[JustaDumbBlonde]

Years ago, I obtained a couple of dill pickle buckets from our local cafe. I washed them, left bleach water in them for a couple of days, and scrubbed them with every cleaner known to mankind. The strong smell of dill pickles never left them. They would make anything you put in them smell or taste like dill pickles! Pretty funny.

[tubebender]

Shame on you JaDblonde! Your tirade against pickle buckets effectively killed this informational thread depriving those of us still incarcerated in the Cuckoo’s Nest. (just kidding) We had over a inch of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday and we can see some pretty dramatic growth in everything especially the corn, potatoes and lettuce. The bad news is that about 60% of my Garlic is still in the ground and the damp soil can cause mold in the skin. I will dig it today and hang it in a fence to cure although I may put some in the greenhouse to speed it up. Another down side to the rain is the noise the weeds make as they re attack the garden...