27 gardeners who were expecting a rich harvest of disappointment (28 photos)

When you grow your own ingredients, every step of the way to a table stocked with delicious, home-cooked meals is entirely up to you—from choosing seeds and tilling the soil to peeling carrots and pulling the pie out of the oven. But with so many variables, there's a good chance things won't go according to plan, and the ironically named "Powerful Harvest" subreddit has plenty of photographic evidence of this.





1. The fertility gods were merciful



2. “Who needs some lemonade?”





3. "First lime from my tree"



4. Size doesn't matter, right?



5. Cornucopia



6. “Behold my harvest! It will feed entire villages during the cold winter months!”



7. “Who should I treat to rhubarb pie?”



8. “My first harvest! Get ready for a feast"



9. “I’ll be drinking tea for years now.”



10. “I learned this season that the biggest secret to big beans is... you have to leave the damn plant alone and let it ripen!”



11. “This Thai chili will add some heat to my dishes for years to come.”



12. Today there will be a feast!



14. “Oh, the great potato harvest of 2023! Epic tales will be written about this horticultural triumph for a long time to come. God is my witness, I don’t know hunger anymore!”



14. “Admire!”



15. “I can’t wait to pick these perfect peas and treat myself.”



16. Rich carrot harvest... for the ants



17. "My Giant Yellow Raspberry"



18. “Behold my catch!”



19. Baby carrots in the wild



20. “My mighty flock gave me this tiny egg.”



21. “And this is on the first try”



22. “This mighty asparagus is sure to pass on its superior genes.”



23. “Okay, I won’t lie, I like to show off. My lettuce harvest"



24. Acorn squash... the size of an acorn



25. “I swear it was supposed to be a carrot.”



26. “Pomegranate harvest, enough for everyone!”



27. “The whole city will feast for weeks! I grew... a pea"