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Article created by: Rugilė Žemaitytė

When you are growing your own food, you control every step of the process — from seed selection and soil management all the way to carrot peeling and pie baking!

But with so many variables, chances are some things will not go according to plan. And the subreddit r/MightyHarvest has plenty of proof to back this up. Created in 2018, it has 88.4k members, who regularly post pictures from their gardens.

While a select few see it as a platform for humble-bragging and uploading images of their Pinterest-perfect tomato baskets, most people do it ironically and share their hilariously underdeveloped fruits and veggies instead, reminding each other that failing is part of the process.

Continue scrolling to check out the content and don't miss the chat we had with Alison Levey, the creator of The Blackberry Garden blog and Todd Heft of the Big Blog Of Gardening.

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My Lime Tree’s First Lime

Two tiny slices of homegrown cucumber next to a penny, showing a hilarious gardening fail with growing food.

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    Hmm, Not Bad

    Small tomato plant with a single fruit grown, humorously failing to match the abundant tomatoes shown on the seed packet.

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    #3

    Does Anyone Want A Lemonade

    Hand holding a tiny, oddly shaped fruit in a garden with potted flowers, highlighting failed attempts to grow food.

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    The Asparagus Saga Continues. It Is 5" Taller Today

    Tall asparagus stalk next to a ruler and banana, illustrating failed attempts to grow own food with hilarious results.

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    Behold My Bounty! It Will Feed Villages Throughout The Winter Months!

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    #6

    One Might Be Enough For Today's Recipe

    Hand holding a large carrot next to a ruler measuring its length in a kitchen, illustrating growing own food effort.

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    This Thai Chilli Shall Flavour My Dishes For The Next Eon

    Smallest homegrown food item held in hand showing a humorous gardening fail from people trying to grow their own food.

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    The Central Valley, Cornucopia Of The World

    Tiny, underdeveloped carrots with leafy tops laid out on a wooden surface, showing a gardening fail attempt.

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    Definitely Mighty

    Hand holding a small, humorously undersized carrot grown from a home garden, highlighting food growing fails.

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    #10

    Tonight.. We Shall Feast!

    Green snap peas grown at home but disappointing in size, illustrating failed attempts at growing own food humorously.

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    #11

    Who Wants Rhubarb Pie?

    Small green plant struggling to grow among dry leaves and twigs, showcasing food growing challenges and gardening disappointment.

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    Oh The Great Potato Harvest Of 2023. They Shall Write Epic Tales Long Into The Future Of The Horticultural Triumph. God As My Witness, I'll Never Be Hungry Again!

    Small and oddly shaped potatoes freshly dug up, showing a disappointing homegrown food harvest experience.

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    #13

    My First Harvest! Get Ready To Feast

    A tiny yellow squash held in a person's hand showing a humorous gardening fail with homegrown food.

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    #14

    I’m Going To Have Tea For Years

    Small white flower heads placed on parchment paper inside a drying rack, illustrating funny food growing fails.

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    #15

    My Mighty Flock Has Provided This Tiny Egg

    Three eggs of vastly different sizes in a wire basket showing funny food growing attempts and garden fails.

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    #16

    Carrot Harvest, For Ants

    Small carrots with greens next to a banana on a cutting board showing food growing attempts and funny gardening results.

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    #17

    My Giant Yellow Raspberry

    Small, underdeveloped orange fruit on an open hand showing failed attempts to grow own food with disappointing results.

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    #18

    Just Think Of All The Lemon Pies I'm Gonna Make With This

    Snickers protein bar next to a tiny yellow fruit highlighting funny food growth fails and gardening disappointments.

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    #19

    Gaze Upon My Haul!

    Small wild mushroom growing inside the mesh of a gray cap, showing unexpected results from trying to grow own food.

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    #20

    I Cannot Wait To Pluck This Perfect Snap Pea And Indulge

    Hand holding a small, unhealthy pea pod in a garden bed showing a failed attempt to grow own food.

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    #21

    Okay, I’m Not Going To Lie. I Like Boasting. My Lettuce Harvest:

    Hand holding small, poorly grown lettuce leaves, showing a disappointing result of trying to grow their own food.

