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Ask anyone who grows their own food and they'll tell you it's worth it. Not only do fresh, home-grown fruits and vegetables taste best and often are more nutritious than the ones sitting in a grocery store, but the pride and satisfaction that come from harvesting the fruits of your labor are also simply priceless.

However, getting there can be challenging. Especially if you're a newbie. After all, there's plenty you need to learn about the crop, nature keeps throwing you curveballs, and some pesky little creature is constantly trying to rob you.

So when someone fails at their first harvest, often the only thing left for them to do is... have a laugh about it on the Internet and try again next year.

Discover more in 'Failed Harvest': People Are Sharing What They Failed To Grow In 30 Funny Pics

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#1

Hand holding a tiny peeled banana in a backyard garden, illustrating a failed harvest and disappointing growth results.

Harvested some bananas that grew in my backyard. I guess, success?

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You could also view these pics as proof that millennials garden. Even though they have a reputation for spending time on their computers, not in their backyards, according to the National Gardening Survey in 2016, over 80 percent of the 6 million Americans who took up gardening the prior year were millennials.

They're giving the plant industry life, too. "With many millennials delaying parenthood, plants have become the new pets, fulfilling a desire to connect to nature and the blossoming 'wellness' movement," Matthew Boyle wrote for Bloomberg.

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    #2

    Small, misshapen potatoes being fried and resulting in a failed harvest with a very tiny yield of fries.

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    "For a group that embraces experiences and travel, moreover, plants give Gen-Yers something to care for that won't die — or soil the rug — when they're not around."

    Interestingly, millennials can pay as much as $200 for some plants, but when you consider that according to a survey by The New York Times, raising kids is more expensive than it's ever been before and finances are the main reason why people aren't having kids or are having fewer kids than the number they consider ideal, although costly, plants don't seem that costly, do they!

    #3

    Hand holding a glass of water with a tiny failed harvest seedling barely sprouting on the rim in a kitchen setting.

    Would anyone like some lemon water?

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    #4

    Small lemon fruit held in palm and cut in half, showing a failed harvest from a backyard lemon tree.

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    #5

    Two hands holding tiny failed harvest fruits, highlighting small and funny gardening fail with vibrant purple lighting.

    So when I purchased my super dwarf Tangerine. I was told that the tangerines themselves would be normal size. I guess I fotgot to ask, compared to what? Despite its size, it still peels, tastes and wedges just like a normal tangerine. But hey, Indiana grown citrus


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    #6

    Hand holding a pot with a failed harvest of tomato plants, only one small tomato grown on fragile stems.

    I just don't know what to do, start a ketchup factory maybe?

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    #7

    Tiny sprouted garlic held in palm next to a penny, illustrating a failed harvest and small crop growth attempt.

    Enough garlic to last the quarantine

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    #8

    Small failed harvest showing a tiny piece of romaine lettuce held in a hand and next to a small bear figure.

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    #9

    Hand holding a tiny watermelon on a glass table showing a failed harvest of a very small fruit.

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    #10

    Tiny red bell pepper grown in a failed harvest next to a penny for size comparison on a beige surface

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    #11

    Small failed harvest chili pepper in a person's hand with a curious dog in the background outdoors.

    Anyone know where to get a tiny bottle so I can make the ants some hot sauce?


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    #12

    LEGO figure with a red wagon full of small Brussels sprouts illustrating a funny failed harvest garden scene.

    Had to bust out the wagon to haul in this load

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    #13

    Man holding and examining a tiny pineapple, illustrating a failed harvest with a small, humorously undergrown fruit.

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    #14

    Tomato plant with few small fruits struggling to grow near a house wall representing a failed harvest in a home garden.

    Ready to begin harvesting. Need advice on canning.

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    #15

    Small failed harvest carrot next to a matchstick and matchbox showing size comparison on wooden surface

    My precious carrot harvest from this year. Matchsticks for size comparison.

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    #16

    Small failed harvest cherry tomatoes on a spoon placed on a granite countertop showing poor crop yield.

    My mom was very proud of her tomato harvest. It's spaghetti night, boys!


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    #17

    Partial corn cobs with sparse kernels on a white plate showing a failed harvest garden growing attempt.

    Grew corn in our backyard for the first time. Nailed it

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    #18

    Turkey eating a tiny melon on green grass showing a failed harvest moment in a humorous gardening post.

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    #19

    A healthy banana next to a tiny, failed harvest banana fruit on a gray surface showing a gardening mishap.

    My first meyer lemon ripened today. Im so proud of the little guy. Banana for scale


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    #20

    Person holding a small failed harvest cucumber cut in half, showing an unusual pale interior with seeds in the center.

    The juice is worth the squeeze


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    #21

    Tiny orange fruit held between fingers showing a failed harvest of a garden plant with green leaves in the background.

    Tried growing tomatoes for the first time this year. This was my harvest

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    #22

    Hand holding four small eggplants, illustrating a failed harvest with undergrown vegetables on a grass background.

    Enough to make eggplant parm for the entire population of Italy.

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    #23

    Tiny failed harvest of a miniature cabbage next to a spool of blue thread on a textured glass surface.

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    #24

    Small failed harvest of a single tiny lettuce leaf resting on an open palm against a blurred background.

    I shall make a salad fit for a king

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    #25

    Tiny carrots and cherry tomatoes in a hand showing a failed harvest of small garden vegetables.

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    #26

    Hand holding a tiny apple from a garden with many small apples on tree branches in a funny failed harvest moment.

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    #27

    Hand holding a tiny failed harvest corn seedling, illustrating a humorous gardening fail.

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    #28

    Four white beans on a countertop illustrating a failed harvest of what people unsuccessfully grew in their garden.

    A 400% return on investment

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    #29

    Alt text: Two sliced tomatoes with unusual shapes on a cutting board illustrating a failed harvest in a home garden.

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