Beautiful Raised Bed Garden Tour. FULL of Flowers & Vegetables (Only 3 Months Old!). Vego Garden

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Garden Friends, The Raised Bed garden is bursting with blooms and vegetables now in late August. I love cutting flowers regularly and making flower arrangements for myself and for friends. This garden went through an amazing transformation this spring with the addition of vego raised beds. In just 3 short months, I can't believe how beautiful things are looking. I still have to pinch myself that this beautiful space is in my backyard. Also, I share a great hack for growing your cherry tomatoes using a super simple way to keep them staked. Thanks for watching- Steph 🌱 (Gardening in Massachusetts zone 6b). #gardening #backyardgardening #gardentour @vego_garden #vegogarden #sustainabilityyourway @coastofmaine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooden arbor: amzn.to/3Q9fpxX Stainless Steel Soil Scoop/Trowel: amzn.to/3Taimjn Hose end Sprayer for applying fertilizer: amzn.to/474KiuK Alaska More Bloom Fertilizer: amzn.to/4cN7dMm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- My Amazon Store Where You Can Find Many of My Favorite Garden Items 👉 amzn.to/49F9RTU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ✨Click here to get your own Vego Garden Bed (and thank you for using my affiliate link!)👉🏼 Available at glnk.io/HookedandRooted 💰5% Off Your Entire Order on Vego's Website 🛒 Use code: HOOKEDANDROOTED5%OFF This discount is valid in Aug 2024 and can be combined with any ongoing sales on the Vego website for extra savings. My Vego beds are the 'Classic Garden Bed' style in the color Modern Gray in the following kits: 17" Tall 9 In 1 Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit: amzn.to/446hccW 17" Tall 10 In 1 Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit: amzn.to/4b3RbNK --------------------------------------------------------------------- Coast of Maine: coastofmaine.com/pages/find-local

[@jennyharmony1371]

I know this seems crazy but we all need links to your outfits!!! Your clothes are always so cute! The people need to know! ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Jenny! Thank you so much!! I should think to do that. I bought this dress at Walmart.com of all places! I liked it in Black so much, I ordered the yellow too.

[@juliefurman1978]

Ok kind of not flower related yours are gorgeous. I LOVE your dress, very pretty. Love watching your channel ❤

[@sopheakydeaky.]

Unrelated, but your nail color against those nasturtiums is so beautiful!

[@ejmedina7065]

Steph your garden is beautiful. Love it so inspiring, Thank You For Sharing 🌺💐🌸

[@dianepuskas6362]

Hi Steph, I wanted to share a tip with you. Reuse a plastic sports drink bottle as a vase when you bring cut flowers to your friends. Cut the bottle at the neck and wash off the label. Besides up cycling something plastic, it is sturdy and fits perfectly into your cup holder for easier transport!

[@ClassicLitLove-kx9tt]

You have your own Secret Garden! It's absolutely stunning Steph, well done!! The Scabiosa LOVES full sun and to be on its own. I have 4 and the only one loving life is the one that is alone and in full blazing sun ❤

[@s.barlow7062]

That butter yellow dress is really your color! Your garden looks beautiful and my large tomatoes did not do well at all. Black Cherry have been very prolific.

[@Darceys_Flowers]

Steph, this garden turned out beautifully! And so productive 👍😍

[@cathycalvao3501]

Steph your garden is so beautiful. 👍

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Stef 🌺. Your raised bed garden looks amazing so pretty and you can plant in a place the thunbergia the wonderful hardenbergia it have amazing flowers and attracts bees. Have a great week. 🌺🌻🌺

[@michellefrance1165]

Absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤ I was also given a few tubers of ketchup and mustard dahlias they have been great performers!!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Michelle! Thank you so much. And I agree, they are great performing Dahlias ❤️💛

[@janeclancey8044]

You should be very satisfied with not only the raised beds you and George assembled, but also the yield of so many beautiful flowers and vegetables this season! Congratulations! 🌸🌺🌻🌼🥒🌶🍅

[@HookedandRooted]

Its so exciting and makes my heart so happy 💚Thanks Jane 🌱

[@juliedudrick4885]

Beautiful garden, and I love your dress! I have had great success with purple bell vine on a trellis…it makes so many flowers!

