Hi,

This is the first time we have ever planted a veggie patch and we’re not sure what variety of eggplant we have, but our plants are growing very fast. We’re just not sure when the eggplant is actually ready, the skin is dark and shiny, but inside the flesh is slightly green, I’m under the impression the flesh is white?
Is this a sign the eggplants are not ready yet.

Thanks for the great info! My first attempt at a real garden didn’t go so well this year. The soil hear is really poor and we had a bad drought this summer. I’m on city water, so I had to watch my bill, too. I actually got a few eggplant plants to grow. Two of them have one eggplant each, and I was unsure of how long to let them go before picking. Looks like one is ready, and the other isn’t far behind. I’ve got a few more blooms so hopefully I’ll get a few more before it gets too cold here in SE Georgia.

I was wondering if I could replant eggplants from my garden and bring them indoors for the winter so I could continue getting more of them also can I do the same for my sweet and hot peppers. Thank you for any info. you can provide me with

Hi, Tee and everybody else!
I enjoyed reading all your very informative questions and replies.
Three years ago I planted about 12 black beauties and they produced so much that last year I just planted 3. One survived undiscriminating mowing by a teenager!
That one plant has been producing about 3 fruits at a time. It’s only about 2ft tall and about 3ft wide w/lots of branches. It survived last winter and this summer. I just picked 2 fruits and there is another one ready to be picked, and 2 more about an egg size. I also have seen the greenish strips on the dark purple skin but they taste great!
My fruits don’t have spikes and I don’t know if the plant is “male” or “female” but it manages very well. I like to slice them thick, brush them w/olive oil and basil and oregano, place a round of red onion over it and maybe a slice of red pepper and bake them for about 35 minutes.

Have a great harvest!
Marla from Southern California Desert

thank u, they only the size of golf balls sometimes when they change colors. thank u very much

Hi Dean – I have been getting this question quite a bit lately. Generally the green/yellowish/brownish colorations are due to fruits becoming over ripe. Try harvesting the eggplants a bit sooner when they are still purple. This may mean harvesting them when they are smaller and not the “hand-size” that I mentioned in the article.

Good luck!

i have a black beauty eggplant, my problem is they start out looking good. they don’t get as big as my hand, then they start turning green and yellow. i can’t figure out what the problem is. can u please give me some insight.

Hi Joe – I would allow them to grow until they are ready to harvest. To be honest, I have no idea why some would be greenish. Very strange. If you would like can you take a picture of it then use the contact form on the Contact Page to send it to me? There’s a file uploader at the bottom of the form for attaching photos.

Thanks!

Hi,
i planted a black beauty from a little tiny plant starter. It is growing like crazy and some eggplants are coming out black but others are still growing but are a light pink t greenish color? Any ideas. Are they still OK to eat if green? Could it be a soil deficiency of some sort?

Thank you! This is my first time trying to grow eggplants. Actually, it was on a whim that I picked up a few plants for On SALE at the grocery store. What an amusing plant! Pretty flowers, adorable fruit with an amazing growth rate.
I have been tempted to pick but was not certain when was the right time. Thanks to you, now I know!
So excuse me while I zip outside and collect my first harvest!
Smiles!