Grandpa’s Cookies vs Critical Purple Kush – Which Plant Yielded More?

Two plants, one tent, and one of them I almost killed. This is my Grandpa's Cookies from Ethos Genetics and a Critical Purple Kush from Seedsman, grown in 10-gallon living soil. I started filming at mid flower and followed them through harvest, a slow natural dry, the cure, trimming and two final weigh-ins. So which one came out on top? 🌱 ChloroFile - my grow-diary app for grow logs and harvests iPhone (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chlorofile-grow-tracker/id6799712236 Android (Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.chlorofile 🌐 My website: https://218Cultivation.com 🛒 Gear in this video AC Infinity 16" bowl trimmer: https://acinfinity.com/bud-bowl-trimmer-16-twist-spin-cut-with-clear-visibility-dome/?ref=218Cultivate&search_query=trimmer&searchuuid=b34558e2-b67d-491f-ac00-87f30f1d6c40&utm_campaign=affiliate_promotions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=affiliate AC Infinity drying racks: https://acinfinity.com/hanging-herb-drying-rack-24-durable-polyester-mesh-eight-tiers/?ref=218Cultivate&search_query=drying%20racks&searchuuid=28ff4b29-9769-4023-a285-b90cd8db5717&utm_campaign=affiliate_promotions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=affiliate AC Infinity air conditioner (Terraform 8): https://acinfinity.com/terraform-8-all-in-one-climate-control-a-c-with-one-duct-auto-switching-12-000-btu/?ref=218Cultivate&utm_campaign=affiliate_promotions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=affiliate 💰 Save 10% on AC Infinity Products with code 218Cultivate These are affiliate links, so I may make a small commission if you use them, at no extra cost to you. I appreciate it - it helps support the channel. About the strains: Grandpa's Cookies is from Ethos Genetics. Mine was a freebie seed. She grew into a big, bushy, strong plant that stacked so hard the buds got too heavy and started falling over by the end of flower. The fan leaves faded to purples, yellows and coppers. After 28 days in Grove bags she cracked open with a great smell, and the nugs came out dense and heavy, some of them 3 to 4 grams each. The Critical Purple Kush got abused - underwatered more than once - but she pulled through. After about 35 days in the Grove bags she opened up with citrus and a little pine. Not every bud went purple like the breeder advertises, but you can see some in there. The grow: - 10-gallon pots of living soil, re-amended from a Build A Soil base, on auto-watering bases - 75 days of veg (longer than my usual ~60), topped at the first node - Mid-flower defoliation on day 27, makeshift string trellis when the colas got too heavy - The finish: water only, Build-A-Bloom + Big 6, lights down to 7, VPD around 1.6, tent at 70-76°F - Natural dry in AC Infinity drying racks, targeting 60-62°F and 58-60% humidity, with a AC Infinity Hydrone 7 as my dehumidifier backup - Cured in heat-sealed Grove bags (they hold about 58-62% humidity) - A quick pre-trim in the AC Infinity 16" bowl trimmer, then a hand trim - And the showdown: both plants on the scale More tutorials and gear videos on my main channel, 218 Cultivation: https://www.youtube.com/@218Cultivation Chapters 0:00 Coming up: the final weigh-in 0:20 Mid flower (day 27) - Grandpa's Cookies, 10 gal living soil 1:23 Mid-flower defoliation 3:16 Late flower (day 54) - buds got too heavy 5:17 Dialing in the finish (VPD and temps) 6:04 Harvest day 7:56 AC Infinity drying racks 9:37 Second plant: Critical Purple Kush 11:47 Dry room setup 13:08 Dry & cure (day 12) 15:15 The trim - 28 days in the bags 17:23 Bowl trimmer pre-trim 18:39 Grandpa's Cookies weigh-in 19:42 Cracking the Purple Kush - 35 days in the bags 20:21 Pre-trim and hand trim 21:07 My prediction 21:49 The showdown: Purple Kush weigh-in 22:40 Up close (and the kief) 23:12 Wrapping up the summer 2026 grow Happy growing! #GrandpasCookies #EthosGenetics #CriticalPurpleKush #LivingSoil #Harvest #DryAndCure #IndoorGrow