Growing Eggplant, also Aubergine

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28 Feb 12 Erin (Australia - temperate climate)
How do i know when my eggplant is ripe? - i have a couple of bushes that are producing fruit however when they start they are glossy black then seem to lose thier colour, i have harvested a couple and theya re still a little green on the inside - this seems oppocite from what i have seen in the supermarket.
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How do i know when my eggplant is ripe? - i have a couple of bushes that are producing fruit however when they start they are glossy black then seem to lose thier colour, i have harvested a couple and theya re still a little green on the inside - this seems oppocite from what i have seen in the supermarket.
- Erin


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