@pclark42 yes Thompson and Morgan grafted plants, I've gone for the same again. That were dead easy to look after treated the same as tomatoes, I did strip some leaves and lost some side shoots as they were so heavily laid down with fruit. Am going to have a much better support system this year. Also they were planted next to the doors which were pushed open wide from the end of May so they weren't overly mollycoddled
Posts
https://www.suttons.co.uk/email/grafted-veg-plants/aubergine-grafted-plant-f1-scorpio_mh5829?feed=shopping&source=SGWEBPPC&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl9eHz_eX9gIVCuztCh2JywxNEAQYASABEgIS2fD_BwE
Alternatively you could try growing on from plug plants, l did this last year, but not as many fruits as with the grafted ones.
https://www.brooksidenursery.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Aubergine