IG: Ever seen golden yellow eggplants like these? I had not, and since this was a volunteer plant (a seed that planted itself from somewhere and just grew up) I was confused. I knew these were definitely eggplants as could be identified from the leaves, stems, etc. but were waiting on them to turn purple, or at least darker?! Well folks, after some deeper research (though not easy to find) it turns out that they’re probably a rarer variety of yellow heirloom eggplant, and they aren’t going to turn purple?. A lesson: stop trying to make things be exactly how you THINK they should be. How magical is that?‘i

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Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

Functional Medicine Health Coach & Holistic Nutritionist at Health Upgraded
Laura Franklin is the owner of Fresh & Frank Wellness and curator of freshandfrank.com.
She is here to preach what she practices and help you to prepare amazing whole food meals from scratch, grow your own organic food and optimize your lifestyle and environment to promote the most vibrant, glowing and energetic you.
Laura is currently based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada but works remotely with people from all over the world!
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2 Comments on “IG: Ever seen golden yellow eggplants like these? I had not, and since this was a volunteer plant (a seed that planted itself from somewhere and just grew up) I was confused. I knew these were definitely eggplants as could be identified from the leaves, stems, etc. but were waiting on them to turn purple, or at least darker?! Well folks, after some deeper research (though not easy to find) it turns out that they’re probably a rarer variety of yellow heirloom eggplant, and they aren’t going to turn purple?. A lesson: stop trying to make things be exactly how you THINK they should be. How magical is that?‘i”

  1. I just took over the gardening club at my school and have spent the last hour trying to figure out what was growing in my garden beds. It is exactly this. Have you tried to eat them?

    1. Laura Franklin, CNP, FMCHC

      Hi Kathleen,
      That’s so cool! Yes, I cooked a bunch of meals with them and they were delicious.
      Basically the same as a purple eggplant in taste and texture. Excellent in curries.
      Definitely worth trying.
      Thanks for connecting and good luck with the gardening club! 🙂

      Laura

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