Growing pineapples in the backyard

Here's a closeup of what's happening in the old kale patch.It's well into its second year and sure enough, a pineapple is growing in the backyard. I started this one off by planting the top of a store bought pineapple, it hasn't required any special treatment but it did take up a fair bit of space for just one plant.Pineapples are surprisingly easy to grow here - in fact I live in the middle of