40 Attempts At Home Gardening That Ended In Hilariously Disappointing Results

Home gardening is the ultimate test of patience, skill, and sometimes sheer luck. Whether you’re growing herbs on a windowsill or managing a full-blown backyard veggie patch, there’s something truly magical about tending to plants and watching them grow. But not every story ends in a bountiful harvest. Some are just funny.

Welcome to the wild and wacky world of r/MightyHarvest, where the funny gardening fails are as epic as the dreams of a “mighty harvest.” This subreddit is the internet’s backyard garden party, and trust me, everyone’s invited. It’s a place where home gardeners, or at least attempts of them, share their gloriously gone-wrong gardening fails. From carrot crops that would make Bugs Bunny cry to sunflowers that seem to think the sun is actually on the ground, it’s all about celebrating the lighter side of not quite having a green thumb.

If you’re looking for inspiration to give it a shot, dig into the most hilariously humbling plant misadventures on the web below. And remember, every brown thumb tells a tale, and at Mightty Harvest, those tales are pure hilarity.


1. “No need to buy tomatoes all winter!!! Canning time!”

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2. “My hand didn’t even for around it”

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3. “I thought these were pomegranate seeds. Then I realized they were potatoes and made potato wedges.”

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4. “My Prepper husband wasn’t thrilled with my plants contribution to our survival garden”

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5. “My mighty carrot and potato harvest will surely feed me through the winter”

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6. “My mightiest potato from this year’s crop!”

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7. “I’ve been told y’all would appreciate my tomato here!”

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8. “Only one green onion stalk survived, but damn it is girthy”

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9. “My carrot”

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10. “I think i’ll keep us fed through winter boys no worries”

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11. “Watered every day for months”

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12. “Finished harvesting our Minnesota potatoes”

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13. “Finally grew one(1) bell pepper after 3 years of trying. It tasted disgusting “

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14. “The largest of Oranges”

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15. “the only pepper my plant grew, luckily its massive”

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16. “My First Potato (banana for scale)”

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17. “Finally some fruit! My family no longer has to starve”

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18. “Wtf happened to my lemons!!!!”

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19. “Was told to post this here!”

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20. “Behold, my mightiest citrus”

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21. “My wife grew a comically smol cantaloupe”

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22. “Sharing this juicy, flavorful melon”

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23. “Ah, yes. 9 long months of waiting for….this. Truly mighty”

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24. “My tomato plant is working extra hard this year Tiny”

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25. “A magnificent feast of carrots”

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26. “The full harvest of oranges this year. I’m going to make so much marmalade!”

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27. “Mightiest of Corn”

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28. “First time growing potatoes”

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29. “I’m going to set up a lemonade stand!”

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30. “Random corn stalk growing in my yard. Feeling blessed.”

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31. “Our porch pineapple”

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32. “Smol cantaloupe, now cut in half for your viewing pleasure”

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33. “All of my hard work this summer has paid off. Finally I can solve world hunger”

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34. “Behold, my mighty pea harvest.”

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35. “Entire carrot harvest. At least it didn’t hit any stones on its journey down into the earth.”

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36. “What to do with THIS much oranges? Don’t wanna waste, any ideas?”

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37. “I grew a singular tiny pumpkin from seeds advertised to produce giant pumpkins!”

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38. “I’ve been blessed with a bountiful harvest Tiny”

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39. “Behold the bounty of the only pepper I successfully ripened last year”

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40. “This year’s carrots! Won’t be hungry for at least a few minutes after this feast.”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.