We picked beets this morning.  I attached some images to the gallery. (The reason G looks like he just rolled out of bed is because he did!)   They aren't as big as the ones you see in the store, but it's just too hot now.  The greens would wilt every afternoon and perk up again in the evening. Plus, I need the room for my spreading watermelon.   I always forget how ridiculously big those get!

G and I have a couple hours to kill in the morning before school now that he gets up with the sun.  (Damn you, early sun!)  Garden work has turned out to be a perfect activity.  It's not too hot yet, he likes to go around and name all the plants, and then he tells me "They're growing!"

For record-keeping purposes, my most successful variety was the Baby Ball Beets.  The Detroit Red turned out okay, and the Golden Beets were a complete fail.  Germination was nonexistent.