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mrpotatohead
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Location: west lothian scotland
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oh! berjeans..........
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August 30, 2012, 21:18 »
my aubergines are about 4-5 inches long, and dont seem to be growing any more. compared to the ones in the supermarket they're tiddlers. anyone know a bit more about these plants? like should they be harvested now etc?
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Mrs Bee
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Location: Greater London/borders of Epping forest
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August 30, 2012, 21:43 »
I am so impressed you have any. My plants stopped growing and have sulked.
Only just showing a couple of flowers.
I picked my aubergines last year when they were about 5-6 inches. If the weather improves they may get a bit bigger. If you pick them small they taste better anyway.
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mobilekat
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Location: Exeter
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August 30, 2012, 21:59 »
Depends on the type you are growing, the ones I am supposedly growing are dwarf ones and should be small, so long as they are right colour and ripe eat them!
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mrpotatohead
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Location: west lothian scotland
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August 30, 2012, 22:18 »
hey;re dark purple with bits of lighter purple spread about. they;re not rock hard, maybe slightly soft when squeezed.
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GrannieAnnie
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Location: Kent
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August 30, 2012, 22:21 »
Got plenty of flowers this year but no aubergines.
Last year I grew some long purple aubergines, which I thought would be ermmmmm long? But they were only about 3-4 inches long!
At least you've got some!
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mumofstig
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Location: Kent
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August 30, 2012, 22:31 »
you pick them while they're still shiny, once they've got too old the skin loses the shine
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