Growing Eggplant, also Aubergine

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30 Sep 12 dirk (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a very large eggplant 8 ft tall, , inherited fromprevious owner, dont know how old , do i cut right back or let it go, it has big spikes on it. pl
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11 Dec 12 Jack (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I think what you are describing is not actually an Eggplant but a related species. Try looking up Solanum mauritianum. It is an invasive weed, I had one recently and immediately thought it looked like an Eggplant. Do not eat! it is posinous.
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