Proud Mother of a Broccoli and Mystery Vegetable

I am very proud of my very first head of broccoli, feeling nearly maternal towards this cruciferous vegetable. I'd never actually seen broccoli growing in a garden before, so I was excited to watch every stage of my four broccoli plants this year. From the looks of the plant and leaves, we don't have a flea beetle problem (this year, anyhow).

Of course, the broccoli take up a fair bit of space in my "massive" 4 by 10 foot garden, so they had to be worth it. We ate some fresh broccoli with our supper tonight, and I'd say it was a bit sweeter than the store-bought stuff. I gave my broccoli a headstart by starting them indoors this spring, and they have been thriving off the worm compost added to the soil.

Allium "Gladiator" seedhead, quite ornamental in my opinion:

This mystery plant probably grew out of some seed in my compost. I potted it up out of curiosity. I have no clue what it is. Does anybody out there know? I'll take another picture when the buds open, if that helps.