plants are ready to harvest. Growers should begin the process by removing the large fan leaves. Some of these leaves can be set aside and used later to regulate the drying process. Growers should then remove whole branches from the plants, starting with the ripest colas first. After removing the branches, growers can manicure the buds. Removing the excess sugar leaves around the flowers will improve the buds’ appearance and increase the quality of the smoke.

Drying & Curing Gelazzi

Growers are finally ready to dry the buds when done manicuring them. Growers can hang the branches by a node or leave them on a drying rack, draping the fan leaves over them to prevent the buds from drying too quickly, if necessary. The buds usually dry out after three to six days; however, this process may take longer for Gelazzi, given the flowers’ frost and density. Growers will know that the buds have fully dried when the buds feel light and airy, and the stems are brittle.

After drying slightly, growers can cure the buds to preserve their aroma and flavor. To cure the buds, growers should place them in sealable glass jars and store them in a place that is cool, dark, and dry. Growers should open, or “burp,” the jars twice a day for the first few days. This will ensure the buds do not remain moist. After three days of this, the grower can slow the burping process down to once a day. After two weeks of burping, the buds will be fully cured and ready to be enjoyed.

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Buy Gelazzi Cannabis Seeds

Gelazzi from Greenpoint Seeds is an elite feminized hybrid, offering the finest Cookies genetics in seed form. The fruity flavor of Gelato 33 and the sweet and sour zest of Animal Cookies combine to produce a strain that will please any palate. Although Gelazzi is somewhat challenging to cultivate, it is an excellent choice for intermediate or experienced growers seeking a top-shelf dessert-themed cultivar. This cultivar will add an exotic and colorful splash to any cannabis garden.

Buy Gelazzi seeds today or contact us for more information. Don’t forget to check out Greenpoint Seeds’ full collection of premium cannabis seeds while you’re here.

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Photo/Grow Credits: https://www.icmag.com/forum/marijuana-growing/marijuana-strains-and- breeding/325683-gelato?p=11217264#post11217264 acridlab (2021) Gelato #33