If someone put zucchini on my door for free I’d feel blessed…just saying. Free veggies come to me! I’ll cook, pickle and can em up and would be a very happy woman!!!
I planted cucumbers in a planter (can’t plant in the ground here) and so far got 2 great cukes, also have watermelons in planters, maybe will get one…YEAH
I really love zucchini relish on hot dogs with ketchup & mustard.. I last bought some from a place called “Almost Amish”a while back… Had used up all of mine, so I bought two jars. It arrived in great shape and the stuff will keep for years on end.
My parents once spent the summer at my sister’s place in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it’s still daylight at 2am. The zucchini in Sis’s garden that had just sprouted when they arrived were full-grown (even by lower-48 standards) two weeks later.
Maybe Earl and Opal can do a little creative marketing and offer them as “courgettes”.
One year we smuggled a bunch of zukes into our neighbors’ cucumber patch, and slid them in under the leaves so they’d look like cucumbers. Another year we planted a line of them in their flower bed, half buried and sticking up.
A woman I know made the careless mistake of leaving a couple of zucchini in plain sight in her car when she went shopping. When she returned, she found her car had been broken into & a dozen more zucchini had been left.
you only need 2 plants total. any more then that and you will always have too much. Unless you plan on cutting and bagging it all and putting it in a freezer for use later. there was a time where people canned a lot of their veggies and fruits to have for later.
She might leave a wheelbarrow sized loaf of Zucchini bread on your porch. (Wait, we might be on to something here.) Somebody churn a bucket of butter and cook up some jam.
Reminds me of when my kids were young and we came out of our church to find it filled with zucchini! My son cried out, “Oh no! Our car’s not even safe at church!” They knew I’d fix it all too…I borrowed my sister’s “101 ways to fix zucchini” book!
There’s a small town in New England where people have to lock their cars when running errands. If not, their cars will be full of zucchini upon their return.
They always could leave them in a box with a sign on it in fron of their yatd on the pavement. People do that a lot with apples, zucchinis and squashs around here.
Zucchini bread, Zucchini cake, Zucchini beef bake, Roasted Zucchini, Grilled Zucchini, Zucchini Noodles, Zucchini Smoothies, Zucchini Fritters, Baked Zucchini Chips, Grilled Ratatouille Tartines, Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Herb Garden Zucchini Pizza. The options are nearly endless, besides Earl, at you and Opals age you are even shaped like a Zucchini.
You shred the zucchini and place a zucchini breads worth of it in ziplock bags. Then place the bags in the freezer. This provides the key ingredient for zucchini bread all year long.
I’ve noticed that actually no one is planting zucchini anymore, including me. So, I have to buy ! them to make my beloved zucchini chocolate muffins :(May have to plant some next year!
1) bake dozens of loaves of zucchini/ pineapple/ walnut bread. Freeze them to eat later. 2)bake dozens of loaves of zucchini chocolate/ chocolate chip bread. Freeze them to eat later. 3) fresh zucchini can be put in lasagna, pasta dishes, stir-fries, on pizza, rice dishes, and breakfast casseroles.
We have a prolific Eureka lemon tree. My sister regularly harvests a whole bunch of them. She puts them in shallow boxes with FREE signs on them and puts them on the strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the street. The most fun was the guy driving the street sweeper truck who hollered out his window while on the other side of the street, asking if they were free. When he got to our side of the street he was so happy to have an entire box, waiting just for him ;-)
They’re four days late, the The Brilliant Mind Of Edison Lee did this joke on August 8th, the correct day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-sneak-zucchini-onto-neighbors-porch-day/ :-)
Ever hear of food banks? Comics like this one irritate me, I know a LOT of people are out there who could use just about any king of food you’re willing to donate, instead they act like the only choice is to dump food on people who don’t want it!
A number of years ago I worked with a guy who told us he planted 12 zucchini plants because he wanted 12 zucchinis. We spent quite a bit of time avoiding him.
Last Tuesday was “National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day”. Thankfully, no one did. Not a fan of them and not the sort of birthday gift I would have wanted.
I have a lot of recipes for zucchini (except for the bread-and-butter zucchini pickles one of my aunts made; so yummy), so I use and freeze quite a bit from my garden. The rest goes to family members (especially a niece who loves zoodles) who also can use it (breads, muffins, lasagna, etc.), or a couple of nearby food pantries who are happy to have it. (Same goes for the output of my rather large rhubarb patch. Can’t believe what they charge for it in the stores.)
My mom used to make us put sacks of plums on the neighbors’ doorsteps. First we knocked. After a few times, everyone quit answering their doors. We left them there anyway, or we would have been punished. I believe the neighbors were “plum” glad to see us go when we moved away.
allen@home over 1 year ago
Guys have you ever thought about not planting zucchini?
