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brucef wrote:

My eggplants grew well for a while, then they started to get this lacy
sort of dieback. They never really recovered and this would appear to
be the final stage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_f/2712262067/

Anyone have any idea what might have caused this?

I agree with everyone else that your problem is called 'winter'.

I use this to work out when to plant things:
http://www.global-garden.com.au/ggplantguide.htm

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