Attention, gardeners 乌鸦传媒� if you乌鸦传媒檝e got an over-abundance of zucchini, there乌鸦传媒檚 an easy way to resolve the issue this Tuesday.

Aug. 8 is national 乌鸦传媒榮neak some zucchini onto your neighbour乌鸦传媒檚 porch乌鸦传媒� 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.

It乌鸦传媒檚 something you may catch White Rock resident Jenni Holland doing (but not if she乌鸦传媒檚 quick enough).

乌鸦传媒淲e have so much wonderful local fresh market vegetables and zucchini is a very healthy vegetable that grows in abundance,乌鸦传媒� she said in an email to Black Press Media.

乌鸦传媒淭he imagination on how to sneak (the zucchini onto the porch) is fun乌鸦传媒� a jar of pickles or mini-cucumber or two would, in my opinion, also count as participating,乌鸦传媒� she shared.

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It乌鸦传媒檚 an easy way to have some fun with your neighbours and share freshly grown produce, she noted.

乌鸦传媒淪unshine Coast residents and parts of Vancouver Island have already been doing this for years. Size doesn乌鸦传媒檛 matter.乌鸦传媒�

The trick to sneaking surplus zucchini onto your neighbour乌鸦传媒檚 porch is apparently, to be quiet about it, and do it at the right time.

乌鸦传媒淭o celebrate it, you simply wait until the dead of night and quietly creep up to your neighbours乌鸦传媒� front doors, leaving plenty of zucchini for them to enjoy,乌鸦传媒� suggested an Old Farmer乌鸦传媒檚 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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