A good eggplant makes all the difference. Eggplant is a vegetable that took me a while to like. Eggplant tastes bitter ... what should you look for? I asked Jennifer Dunbar, a farmer and owner ...

You can expect them to be ready to harvest in August, but you can also pick them earlier to ripen inside ... so it is good practice to learn what the ideal eggplant looks and feels like before ...