Growing Eggplant, also Aubergine

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02 Jun 18 Caroline (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I have never grown eggplant before but successfully grew 6 plants this year outside in Invercargill. They produced well and have just started to die off now that we are getting frosts every night. I have harvested all the fruit but was wondering if it is worth leaving them in the ground for next year or just pulling them out and starting again next year.
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13 Sep 18 Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Read the notes at the bottom of the page.
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04 Jun 18 Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Your eggplants will probably die off completely during the winter, so it would be best to start again with new ones in Spring.
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