Attention, gardeners B次元官网网址� if youB次元官网网址檝e got an over-abundance of zucchini, thereB次元官网网址檚 an easy way to resolve the issue this Tuesday.

Aug. 8 is national B次元官网网址榮neak some zucchini onto your neighbourB次元官网网址檚 porchB次元官网网址� day, an idea spawned from the fertility of the popular plant.

As every gardener knows, vines will be busy producing hundreds of tiny squash at this time of year and, if not picked, they can quickly grow to an enormous size.

ItB次元官网网址檚 something you may catch White Rock resident Jenni Holland doing (but not if sheB次元官网网址檚 quick enough).

B次元官网网址淲e have so much wonderful local fresh market vegetables and zucchini is a very healthy vegetable that grows in abundance,B次元官网网址� she said in an email to Black Press Media.

B次元官网网址淭he imagination on how to sneak (the zucchini onto the porch) is funB次元官网网址� a jar of pickles or mini-cucumber or two would, in my opinion, also count as participating,B次元官网网址� she shared.

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ItB次元官网网址檚 an easy way to have some fun with your neighbours and share freshly grown produce, she noted.

B次元官网网址淪unshine Coast residents and parts of Vancouver Island have already been doing this for years. Size doesnB次元官网网址檛 matter.B次元官网网址�

The trick to sneaking surplus zucchini onto your neighbourB次元官网网址檚 porch is apparently, to be quiet about it, and do it at the right time.

B次元官网网址淭o celebrate it, you simply wait until the dead of night and quietly creep up to your neighboursB次元官网网址� front doors, leaving plenty of zucchini for them to enjoy,B次元官网网址� suggested an Old FarmerB次元官网网址檚 Almanac article.

It also suggested sharing extra vegetable bounty with local food banks or community food pantries.

tricia.weel@peacearchnews.com
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