The Problem

Another empty jar. This is actually the garlicky remains of a jar of homemade pickles from a Facebook Friend in Chicago named Brad Owen. His pickles are called Brad's Best and on the label it says "made with a sprinkle of pickle magic", which I think means lots of garlic, not that there was ANY left once I really finished this jar.

Hell yeah, these pickles were GOOD to the last chunk and I even got scolded for eating them in a (shitty) diner in Manhattan which angered me greatly but that's another story...anyway, the problem is the freakin' jar is EMPTY and it's just one of possibly thousands I've gone through. So this year I'm not only making my own pickles, I'm growing all the ingredients too.

If you've got pickle growin' advice let's hear it!