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    #22

    Really Odd Baby Carrots

    Oddly shaped homegrown carrots laid out on a red checkered cloth showing hilarious gardening disappointments.

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    The Whole Neighborhood Will Be Feasting For Weeks! I Grew... Pea

    Hand holding a tiny pea pod from a failed homegrown food attempt, showing a funny gardening disappointment.

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    #24

    On First Ever Try

    Small eggplant growing on a home plant surrounded by large green leaves, showing a gardening fail in growing food.

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    #25

    Behold

    Hand holding a small, undergrown radish with leaves in a garden, showing a food growing fail.

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    #26

    From Seed To Salad In An Apartment Balcony!

    Freshly harvested homegrown radishes and leafy greens on a plate from a small backyard food garden.

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    #27

    Behold! The Jalapeño Bonsai!

    Potted pepper plant with one small red pepper growing, illustrating people trying to grow their own food with funny results.

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    The Only Radish I've Ever Been Able To Actually Grow

    Hand holding a small radish with leaves, showcasing a funny homegrown food gardening attempt.

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    #29

    It's Supposed To Be A Carrot I Swear

    Small, oddly shaped carrot held between fingers showing a funny attempt at growing their own food.

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    Acorn Sized Acorn Squash

    Hand holding a small, oddly shaped green vegetable from a home garden, showing food growing disappointment.

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    #31

    First Crack At Growing Garlic Was A Rousing Success

    Tiny garlic bulb next to a US quarter on a wooden surface showing a funny gardening fail trying to grow own food.

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    #32

    From Less Than A .5g To 31g, My Family Will Feast For A Decade

    Various small and irregular potatoes laid out on a white cloth, showing unexpected results of growing their own food.

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    This Mighty Asparagus Will Make Sure To Pass On It's Superior Genes

    Small struggling plant growing in patchy soil with dried leaves and wood chips showing garden food growing disappointment.

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    #34

    Last Chile Pequin Of 2022 (3 Mm X 4 Mm)

    Tiny peanut seed on a 1980 penny illustrating small size in people trying to grow their own food with hilarious results.

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    Watermelon Harvest

    Close-up of a small, poorly grown fruit held in hand, showing a disappointing result of trying to grow own food.

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    Carrot

    A tiny carrot with green leaves on a dark granite surface showing a humorous gardening fail in growing food.

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    #37

    I'm Ready To Throw A Party With All The Salsa This Will Make

    Hand holding a tiny cluster of cherry tomatoes next to a large, misshapen red pepper from homegrown food.

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    Looks Like I'll Be Getting A Currant This Year

    Small green fruit growing on a plant with large green leaves, showing a humorous home gardening fail.

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    Long Dandelion

    Hand holding a thick dandelion stem with multiple yellow flowers, a funny fail in growing own food attempts.

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    Pomegranate Harvest, There's Enough For All!

    Tiny homegrown pomegranates next to a penny on a wooden table, illustrating failed attempts to grow own food.

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    Rad...ish?

    Hand holding a tiny radish with leaves and roots showing a funny failed attempt to grow own food at home.

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    #42

    Container Radishes Are Really Working For Me!

    Hand holding two small radishes grown at home, showing a humorous gardening fail with tiny food harvest.

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    #43

    All The Things!

    Small harvest of blueberries, a strawberry, and pea pods in a pink colander showing failed attempts to grow their own food.

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    I Don’t Like To Boast, But

    Hand holding small misshapen potatoes, illustrating people trying to grow their own food but ending up disappointed.

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    Enough Peas For The Year!!

    Small failed pea pod held in hand showing a hilarious disappointment in growing their own food.

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    Stupid Radishes!

    Freshly harvested radish greens with thin, undersized roots, showing a funny grow your own food fail on a white cutting board.

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    Feeling Inadequate

    Young chilli pepper plant growing in a pot beside a tiny seedling, showing food growing attempts and funny gardening fails.

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    Three-Months Harvest Of Pak Choy

    Hand holding a small handful of homegrown green leafy vegetables showing a funny gardening fail in growing own food.

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    My First Radish Harvest Of The Year!!

    Tiny radish with leaves next to a quarter on wooden floor, showing a hilarious homegrown food fail.

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