When ever your spouse, who is not a fruit tree addict, allows you to plant something fruit bearing in "restricted space", AKA "the forbidden zone", it is cause for celebration! My wife granted me permission to plant pineapples in the front yard. My front yard is relatively barren except for palm trees and a loquat tree that was probably planted as an ornamental.
Back in May/June of this year, I executed phase 1 of my plan. I acquired a stupid number of tissue cultured pineapple plants. I offered them up to you all, my brothers and sisters who share my fruit tree affliction. Luckily for me, not many of you took advantage. I have not had a single casualty either. These plants can take some abuse.
Now that the weather has cooled a bit, I decided to execute my incursion into the forbidden zone. In the middle of my front yard is a lonely palm, planted in an over-sized raised area. Previously only weeds covered the empty space.
Behold the pineapple greatness!!! (well, at least the beginnings of it) 25 plants in the ground so far and that has barely put a dent in my stocks.