i have seeds of this kind. http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/bin/show_ingredient.cgi?thaieggplant looking for lavender.

😊 I only use the eggplant to make Mediterranean dishes ( you probably havn’t heard or seen) one dish is made with roasted eggplant on fire then mashed and sautéed with garlic, turmeric, tomatoes and eggs, has a smoky flavor and aroma to it. ( another dish is with sauted eggplants cooked with lots of garlic, tomatoes, dried mint, turmeric and a dairy product called Kashk. Also eggplant stew with lamb...all are very delicious. I’m more used to cooking with the long skinnier eggplants ( less seeds).

I haven't grown that particular type of eggplant, but I have grown long Asian purple varieties. I find that when ripe, the fruits will give slightly when squeezed. Before that they're hard as a rock. I pick all my fruits once a week, the day before my market, I just harvest everything that has that slight give. It's the same for the larger Italian eggplants. I hope that helps. I'm sure that someone who has grown your specific type of eggplant will chime in soon enough. Your plant looks very healthy, by the way. No flea beetle holes, no Colorado Potato Beetle damage. My row of eggplants is a war zone.

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