jellyman, I know it's a watermelon... and it's still just a baby. But it's getting bigger everyday! =) I'll keep this thread updted with pics. wayne_perrier, if you go to the upper right-hand corner of the page you should be able to see the plants leaves as well as some other pics I have taken in the garden; but then again, it may just be me that an see them since it's my album... I'll try to post more pics in a little while. farmerdilla, I do believe this plant is most likely an Orangeglo. The melons planted in this area over the last few years are as follows: Orangeglo, Moon & Stars, and Crenshaw. Orangeglo are the most likely of the three since the Mystery doesn't have spots and is obviously not of the muskmelon family. Abby

Thanks so much, everyone. After seeing your ideas and doing a bit more research, I think I've determined that it is indeed Aichryson domesticum. It's a really neat plant. I just hope the pot up I just performed wasn't too hard on it--it's very fragile and I had to bare root it to transfer to a gritty mix. Anyway, thanks a lot for your ideas!

I haven't grown any of these, but that photo of Red Zebra shows a 2-cell and Tatiana's describes it as round. The OP's tomato, on the other hand, looks larger, definitely isn't round, and looks like it's probably a beefsteak type with many more cells. Other stripey bicolors would include Beauty King and Beauty Queen. Beauty King is described as oblate or round. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Beauty_King Beauty Queen is slightly smaller but also a beefsteak. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Beauty_Queen

Ostrich, a friend has both the Mohican viburnum and a variegated form happily thriving in her low lying zone 2 garden located near Rimbey, AB. Yes, those are the flower buds for next year and my friend says they reliably bloom for her. The smokebush will freeze back to the ground and act as herbaceous shrub, that's if it does not outright winterkill completely, so indeed protect it well for winter. I have the regular dark purple variety that performs as a perennial, though I know of one large shrub in Edmonton that has been hardy to the tips and I should have gone earlier this summer and requested permission to take a few snips.