That above is lettuce with weeds. The red leaves are lettuce too. I don't see any watermelon leaves.

What zone are you in, or what region?

I'm in Zone 4. I am totally mystified as to how lettuce started to grow there - I swear I planted watermelon there! :)

Well it looks like a pretty intentional (and healthy) row of mixed lettuces ready for you start picking a salad. Maybe you just forgot what you sowed there?

Must be a beer garden!

My neighbor used to get drunk quiet often while planting his garden. He planted in rows and they would start out nice and straight, then get progressively crooked as he drank more beer. He planted corn on top of his potatoes one year! I miss the old guy.

Actually, it's a garden planted with the help of a five year old! LOL!

Now think hard: were the seeds you planted slightly smaller than dimes or so... or were they tiney-tiney-tiny??

Glad to know I'm not the only one who has "planted" one thing and gotten another all together. Like the year I planted beans and ended up with zucchini - that was a shocker!

Hi brownells... I'm pretty certain they're oak leaf lettuce, the kind of thing that is often in amongst the green stuff served as side salad. Delicious, and the kind of plant from which you pick the young leaves often to encourage more to grow.

I sympathise with your dilemma, not being sure what you've planted. Every year I do the same, but as always trying to seek triumph out of adversity I muse on the fact it's sometimes quite pleasant to be surprised.

Unfortunately that doesn't always work... For the second year running I'm trying to find where I planted my butternut squash... Under some pressure from the extended family since they all love butternut squash!