The Most Beautiful Tomato Bed Ever - Companion Planting

How to grow tomatoes so you have the most beautiful garden bed? I share my companion planting experiment with tomatoes and flowers. Support the channel: www.etsy.com/shop/siloeoliveira or / suburbanhomestead
Growing tomatoes in the city can be done if you camouflage the vines with plenty of flowers. This principle of permaculture, of stacking functions, works well in the urban vegetable garden. Suburban Homestead S3EP5
Created by: Siloé Oliveira

[@chrissymae5429]

Anyone else find his voice so soothing? I just found his videos and could just listen to him talk about tomatoes and flowers all morning.

[@melissafields2459]

I tried the zinnias alongside my tomatoes on a long narrow bed straight across my front lawn this summer and it brought me SUCH PLEASURE all summer long. Every day on the way in and out of work, I would take a short walk along the bed, pruning the tomatoes and appreciating the zinnia blossoms. Best 10 minutes of the morning and evening!

[@pristinv500]

I love your videos! Your style is Zen-like; not too loud, not fast. It is actually relaxing watching your videos! I try to stay away from other videos that are too loud, fast talking kind. It stresses me out! Great job🎉

[@Sacmagique]

Seeing your garden brings me so much happiness during the depths of winter, here in Scotland. Next year, I'm going to try and make my garden as beautiful and productive as yours. Thank you for the inspiration! 🌱🌱

[@SwahiliSpicE]

I can’t recall how many times I’ve watched this video. Has to be one of my favesp

[@bmotzbmotz]

That was a wonderful mini-film!

[@austinrizzo872]

Those bee houses are so cute! Build more please!!!

[@darlenecuker9711]

The most beautiful tomato garden. I've been binge watching your videos because they are the most beautiful concepts in gardening. I just love your aesthetics, gardens, philosophy, and concepts. I will be revisiting these videos regularly as I learn to garden beautifully. I'm not sure if it helps or not, but I let the ads play. I hit the like button and revisit your videos often.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you. It helps a lot.

[@ashleylaura1427]

I love all your shows I was so excited when you started making them again! I just bought some of your garden tags you should keep making them with different veggies and herbs on them so your viewers can collect them each month! It would be cool to have a tag for each plant in my garden while supporting your show! Thanks again keep up the good work I love to watch your shows over and over!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks Ashley for your support! It means a lot! I will plan to have more tags in the future.

[@isabelladavis1363]

Quite a beautiful garden tended with much love…

[@JRileyStewart]

I haven't decided which I like most: veggies or flowers in the garden. This year I planted more flowers and herbs; let them go to flowering/seeding (even the veggies). Something about watching pollinators and birds enjoy what you've created. !!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Yes, that is very true. Watching the ecosystem that starts to develop in the garden is the most interesting aspect.

[@kerathome5920]

Beautiful! Thanks for the tip on planting the shorter Marigolds at the foot of the tomato plants, and zinnias in the middle. I will do that plus throw in nice tall cosmos for good measure. I mostly grow cherry tomatoes (and lots of hybrid varieties) to overcome only getting 3-4 hrs of direct sun in my garden, but I can't wait to see how it all looks with the flowers growing within. Thank you for the wonderful video!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Cosmos would look awesome with their wispy foliage. I wish you had more sun. (that should be a human right- a plot with sun exposure. :-)

[@sunday8979]

Front yard gardens forever! Love your videos!

[@babyenglish6426]

I really loved this video. It was so inspiring. For the last few years I have taken your advice and planted zinnias and marigolds with my tomatoes.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Glad to hear that!

[@bzz5601]

Tomatoes! They're why we do all that work and preparation. You really know how to make people want fresh tomatoes from the garden. I grew Rainbow one year, hardly got any fruit as I was new, but what I did get was the caviar of tomatoes. Glad you're back. Thought we'd lost you.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Glad to be back. I have yet to try Rainbow.

