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40 Hilarious Times Gardeners Got Surprises Instead Of The Perfect Harvest (New Pics)
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
Ngl. Legitimately delicious. Best bite of potato I’ve ever had.
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#2
My Hamster Mo Shall Eat Like A King This Winter!
#4
Lemonade For Everyone
#6
Finally, A Pumpkin That Ants Can Carve
#7
One Turned Out Big And One Really Tiny
#8
My Eggplant Decided To Give It One More Go And Blessed Me With This Generous Bounty As Its Last Hurrah!
#9
Made A Batch Of French Fries
#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
That's a US quarter in the middle.
#11
Five Years Of Waiting For This Dragonfruit
#12
Bounty! One Single Blueberry On An Entire Patch Of Bushes!
#13
Don't Worry Guys, I'll Make Dinner Tonight
#14
My First Lemon >*<?
I got my first lemon from a meyers lemon tree I got from menards earlier this year! I wasn't expecting it to blossom this year but lo and behold! A lemon! I didn't pull it off either, I gently touched it cause I was shocked it was yellow already and it just fell off the bone!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I have a Meyer lemon tree in my backyard and I've never seen a lemon turn yellow this small XD Most of the time they're still green when they're this size. OP probably needs to add in some citrus-tree-specific fertilizer XD
#15
What Am I Going To Do With All These Leeks?
#16
Pepper Plant Produced Some Chokers!!
Mel in Georgia 1 year ago
If they're birds eye peppers they're supposed to be that size and are super hot!
#17
Behold My Giant Cucamelon Harvest!
For those wondering, they cucamelons taste like cucumber mixed with lime. This my first year successfully growing them. They are tasty and adorable!
#18
I Can Finally Make A Giant Pot Of Split Pea Soup For Dinner
#19
Any Recommended Recipes For Strawberry Jam?
#20
Garlic For Months. The Village Will Never Starve Ever Again With Me As The Farmer
#21
Got My First Lime From The Tree Today!
#22
Send Me Your Butternut Squash Soup Recipes
#23
Officially The Largest Asparagus Producer In The Country, Planning Exports Soon, Will Feed The Planet
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
Is this the first year if so you are supposed to wait like two years before harvesting, then they get larger.
#24
This Bell Pepper Has Reached Maximum Size
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.
#25
At Long Last… My Dream Of Homemade Tortillas Will Be Realised
WindySwede 1 year ago
again not enough pollen, prob needs more plants, and planted in a square so pollen can get on all of them.
#26
My Attempt To Grow Watermelon
#27
Lemonade For All!!
#28
Smallest Garlic Clove I’ve Ever Seen
#29
Behold This Mighty Harvest!
Cybele Spanjaard 1 year ago
I trust there were larger strawberry family members as well..the last gasp one
#30
It's Spicy Though
#31
A Singular Pea
#32
Gonna Make Some Corn On The Cob Tonight
#33
Blueberry Harvest
#34
Our Village Shall Feast Upon Omelette Tonight!
#35
We Feast On The Carrots
#36
Look Upon My Harvest And Be In Awe
#37
5 Years And Its First Fruit!! Tonight We Feast
#38
I Broke Through Frozen Dirt With My Hands For These
#39
My Onion Harvest Ready To Last Through The Cold Winter
#40
Going To Eat Like A King
#42
Stunted Basil Plant Finally Gave Me A Sizable Leaf
#43
Planted A Hundred Chives Seeds. Grew 1 Chive. My Mashed Potatoes Are Going To Be So Good!
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Planted chives in a pot in my backyard. I’m still seeing them popping up between the cracks and I’ve attempted to eradicate them twice. Mistakes were made
#45
I’m Going To Need To Learn How Can All The Tomato Sauce I’m Going To Make - Any Tips?
#47
Look At These Mighty Potatoes That Will Sustain Us Through Winter
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