For years...since the first veggies I planted in Chicago in 2004 to be exact...I have desired to grow sufficient vegetables that I could have one complete salad all grown at home. In addition to growing several different kinds of vegetables, this required all of the vegetables to ripen at the same time. It finally happened! My first complete salad: red leaf lettuce, snap peas, cucumbers, and a yellow carrot. You can see the joy on my face as well as Mr. Salad's.