C over 1 year ago
One of the worst things to plant
JenF over 1 year ago
If someone put zucchini on my door for free I’d feel blessed…just saying. Free veggies come to me! I’ll cook, pickle and can em up and would be a very happy woman!!!
momofalex7 over 1 year ago
Take them to a food share.
oldthang over 1 year ago
If zucchinis had some flavor, it would be different.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 1 year ago
Come over here, I’ll take them…just let me get out my canning jars and jug of vinager….
eced52 over 1 year ago
If they grew cucumbers people would be clamoring for them. Good for hydrating.
angelolady Premium Member over 1 year ago
Late-night zucchini drops in the next block could be fun. Just don’t get caught!
MichaelAxelFleming over 1 year ago
Earl’s out of his gourd.
The dude from FL Premium Member over 1 year ago
I planted cucumbers in a planter (can’t plant in the ground here) and so far got 2 great cukes, also have watermelons in planters, maybe will get one…YEAH
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 1 year ago
I’m good for 20 or 30 lb. I love fried zucchini.
Uncle Kenny over 1 year ago
Take them to church and give them to people without gardens.
Erse IS better over 1 year ago
Recipe for Gift Zucchini:
Select two large zucchini. Peal them and put peels into the compost.
Cut each in half, lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and put the seeds into the compost
Cut the remaining squash into about 1/2 inch cubes. Put the cubes into the compost.
Order in pizza.
Fritzsch over 1 year ago
Check for unlocked parked cars. Put them in the back seat.
carlsonbob over 1 year ago
I bet there are homeless shelters that would be thrilled to have them.
Jingles over 1 year ago
i had a bumper crop of okra one year. we were not popular
Homerville Premium Member over 1 year ago
Take them to church. They will be gone by 12:30
KA7DRE Premium Member over 1 year ago
I really love zucchini relish on hot dogs with ketchup & mustard.. I last bought some from a place called “Almost Amish”a while back… Had used up all of mine, so I bought two jars. It arrived in great shape and the stuff will keep for years on end.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
Got cukes?
laughingkitty over 1 year ago
So, skip her house, but leave them on other neighbors’ porches. Or go to the next town where nobody knows you and leave them on porches there.
Sprarklin over 1 year ago
I grow just one zucchini plant, that is plenty.
I keep meaning to try the recipe for “zucchini blossoms,” it sound delicious, but you have to act quick to get the blossoms.
iggyman over 1 year ago
Make Zucchini bread, ! and sell it at the Farmer’s Market!
dadoctah over 1 year ago
My parents once spent the summer at my sister’s place in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it’s still daylight at 2am. The zucchini in Sis’s garden that had just sprouted when they arrived were full-grown (even by lower-48 standards) two weeks later.
Maybe Earl and Opal can do a little creative marketing and offer them as “courgettes”.
sarahbowl1 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ll take some! I love zucchini!
jagedlo over 1 year ago
Have you two thought of growing a diversified crop of vegetables instead of just a ton of one?
djarneco over 1 year ago
Food bank!!
LawrenceS over 1 year ago
Our church has a table and invites gardeners to share there bounty. Stuff gets taken pretty quick.
Gameguy49 Premium Member over 1 year ago
One year we smuggled a bunch of zukes into our neighbors’ cucumber patch, and slid them in under the leaves so they’d look like cucumbers. Another year we planted a line of them in their flower bed, half buried and sticking up.
jslabotnik over 1 year ago
Plow them under for fertilizer for next year’s zucchini crop
51 Champion over 1 year ago
Food donations are needed and worthwhile
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 1 year ago
My father once grew a ton of pepper plants and wound up giving peppers to everyone he knew, LOL!
SamT53 over 1 year ago
A woman I know made the careless mistake of leaving a couple of zucchini in plain sight in her car when she went shopping. When she returned, she found her car had been broken into & a dozen more zucchini had been left.
jhpeanut over 1 year ago
I’ll take some. Donate to a local food bank.
david_42 over 1 year ago
We have three yellow squash plants this year. One has nothing on it, one has two squashes, the third one has too many.
6foot6 over 1 year ago
you only need 2 plants total. any more then that and you will always have too much. Unless you plan on cutting and bagging it all and putting it in a freezer for use later. there was a time where people canned a lot of their veggies and fruits to have for later.
goboboyd over 1 year ago
She might leave a wheelbarrow sized loaf of Zucchini bread on your porch. (Wait, we might be on to something here.) Somebody churn a bucket of butter and cook up some jam.
kaycstamper over 1 year ago
Reminds me of when my kids were young and we came out of our church to find it filled with zucchini! My son cried out, “Oh no! Our car’s not even safe at church!” They knew I’d fix it all too…I borrowed my sister’s “101 ways to fix zucchini” book!
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Oy!
piper_gilbert over 1 year ago
There’s a small town in New England where people have to lock their cars when running errands. If not, their cars will be full of zucchini upon their return.
trainnut1956 over 1 year ago
Take them to the deer park for the deer.
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
They are not that smart.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
It wasn’t an issue until Mrs.Knopf put up a “No Trespassing” sign…..
timzsixty9 over 1 year ago
donate to the local food bank, or homeless?
Ancient Wise Guy over 1 year ago
Lot’s of fried breaded zucchini sticks.
silberdistel over 1 year ago
They always could leave them in a box with a sign on it in fron of their yatd on the pavement. People do that a lot with apples, zucchinis and squashs around here.
