Sacha wrote:
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If you do a Google image search on Solanums, you'll probably find a
pic of
yours. I do know that the S. crispum I had was a complete and utter thug
and I had to keep hacking it back like mad.

You are right it is a S.crispum - and a total thug as well. The trunk
has a diameter of around 2 inches...how brutal do you get when hacking
it back?

Gill

BTW I'll definitely give the grass seed/compost thing a go once it warms
up a bit more