[@luckychicav7981]

Siloé, I don't know you of course, or pretend to just what I see in your videos. I love your tender heart, maybe it's the artist in you, even my heart ache the way you said, 'if it were up to them(the tomatoes)they would live on', but that's any living thing isn't it? I Love your work! All of it! ;) Thank you for sharing.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks. I wish i could get to know my viewers better. I understand that as they watch me week after week they get accustomed to me.

[@toomuch3208]

Dude you should write movies... I love it...So calm and peaceful

[@suburbanhomestead]

thanks. I do want to make more in-depth documentaries, but I would need the channel to grow more for it to be financially feasible.

[@screechinglilies]

You make such beautiful content. Im just sad I am now just seeing your videos but I am happy that I get to view all your old content at once, haha.

[@noneyabusiness1302]

I 💖💖💖 what you said about tomatoes grown in the front yard! I've been wishing for years everyone would start doing it!! 🤗

[@tkomla]

Thanks for that! Have always kept my plants close to the house but love the look of your tomatoes side by side with zinnias. And now I have to plant them along the front of the house near the road. So lovely!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks Tamar! I wish you a beautiful edible garden.

[@mishmishm7847]

DEAR SILOÉ I hope you still read comments, after your videos have been watched by thousands. So what a magical person you are! An artist .. A painter ❓ a musician, a singer 🎵❓a garden designer 🌷🌷❓ a gardener... A video creator...❓ So many talents . It's my challenge to grow tomatoes this winter spring and early summer . I live in a frost free climate . My tomato seedlings are growing strong and vigorous plants and I'm so hopeful. Your beautiful garden and ideas stand as inspiration to me. As a model of vibrant combination between the beautiful and tasty. What are the lemon 🍋 cucumbers 🥒 you mentioned in this episode ❓ Would you grow them again ❓

[@iwanttogotohawaii11]

You are great at storytelling, I just love your videos

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you!

[@bevonviechweg7891]

Love how you love your garden ing beautiful

[@thegardeningaddictchannel4112]

Hello Siole', it was a beautiful tomato bed. My favorite 'fruit" are tomatoes. The store bought tomatoes will never equal homegrown. I even grew a cherry tomato indoors during the winter. The harvest wasn't as big, but it got me through until I could get outside again. I always use zinnia's, marigolds, petunia' and nasturtiums around all of my vegetables plants. Thanks for sharing, T

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you!

[@harriettejensen479]

Thanks for the idea about having flowers in the tomatoes. I am planting flowers in my garden for the first time in many years and I just happen to be growing zinnias. Yours are beautiful.

[@suburbanhomestead]

They may not produce an edible product, but they provide food for the soul.

[@harriettejensen479]

It's nice when they can do both. I always have borage and nasturtiums. Now I'm adding additional flowers just because I like them.

[@suburbanhomestead]

that is true

[@suemar63]

Mid January in Illinois and this video is being watched over and over and over again. Such beauty. It beats the view out my window---30 MPH winds and blowing/drifting snow. Thanks for this video. It's wonderful!

[@illusion9766]

Greetings from India. Nicely edited videos and music. Your garden is an inspiration man. Good luck 👍

[@AgroforestryAcademy]

Greetings from Brazil! Beautiful tomatoes, and nice looking garden, man! Thanks for sharing, great stuff! Cheers

[@freddieivory625]

Great video!! Awesome, tomato harvest!! Thanks for sharing

[@WombRootOfferings]

Such a beauty and way to coexist thru these plants!

[@suburbanhomestead]

:-)

[@pattyallen1994]

I love watching your videos. I was so happy, today when I saw I had a brand new one to watch. You have a very enjoyable voice to listen to. Its almost like you are telling a story but then, you are, aren't you? It's the story of your gardening for this past year and what a beauty it is!!! Thank you so much for doing your videos. They are all wonderful. I love your tomato cages. You must have made them yourself. They are beautiful. I, too, choose not to eat tomatoes, except for in tomato sauce form because the ones in the store just cannot touch the wonderfulness that comes from my homegrown tomatoes. I have already started mine in the house. They have their first true leaves. My seedlings for this year are all heirloom as I agree with you and like them the best. I have Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine and a couple of others. I will grow my zinnia and marigolds with them, this year. I usually put basil nearby, as well. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you, Happy Gardening from Patty in Merrimack, NH (close to Boston, Ma)

[@suburbanhomestead]

Awesome Patty. I'm happy to be able to provide an enjoyable and inspirational experience. Happy gardening!