[@conniejohnson3110]

Your gardens are so beautiful ❤️

[@trangn6564]

I used to be afraid to transplant for fear of disturbing the plants and roots but after seeing gardeners online doing it all the time and they thrive, I will go with confidence to my yard and do it too! 😅❤

[@Gardenmimi1950]

Your raised beds are lovely

[@msmaddox2918]

Hi Steph! Your garden looks amazing! Your strawberry blonde marigolds are looking good! For the scabiosa - try the fall sowing method. I did that one year and my scabiosa was so productive the following spring and summer. 😉

[@BobbyMammoth]

Haha your flowers are so tall I almost couldn’t find you! ❤ They look amazing Steph!

[@HookedandRooted]

I know!! It's hard to cut on those Cosmos they are almost double my height lol. Thank you so much 💚

[@kristinepeterson6761]

Everything looks incredible!!! I use Sluggo Plus for earwigs. I love Bonide products but the Sluggo Plus has worked much better.

[@mariacosta6086]

Hi Steph, your raised bed garden is looking so full and lush and beautiful. Love all the plants. I’m loving my Zinnia’s this year also and will definitely be planting them all over next year. I’m also going to try Dahlia’s for the first time next year. Yours are sooo beautiful. Nice to see that the plants I gave you are doing good and you like them. It looks like you ended up with only the yellow cosmos but there’s also orange. They do self seed but I’m going to separate the seeds this year by color. Great video.❤❤❤ say hello to George.

[@AshokSaluja-dl3oe]

🎄🌴🏝️🧙 Thanks For Sharing So You Beautiful Looks ❣️💖🎄🏝️🧙🕺👍🏻

[@BarbA.Rachell]

It is always enjoyable and informative watching your videos.

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much 🌱

[@pamelacorsi]

A beautiful person in her beautiful garden. You have inspired me to grow more flowers in my veg garden.

[@ClassicLitLove-kx9tt]

Ohhhh...and you were at the garden center with me yesterday, and I picked up 3 Little Lime Punch Hydrangeas (I had to hide them so my partner didn't see them when they got home from work..how dare I be put on a plant buying ban!) I'm going to another center today...please hold onto my wallet 🙃 You are a fantastic but horrible inspiration ❤😉

[@pearlsofpurpose]

Ohhh! I love all of your gardens. They are so beautiful You inspire me to finally plant some flowers. ❤❤❤

[@EmmaB-ie4lg]

I think sunset runner beans would look nice growing on your entrance arbor. They bloom soft salmon pink flowers, which would look nice against the dark color of the arbor. Bees and hummingbirds love the flowers as well. And it also produces edible beans. I grew them for the first time this year and I plan on growing them every year, because the flowers are just so pretty. I got my seeds from bakers creek.

[@mapndo2337]

Really, a great video Steph...my favorite of the last couple of months!!!🎉

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🌱

[@SnappyR]

Oh my word - such a stunning transformation with all the growth this season! I would be sitting in that garden all the day long just soaking in the beauty..........

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Robyn! 💚

[@hjburns]

Sooo beautiful! I loved the initial transformation and now an update. Thanks Steph & George! Steph -I love your sunny dress! You’ll have to start linking your outfits for me 😉😘

[@larrya3989]

❤❤❤ amazing and beautiful as you ❤❤❤

[@patriciaflores2776]

Your flowers & veg. beds are beautiful love the cheery tomatoes Arbor. so pretty flower arrangements cool RAISED garden beds thank you steph for all the tips😊💚🌞

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you so much Patricia 💚🌱

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Absolutely gorgeous flowers 💐 so delighted for you 🥰

[@pattyvalinote4612]

Beautiful cut flower garden! Love that ketchup mustard dahlia! So so different! Wish I had the space to have one.🧡🍂🧡

[@Jaimely08]

Love love the way your raised bed garden is looking 😍 I also have a mix of vegetables with flowers and is a wonderful mix for our hearts ❤. I'm growing the tomato variety San Marzano from MIGardener & I'm shocked with how many tomatoes I'm getting from one plant. Thanks for showing us your lovely space 💚💚

[@sunj8791]

I lo❤ve beautiful beautiful beautiful❤

[@wendyleger5486]

kickin butt Steph! Dig up those Gladdy's and store them in egg cartons . I live in the same zone but on the other side of the states. I do it every fall and only have one pot that i plant them in during spring time. Come summer, they are awesome and your hummingbirds friends love them. Mine are in full sun and just about toast right now. Digging soon. Love your videos beautiful gal!

