Here's how to choose the best cucumbers for pickling, whether you're planting them or shopping at the farmers market.

Prime pickling season peaks right around Labor Day, even though cucumbers, in the general, salad sense, have been in season since the end of May. But a good kosher-style dill pickle needs density.

Picking these low-calorie vegetables ensures the best flavor, greatest nutritional value and suitability for pickling.Harvest cucumbers based on how you plan to use them. Pick the fruit when it is ...

Picking these low-calorie vegetables ensures the best flavor, greatest nutritional value and suitability for pickling.Harvest cucumbers based on how you plan to use them. Pick the fruit when it is ...

Those with green thumbs will tell you there’s nothing quite like tilling the soil, planting a seed and watching a vegetable grow. With cucumbers, you first see an inch-long shoot sprout from … ...

Salting cucumbers before pickling is an important step. Cucumbers are around 96% water; salt helps to draw out some of that moisture to ensure your pickles retain their crunch in the brine.