30 Hilariously Disappointing Attempts At Growing Food

Gardening can be a relaxing and rewarding hobby, but it has its challenges. From plants that simply refuse to grow to disappointing harvests, gardening fails aren’t uncommon. You could do everything exactly right and still end up with only one edible tomato after everything is said and done.

The Mighty Harvest subreddit is a great place for gardeners to share their gardening fails. Specifically their unexpected disappointing harvest.

Here are some of the best “Mighty Harvests” gardeners shared online.

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1. “My Corn (1) Is Doing Great”

2. “I Saved Watermelon Seeds From Last Year And Grew My Own Watermelons!”

3. “My Mighty Pineapple (Apple For Scale. I Was Out Of Bananas)”

4. “Very Large Harvest. Very Small Dog”

5. “With These Peppers, I Shall Spice A Thousand Dishes!”

6. “My Pear Tree, One Yearly Perfect Pear, No Leaves And 4 Feet Tall. My Mom Made Sure To Send Me A Picture Because I’m Not Home This Fall”

7. “Three And A Half Months Delivered This Beast Just In Time For Our Village’s Annual Easter Feast”

8. “Just In Time For Halloween, The Tiniest Jack O’lantern”

9. “Ready To Begin Harvesting. Need Advice On Canning”

10. “Would Anyone Like Some Lemon Water?”

11. “Tonight We Feast On Potatoes!”

12. “My Cart Will Definitely Feed A Whole Village!”

13. “Took Me Hours To Slice This Baby Up. Hopefully This Should End Global Hunger. Hand And Chinese Chef Knife For Reference”

14. “I Am So Proud Of My Chili. She Did Her Best”

15. “In Six Months I Was Able To Turn One Clove Of Garlic Into One Clove Of Garlic With A Stem”

16. “Two Years Of Waiting For Our One And Only Lemon”

17. “This Is My Harvest From 3 Different Potato Plants. Don’t Worry, They Tasted Terrible Too”

18. “It Only Cost Me $200 To Grow These”

19. “The Rains Have Blessed Us With Some Sweet Mangos”

20. “A Year’s Worth Of Hard Work”

21. “This Should Sustain Us Through The Winter”

22. “Time To Make Strawberry Jam For My Neighbours”

23. “Such A Plentiful Harvest I Shall Have To Gift Some To Family & Friends”

24. “Guess What I Will Have For My Salad”

25. “When Life Gives You Lemons…”

26. “Time To Make Some Scallion Pancakes”

27. “Just Harvested An Entire Bag Of Lays Chips Worth Of Potato!”

28. “Jumping On The Tiny Chilli Pepper Bandwagon With The Only Carolina Reaper I Managed To Grow This Year”

29. “Pepper Growing Expert Here — Ama!”

30. “Months Of Labour Have Finally Paid Off”