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Article created by: Greta Jaruševičiūtė

Ever grown your own food? You should try it. It can be super rewarding, and fun. Your little plants become your babies as you nurture them into adulthood… Until one day, they’re ready to be released into the big, wide world that is your dining room table. Of course, before they get there, there’s always time for a proud #Farmlife or #Blessed Instagram post to brag about the literal fruits of your labor.

But as with most things in life, gardening, or farming, doesn’t always go according to plan. And expectations certainly do not always meet reality. For every idyllic photo of someone holding a perfectly shaped pumpkin, there are a dozen people crying (or laughing) over their dreams that turned into duds.

Many can be found in an online community ironically called Mighty Harvest. It’s a wall of hilariously epic fails that prove harvesting is not always the satisfying end to a season of hard work. Sometimes it’s just a baffling mess that leaves you with more questions than vegetables.

Bored Panda has put together a list of the best harvesting fails for you to scroll through while you cautiously watch your carrots out of the corner of your eye. We also teach you how to grow your own food from kitchen scraps. And you'll find that info between the funny images.

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#1

My Singular Potato That I Grew Years Back, All Fixed Up

Tiny potato with sour cream and green onions on a white plate, a funny gardener surprise instead of the perfect harvest.

Ngl. Legitimately delicious. Best bite of potato I’ve ever had.

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    My Hamster Mo Shall Eat Like A King This Winter!

    Fluffy hamster nibbling on a small carrot and a hand holding a bunch of imperfect carrots from a garden harvest.

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    #3

    My First Carrot

    Tiny carrot seedling in a gardener’s hand showing a hilarious gardening surprise instead of the perfect harvest.

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    #4

    Lemonade For Everyone

    Tiny yellow fruit next to a dime illustrating a gardener’s surprising and hilarious harvest moment.

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    #5

    Some Lemon Water For You Sir?

    Tiny lemon sized to fit in a shot glass, showing one of the hilarious gardener surprises from an unexpected harvest.

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    #6

    Finally, A Pumpkin That Ants Can Carve

    Tiny pumpkin next to a coin on a wooden surface, showing a funny gardening surprise instead of a perfect harvest.

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    #7

    One Turned Out Big And One Really Tiny

    Hand holding an unusually large carrot with tiny carrots attached, showcasing a funny gardener surprise harvest.

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    #8

    My Eggplant Decided To Give It One More Go And Blessed Me With This Generous Bounty As Its Last Hurrah!

    Hand holding a small curved eggplant showing a funny gardening surprise instead of a perfect harvest.

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    #9

    Made A Batch Of French Fries

    Small and unusually shaped harvest showing a tiny potato and burnt French fries as gardening surprises.

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    #10

    I Grew "Micro Gold" Tomatoes In My Hydroponic Unit. This Is A Very Good Harvest Given My Two Plants Were Both Under 4 Inches Tall

    Small yellow tomatoes arranged around a white round object on a textured red surface, showing gardening surprises.

    That's a US quarter in the middle.

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    #11

    Five Years Of Waiting For This Dragonfruit

    Small yellow fruit held in hand, cut open to reveal unexpected interior, showing gardeners funny harvest surprises.

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    #12

    Bounty! One Single Blueberry On An Entire Patch Of Bushes!

    Single blueberry on a small branch with green leaves in a garden, showing a surprising imperfect harvest moment for gardeners.

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    #13

    Don't Worry Guys, I'll Make Dinner Tonight

    Tiny yellow odd-shaped fruit on a digital kitchen scale, showing a humorous gardener surprise instead of the perfect harvest.

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    #14

    What Am I Going To Do With All These Leeks?

    Close-up of a hand holding a tiny harvest of green shoots, showing a surprising gardening outcome.

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    #15

    Behold My Giant Cucamelon Harvest!

    Small green cucamelon fruits held in hand showing unexpected garden harvest surprises in close-up view

    For those wondering, they cucamelons taste like cucumber mixed with lime. This my first year successfully growing them. They are tasty and adorable!

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    #16

    I Can Finally Make A Giant Pot Of Split Pea Soup For Dinner

    Close-up of a gardener holding a pea pod with a single pea inside, showing a surprising harvest moment.

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    #17

    Any Recommended Recipes For Strawberry Jam?

    Hand holding a tiny wild strawberry in a rural field with cows and mountains, showcasing a gardener's unexpected harvest surprise.

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    #18

    Garlic For Months. The Village Will Never Starve Ever Again With Me As The Farmer

    Tiny pink onion bulb on a white plate showing one of the hilarious gardener surprises instead of the perfect harvest.

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    #19

    Got My First Lime From The Tree Today!

    Tiny green fruit sliced in half on a wooden cutting board next to a finger, showcasing a surprising garden harvest.

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    #20

    Send Me Your Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

    Hand holding a small pale squash in a garden with green leaves, showing a surprising gardener harvest moment.

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    #21

    At Long Last… My Dream Of Homemade Tortillas Will Be Realised

    Hands holding colorful corn with unusual kernels in a garden, showcasing gardeners surprises instead of a perfect harvest.

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    #22

    Officially The Largest Asparagus Producer In The Country, Planning Exports Soon, Will Feed The Planet

    Single thin asparagus stalk next to a toothpick, illustrating a gardener's surprising harvest instead of the perfect crop.

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    #23

    This Bell Pepper Has Reached Maximum Size

    Close-up of a gardener’s hand holding a small, unexpected red fruit on a green leafy plant in the garden.

    This is supposed to be a red bell pepper. It decided it was done growing before it even got as big as my thumbnail. And I have small hands- my thumbnail is less than half an inch in length.

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    #24

    My Attempt To Grow Watermelon

    Hand holding a miniature watermelon in a garden, showcasing a funny gardener surprise during the harvest.

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    #25

    Smallest Garlic Clove I’ve Ever Seen

    Banana placed on a table with a tiny garlic clove held in a hand, showing a gardener's funny surprise harvest moment.

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    #26

    Gonna Make Some Corn On The Cob Tonight

    Tiny baby corn held in hand, showcasing a gardener's surprising and imperfect harvest instead of the expected full crop.

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    #27

    Behold This Mighty Harvest!

    Tiny red strawberry held in a gardener's hand showing a surprising small harvest in the garden.

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    #28

    It's Spicy Though

    Small, oddly shaped chili pepper held in palm, a funny gardening surprise instead of the perfect harvest.

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    #29

    A Singular Pea

    Small green pod in the palm of a hand showing a funny gardening surprise from the imperfect harvest.

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    #30

    Blueberry Harvest

    Hand holding a tiny single black fruit, showcasing one of the funniest gardener surprises instead of a perfect harvest.

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    #31

    Our Village Shall Feast Upon Omelette Tonight!

    Hand holding a tiny brown egg in a garden, showing a surprising small harvest instead of the perfect crop.

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    #32

    We Feast On The Carrots

    Hand holding a tiny, skinny carrot with long leafy tops in a garden with green leafy plants, a gardener's surprise harvest.

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    #33

    Look Upon My Harvest And Be In Awe

    Three unusually small carrots with green tops next to a green vegetable peeler on a cutting board, showing gardening surprises.

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    #34

    I Broke Through Frozen Dirt With My Hands For These

    Small misshapen carrots and a tiny radish on a paper plate showing hilarious gardener surprises from harvest attempts

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    #35

    My Onion Harvest Ready To Last Through The Cold Winter

    Small onion held in hand, a funny gardening surprise instead of the perfect harvest.

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    #36

    Going To Eat Like A King

    Small carrot, two tiny tomatoes, and a bunch of green beans on a green tarp showcasing gardening surprises.




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