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I'll post a link to it now! It looks like it's been tried and tested, and I can find the article on many different sites. It has a cute story along with it, recipe at the bottom!

I'm not sure about the recipes, but as far as the salt goes, I know you want something that does not have any additives. They usually put something in the salt to keep it from clumping. check your kosher salt and your sea salt ingredient list. I think kosher would be your best bet. don't use the...

I have freely admitted that I have an addiction... I NEED dill pickles... so, for the first time I'm growing pickling cucumbers galore, and am hoping for some suggestions! I Absolutly love the flavor of Vlasic Zesty Dills,Plus the crunchy texture... and was hoping someone had a recipe that...

Will do! What can I uses as a source of nitrogen? Also, I wanted to make a couple of potato cages, could potatoes grow in the composted woodchips? or would I need to use soil? I have what may be a stupid question about potatoes too; If I use fencing for the cages, 4' tall, put the potatoes at...

I am extra lucky!! I a have a brand new neighbor who is willing to share... He just brought over 4 wine barrel halves, and said whatever I need he has hundreds! I offered to give him lots of eggs when my 18 girls start producing... plus some quail once they hatch and get to weight! I think I...

I think I totally lucked out, I thought I'd just use some of the the wood chips we had chipped earlier this year to fill in some space at the bottom, and when I was making my way down to the pile, I found a VERY old pile of wood chips! they are about 75% composted, and I will fill my barrels...

Sorry for confusing you! :hide I have about 20 barrels, plus several smaller empty pots I need to fill... The soil on my property is a rare occurance called Gabbro soil, It only occurs in my area, and is high in ph, but very low in all other nutrients. :rolleyes: go figure. I'd like to use as...

So... This year because we moved, then had a new baby, and other projects over the last year and a half... my vegetable garden is going to be in wine barrel halves. NEXT year, We should be able to trench water lines to the REAL garden plot, 60'x40'... but until then I will make due. my problem...

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! I like the idea of doing them every other year... I'll probably do 4 barrels then, that's about 16 plants. I'll only be making Dills, and hot garlic dills is the recipe I've been drooling over! Anyone do container gardening with cucumbers before?

Hi all! I'm going to put up pickles this year :D , and was wondering how many plants I should have? This will be a first for me... Here's my set-up: I will have the plants in wine barrel halves and supported with trellises. 3-4 plants per barrel. My family and I go through SEVERAL store bought...