JoshHere over 1 year ago
Plant corn, they have ears. It feels better when they come out of your ears
Detroit Dan over 1 year ago
How bout some zucchini bread?
miztrniceguy over 1 year ago
Sneak A Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day was several days ago
MontanaPhil50 over 1 year ago
Look for a large church on Sunday and go around looking for unlocked cars to leave them in
ladykat over 1 year ago
I’ll take a couple! I’m overdue for making zucchini lasagna.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Zucchini bread, Zucchini cake, Zucchini beef bake, Roasted Zucchini, Grilled Zucchini, Zucchini Noodles, Zucchini Smoothies, Zucchini Fritters, Baked Zucchini Chips, Grilled Ratatouille Tartines, Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Herb Garden Zucchini Pizza. The options are nearly endless, besides Earl, at you and Opals age you are even shaped like a Zucchini.
jader3rd over 1 year ago
You shred the zucchini and place a zucchini breads worth of it in ziplock bags. Then place the bags in the freezer. This provides the key ingredient for zucchini bread all year long.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Don’t bring those Zucchini’s here Earl move along
Wanderer87 over 1 year ago
I’ve noticed that actually no one is planting zucchini anymore, including me. So, I have to buy ! them to make my beloved zucchini chocolate muffins :(May have to plant some next year!
sobrown51 over 1 year ago
Set them out at the curb with a FREE sign and they will be gone in an hour.
paultwick over 1 year ago
What about the local food bank?
ANIMAL over 1 year ago
OMG – Who doesn’t like free vegetables..?
Jwhitcomb1966 over 1 year ago
1) bake dozens of loaves of zucchini/ pineapple/ walnut bread. Freeze them to eat later. 2)bake dozens of loaves of zucchini chocolate/ chocolate chip bread. Freeze them to eat later. 3) fresh zucchini can be put in lasagna, pasta dishes, stir-fries, on pizza, rice dishes, and breakfast casseroles.
wndflower1 over 1 year ago
you can always spot the man who has no friends—-he’s the one buying zucchini at the market!
cafed00d Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ll take some and cook up a whole batch of kung pao!
zeexenon over 1 year ago
Wet behind the ears gardeners. Pffft!
Walter Kocker over 1 year ago
Cats are afraid of cucumbers (nobody knows why – must be in their DNA) – I wonder if they’re equally afraid of zucchinis?
Of course – think of it – we’re all commenting on zucchinis on a comic strip called, “Pickles”
prrdh over 1 year ago
Dehydrate them. And don’t plant any at all next year, since you already have a lifetime supply.
Stargazer1950 over 1 year ago
August 8th was “National Sneak Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Porch Day”
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
My wife sneers (like Elvis) at the sight of zucchini but as many times as I’ve cooked them in recipes she’s never turned down dinner.
LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member over 1 year ago
We have a prolific Eureka lemon tree. My sister regularly harvests a whole bunch of them. She puts them in shallow boxes with FREE signs on them and puts them on the strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the street. The most fun was the guy driving the street sweeper truck who hollered out his window while on the other side of the street, asking if they were free. When he got to our side of the street he was so happy to have an entire box, waiting just for him ;-)
stevek Premium Member over 1 year ago
They’re four days late, the The Brilliant Mind Of Edison Lee did this joke on August 8th, the correct day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-sneak-zucchini-onto-neighbors-porch-day/ :-)
morgankhat over 1 year ago
Dry them out in the sun, then burn them in the fireplace.
morgankhat over 1 year ago
Dry them out in the sun then burn them in the fireplace
T... over 1 year ago
Sell ’em to your local (non Kroger) grocery or put them up on amazon, at least their not grown in China…
sew-so over 1 year ago
Ever hear of food banks? Comics like this one irritate me, I know a LOT of people are out there who could use just about any king of food you’re willing to donate, instead they act like the only choice is to dump food on people who don’t want it!
neatslob Premium Member over 1 year ago
A number of years ago I worked with a guy who told us he planted 12 zucchini plants because he wanted 12 zucchinis. We spent quite a bit of time avoiding him.
Nobody_Important over 1 year ago
Last Tuesday was “National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day”. Thankfully, no one did. Not a fan of them and not the sort of birthday gift I would have wanted.
adrianrune over 1 year ago
I have a lot of recipes for zucchini (except for the bread-and-butter zucchini pickles one of my aunts made; so yummy), so I use and freeze quite a bit from my garden. The rest goes to family members (especially a niece who loves zoodles) who also can use it (breads, muffins, lasagna, etc.), or a couple of nearby food pantries who are happy to have it. (Same goes for the output of my rather large rhubarb patch. Can’t believe what they charge for it in the stores.)
CeceliaWD Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ll take some. It amazes me that something so plentiful costs so much at the grocery store.
wildlandwaters over 1 year ago
For my taste, one plant is too many…
the real savage over 1 year ago
My mom used to make us put sacks of plums on the neighbors’ doorsteps. First we knocked. After a few times, everyone quit answering their doors. We left them there anyway, or we would have been punished. I believe the neighbors were “plum” glad to see us go when we moved away.