Attention, gardeners 鈥� if you鈥檝e got an over-abundance of zucchini, there鈥檚 an easy way to resolve the issue this Tuesday.

Aug. 8 is national 鈥榮neak some zucchini onto your neighbour鈥檚 porch鈥� 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鈥檚 something you may catch White Rock resident Jenni Holland doing (but not if she鈥檚 quick enough).

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

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

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

鈥淪unshine Coast residents and parts of Vancouver Island have already been doing this for years. Size doesn鈥檛 matter.鈥�

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

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