Published on: August 28, 2020
By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County
Last year my husband discovered the joy of making cucumber pickles. He put fresh cucumbers in a clean jar with dill, bay and garlic from the garden, pure salt, spring water and a few grape leaves to keep them crisp, and one week later we had amazing pickles. This year he decided he wanted to make a lot of pickles, and therefore we needed to grow a lot of cucumbers.
With two large cucumber beds and overflow seedlings in 5-gallon pots, we have probably 150 cucumber plants feeding my husband's pickle obsession.
We wanted the best cucumbers for pickles, but we wanted flavorful cucumbers for fresh...
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