Call for Zucchini

In 2003, when Robert Conrad first proposed that I could have a garden at WCLV, he had only one emphatic restriction: No zucchini.

I have faithfully held to that rule -- until now.

Here's the "Emma Lazarus" pitch: Give me your tired, your poor -- zucchini, your huddled masses of baseball bat- and kayak-size squash hiding under the sheltering leaves in the recesses of your vegetable patch.

Drop off point for your unwanted zucchini is WCLV, 26501 Renaissance Parkway, Warrensville Heights, just east of the intersection of Richmond and Emery Roads.

You may drop it off during regular business hours Monday through Friday, or you may leave it in a basket out front. All foundling zucchini will be taken in. Each squash will be wanted, especially in the form of zucchini bread.