Attention, gardeners 含羞草研究社� if you含羞草研究社檝e got an over-abundance of zucchini, there含羞草研究社檚 an easy way to resolve the issue this Tuesday.

Aug. 8 is national 含羞草研究社榮neak some zucchini onto your neighbour含羞草研究社檚 porch含羞草研究社� 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含羞草研究社檚 something you may catch White Rock resident Jenni Holland doing (but not if she含羞草研究社檚 quick enough).

含羞草研究社淲e have so much wonderful local fresh market vegetables and zucchini is a very healthy vegetable that grows in abundance,含羞草研究社� she said in an email to Black Press Media.

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

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It含羞草研究社檚 an easy way to have some fun with your neighbours and share freshly grown produce, she noted.

含羞草研究社淪unshine Coast residents and parts of Vancouver Island have already been doing this for years. Size doesn含羞草研究社檛 matter.含羞草研究社�

The trick to sneaking surplus zucchini onto your neighbour含羞草研究社檚 porch is apparently, to be quiet about it, and do it at the right time.

含羞草研究社淭o celebrate it, you simply wait until the dead of night and quietly creep up to your neighbours含羞草研究社� front doors, leaving plenty of zucchini for them to enjoy,含羞草研究社� suggested an Old Farmer含羞草研究社檚 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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