[@osirissteward550]

how do you remember all this beautiful flowers names? love everything

[@SurrealEchos]

Your garden looks gorgeous. I adore the renovation. Here is a tip. Bait and recruit earwigs to work in your favor. I constructed a bottomless wastebasket using stainless steel chicken wire and secured it with zip ties. It's not fancy. But feel free to get creative. Around the basket, I planted multi-colored lettuce and applied mulch. You can use any plant that earwigs are attracted to in your garden. Use taller plants to better conceal the wire basket if aesthetics is a concern for you. I noticed earwigs in my lettuce last year, so I chose that. It's inexpensive to grow and has thin foliage, which they love. Use mulch to help retain moisture when you plant it. I used the organic variety from Miracle-Gro. Do not let it go dry. Fill the center of the basket with garden debris such as wilted flower heads, leaves, weeds that have not gone to seed, and small twigs. It won't smell because air circulates through the chicken wire. You will earwigs, worms, beetles, lady bugs, and bees that are still feasting on the wilted flowers. It's a bug fest. Keep the area relatively damp - this is crucial, as earwigs love damp debris. They don't even make much of a mess with the lettuce to be honest because they're more attracted to what's inside the basket. By providing them shelter and food, they can work for you by breaking down the organic matter and be beneficial rather than a nuisance.

[@HookedandRooted]

Great tip! Like host plants. Thanks for sharing.

[@marybethgardener111]

on your arbor, try a Grandpa Ott morning glory. The color is so cool

[@thomasphillips6612]

Absolutely Awesome!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@denisedelgado3350]

Hi Steph ~ everything looks great! Those dahlias 🤩 I’m going to look for the strawberry blonde marigold seeds for next year, so pretty!

[@sannaericditsler4034]

Steph and George thank you for the video. The garden is amazing. Those black cherry tomatoes are large. Where did the seeds come from? Benary giant zinnias are disease free more than some other zinnias. Marigolds are very nice for fall.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! Thank you so much. The black cherry tomato seeds I purchased from @MIgardener 🌱

[@user-rosesroses]

Nice

[@peggy1844]

Hi Steph😊 Last year at the end of the season my window boxes on our guest cottage were looking quite straggly. I transplanted some marigolds that had reseeded. They were a bit leggy but they transplanted well and filled out. They lasted way into the fall. I am in the same situation again but don’t have any marigolds to transplant. Haven’t been able to find any at the box stores. I think marigolds are a great fall annual.

[@HookedandRooted]

I agree Peggy! They are great fall annuals.

[@debbiepeloso6012]

I bought a very large Cordyline for the first time this spring and it's glorious and I get a lot of compliments on it in an urn with other things. You said you wintered over yours. I want to do the same with mine. Do you think if I bring the entire urn into the garage which is attached to the house and put it by the window which gets sun it will be ok? There is a small wall heater in the garage we can run for a few hours too if it gets extremely cold during the winter. I really want to keep this plant for next year! Thanks!

[@keyphabenyisrael3219]

My cardinal basil is finally starting to produce the red plumes on top, I hope yours is doing well.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! Mine is doing well, I kept cutting on it up until a week ago, so now I'm going to let it go to seed to get those plumes too 🌱

[@rosset4music]

Beautiful garden! I wonder if you could do tree profile videos on all of your Japanese Maples which are gorgeous. I'm interested in knowing more in-depth information on each tree and how they perform for you in your garden. We are just beginning a Japanese Maple collection in our garden.

[@aalejardin]

You've done a great job with your garden! There are always things that don't go well even though we do everything supposedly "right." Do you get powdery mildew on your Benarys and Queenie Limes? I pretty much gave up on them and have been planting the Zahara and Profusion varieties, and cultivars of zinnia haageana, which are all pretty mildew proof though the flowers are small. The big double zinnias are really beautiful so every year I am tempted to try again. I enjoy your channel as I am in Zone 6b/7a in the Hudson Valley so pretty similar to your climate in MA. Also, you have converted me to shopping in the big box stores. I always assumed they just sold red geraniums and orange marigolds but the other day I snagged some discounted PW hydrangeas at HD. I appreciate your updates on what they are carrying.

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! I haven't had the powdery mildew yet, but I do have lots of disease spots on the lower leaves and they are mostly on my queen lime ones so far, and I haven't noticed it as much on the benary's to this point. The lower leaves are also spotted on my polar bear white and enchantress zinnias. I peal them off when I can. Thank you so much for your comment, and for watching 🥰🌱

[@ncflowergirl1446]

Wow I have only ever seen earwigs in my soil never in my flowers maybe it’s to hot here in nc.

