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08 Jul 22 Bobbi Linn (USA - Zone 8b climate)

I live in zone 8b/9a in Texas, west of San Antonio. Mine die back in winter but come back in spring. I do not remove the dead stalks when they die back, I grow them outside in a raised bed, with plenty of leaf mulch. I trim back the dead stalk after new stalks emerge. Just make sure to water occasionally during winter if it is a dry winter, especially before it drops down below 35 to 40. I begin watering more often as it warms up in spring. The new shoots rise up from the root ball. Then as late spring and summer hit I water regularly. Mine get full sun until about 4 to 5 pm, then are shaded by a nearby tree. So for me, they are like my chile pequins/petins, a perennial..

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14 Nov 22 Corena Hur (USA - Zone 8b climate)

Thank you, Bobbi, this information is a great encouragement for leaving my eggplant over winter in Austin area.

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