Here is a link to a thread from last fall about composting pickle juice. That person had juice from a 5 gallon bucket of pickles, so it should be about the same. The consensus on that thread seemed to be that it would probably not have much impact on the compost since it was small in comparison.

The salt won't affect the pH, and I don't think it would cause problems in your area because there's not all that much and it will readily leach out with rainfall.

Agree there is no problems with adding them to your compost bins. We cleaning out the canning cabinets annually and all the out-dated products go into the compost piles - pickles included. As Bp said, salt build-up isn't really a worry as it will readily leach out of the soil with rain. Just like the vinegar, composting neutralizes most everything in time. ;)

Dave

Thanks. I plan on making better dills this year, learned my lesson. "If it doesn't taste right going in, it isn't going to be right after it is canned." Glad to know that those cukes have a purpose after all. Knowledge and compost to cover the mistakes.

Nancy