Inman Square, Somerville: Late Seeding Experiments

So, I'm a bit behind, I guess. These pictures were taken on June 26th, but I never got around to writing a post. Anyhow, here's what you missed:

I started some late seeding on the 26th, after having done a little poking around for which plants had a short seed-to-harvest time. Unfortunately, a lot of the vegetables that fit the bill are cold-weather plants, and as anyone in Massachusetts knows, it's been hot as balls for at least the past week. But, considering this, things are going okay. More on that in the next post.

Here is the bucket of Brussels sprouts. Happy to be Mad, you were right on in spotting that tiny sprout at 3 o'clock that I didn't catch last time!

I planted some rows of greens in the spot formerly occupied by my ill-fated red cabbages. I love how cute the little rows look, especially with the jury-rigged little dowel and string dividers:

I planted Simpson lettuce, turnip greens (whatever those are), and spinach:

The clematis was looking awesome at this point, and it's still alive, but since these pictures were taken, it suffered a lot from the heat wave we had and my time away on the Cape. Our friend Sean came by and watered the garden (and the cats), but not having anticipated the intense, awful heat, we only asked him to come once during the four days no one would be around and it definitely hurt certain plants in the yard.

Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? So, in truth, the large mushrooms below are just some cute little fakies I bought on clearance at Target, because I couldn't handle their unbearable adorableness. However, not to be outdone, a tragically charming pair of REAL mushrooms sprouted up in front of their fake brethren, which almost killed me. Can you stand the cuteness?! I myself cannot:

Click to enlarge, but beware: Life-threatening cuteness to follow.