These 30 Gardening Fails Will Make You Rethink Growing Your Own Food Forever
You ever notice how planting a tiny seed of hope in your backyard somehow spirals into a full-on sitcom of wrinkled tomatoes and mutant peppers? Welcome to the wild world of urban gardening during the pandemic—where folks swapped Netflix binges for dirt under their nails and suddenly everyone’s a “green thumb” expert (or at least thought they were). Here’s the kicker: while the dream was fresh fruit salads and peppery salsas, reality often served up the oddest little botanical disasters, perfectly preserved and proudly posted on a little Reddit corner called “Mighty Harvest.” It’s like nature’s way of saying, “Not so fast, buddy.” Buckle up, because we’re diving headfirst into some of the most hilarious, head-scratching, “what-was-I-thinking” gardening fails you never saw coming! LEARN MORE
Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
In times of the worldwide pandemic, many people turned to urban gardening, which, in times of crisis, became something that promotes fun, well-being, and environmental protection. People started buying plants in bulk while millennials saw it as a way to deal with their mental health and find some inner piece.
Some people didn’t just stop with plants. Growing something nutritious and tasty became another trend with more and more backyards and balconies turned into little lands for harvesting.
Tomatoes, peppers, apples… nothing seemed impossible. Until you actually started growing them. Turns out, the reality of what you harvest does not always meet the expectations that you planted and when it doesn’t, it most likely ends up on this corner of Reddit known as “Mighty Harvest.”