[@suwansiricroce8395]

So beautiful! I have a question about the garden beds. I normally ended up with just the straight pieces so I couldn’t get another use out of them in order to make an extra bed. How and where did you get the extra corner pieces? Thank you ❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there! Thank you so much. I actually had extra corners from our very long bed along the back that we used two kits for. Hope this helps.

[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

😊

[@bonniejackson7476]

Steph always enjoy your videos. Can you tell me the length of your cattle panel arch? Thanks😊

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi there, George just took a look and they are 16' x 34" and we purchased them at the Tractor Supply a few years ago and it looks like they are still available there. Hope this helps. www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/feedlot-panel-hog-16-ft-l-x-34-in-h?srsltid=AfmBOooO57SNkMQdxuWLl70tRCCNvezv6YfWAJaHeqssmgOeDQqKhXq4

[@chantalrogers4968]

I tried scabiosa for the first time and so disappointed too, they look pretty sad. But the zinnias I started for the first time made up for it , they are just crazy pretty!! I will have to try my golden cherry tomato plant on my arch, I lost complete control of it this summer lol

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Chantal! I agree, the scabiosa was just so blah. I forgot to show the craspedia, but that one was a flop as well. I just moved some yesterday because maybe it wasn't getting enough sun. We'll see how they do for the rest of the season. The zinnias are gorgeous! I'm glad you agree. Such an easy and pretty annual. 100% try the cherry tomato on an arbor, you wont be sorry. 💚

[@ileyburkett7814]

beautiful! Can you tell me where you got your zinnias and soil?

[@shirleyjburnham6424]

Can you give me a link or the name of the sprayer you were using to fertilize. Thank you!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Shirley! Sure thing! while I liked the one I had, this one had better reviews, same idea: amzn.to/47c2oek

[@mapndo2337]

Quick question I hope you can answer me on this Steph🤞🏻. Do you purposely avoid overhead watering on some plants like Echinacea and Rudbeckia...my experience has been that it tends to go south fast when you do that with them as their foliage crispens up and they just wither. Is bottom watering your recommendation?

[@HookedandRooted]

Yes, exactly! I do avoid overhead watering whenever possible. My husband makes a great point where when it rains they get watered from overhead, but the issue is when we supplement with watering, it can be "too much" overhead watering which can ultimately bring on those plant diseases. I try whenever possible to get to the roots vs, overhead when watering.

[@mapndo2337]

@@HookedandRooted thanks friend...I planted like 12 to 15 Cheyenne spirit quart echs from Lowes and they all dried up and I can see new growth but basically I started them over and they were so fresh and lush. Ugh!!!! I felt so 'Hooked and Rookied' pardon the pun!!!😂

[@mapndo2337]

Steph did you change this year with the 'white' marigolds? I thought they were still the Kilimanjaro?

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi! Yes, last year I grew the Kilimanjaro, I ran out of seeds, so this year I purchased the Sugar & Spice to try out. Very similar to the Kilimanjaro. They both get pretty tall.

[@kristinboehm3632]

What is the name of the trellis? I would love to add them to my garden!

[@HookedandRooted]

Hi Kristin, Here is the direct link to the arbor, and also in my pinned comment you can find all of the links for the items referenced in this video. Thank you so much for watching 🌱Wooden arbor: amzn.to/3Q9fpxX

[@kristinboehm3632]

Thank you! I love your channel.❤

[@s.barlow7062]

Do you save zinnia seeds?

[@gloriaruiz2332]

🙏🏻

[@HookedandRooted]

Thank you! 🌱

[@mapndo2337]

I know why you love that Ketchup and Mustard Steph Because it's not really Yellow and not really Red ( or atleast they dont look that way on the video).❤

[@HookedandRooted]

Its just so pretty 💚It is a little more yellow and red in person.

[@heidimlsb3530]

If you save seeds from Benary’s giant zinnias, will they bloom true to color and everythign!

[@HookedandRooted]

Oh wow, great to know! I may give it a try. Thank you! 🌱

[@TruthSeekerHuman-je5pd]

Drought in my area so if you don't water the plants fade. Lack of veggies in drought.

[@HookedandRooted]

Very true. We've had the opposite this year, lots of rain.

[@TheArtsyGardener]

Gremlin skin 😂