[@elizabethgarza4951]

I love the butterfly in the foreground on the zinnea as u pick ur heirloom tomato in the background while u narrate the beauty of self pollinators. Lovely.

[@smittenkittenfiberarts5025]

such a beautifully shot and put together video.... wonderful always. thank you for brightening my day

[@driftwud1978]

watching your video is so relaxing and feel-good. love your choice of music too.

[@marionsgray]

Was in my garden today and remembered how I love the smell of the tomato plant. Wish I could eat the entire plant. Happy Growing 😊

[@angelasheppard7197]

Thanks for sharing this idea for disguising tomato plants

[@TraceyMcCarriar]

I love this video. Good info and so tranquil. ❤️

[@skydancer1088]

So happy to have found your channel. Thanks for your hard work.

[@kristenthomas3530]

So excited to watch your videos this season! I’ve been going back and watching a TON of your videos. Please keep making vids

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks for watching the older videos.

[@KIMMIEnFLORIDA]

Oh my I'm a sucker for tomatoes & zinnias!!! I have a terrible deer problem and have to grow behind an electric fence. I fear the deer will jump the fence when they see zinnias growing....tempting!!! Here in North Florida we were still having some nights in the 30s but I think we are turning the corner. I grow a lot of my own plants and now hardening them off. The weather sure has been challenging this season....I had my first hard freeze in February for the first time in a very long time. Beautifully shot video!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you. Stay warm there in Florida (It's sad that I even have to say that )

[@p.c.6706]

I can't wait to see what you do this year. This design is gorgeous and thanks for the tips. They will be very useful this year!👍

[@suburbanhomestead]

They work wonderfully together.

[@californiagardeningmom3441]

So pretty! I love growing flowers amongst my veggies!

[@suburbanhomestead]

It always makes picking veggies more of an event :-)

[@fabiolacanta]

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing!

[@user-nx7rw8el4l]

Эко- рай и Вы симпатяга,процветания и благоденствия желаю и дальше.

[@annierosha5946]

I love your use of the English language, such beautiful and descriptive adjectives!

[@karlab9557]

Beautiful video and plants.

[@michelles1517]

Gorgeous

[@Aryagouri]

I'm coming back to your videos, trying to remember techniques and ways to grow these beauties. Wonderful video, as usual. :)

[@cathiegalbraith475]

As always, this was a great video. I love the combination of instruction and artistry.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks Cathie. We all need more natural beauty in our lives.

[@odiousmelodious2410]

great videos and fun vocabulary! I like your style dude!

[@americanhottopics7373]

Totally agree with the difference in taste between vine ripened and store bought. Like you I usually dont eat tomatoes in the winter because of the poor flavor.

[@rachaeldrury8744]

This was informative on so many levels...

[@rachaeldrury8744]

"It's like a peacock"

[@PrivacyPlease_]

Perfect timing for me. Thank you as always for the beautifully presented content.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Hope it helps to plan your garden

[@bevonviechweg7891]

I love your display

[@stephkrunic3884]

Happy to see this this morning! Thank you Siloe.

[@suburbanhomestead]

You are welcome!

[@daniele.5163]

Beautifully edited and shot. Great work!

[@missfloflowers]

Well done ...!!

[@lorilucas8232]

Great video!

[@aniverac]

So poetic and inspiring. So beautiful. You make gardening look so classy.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks! I appreciate that

[@thebluecottage9952]

My heart is so happy that you are back to making videos! I’ve missed them!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Awesome. It is great to have you watching

[@danachavous7110]

Now I want to grow some Yellow Brandy wine tomatoes. Yours were gorgeous!

[@danachavous7110]

Marathon Suburban Homestead!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Remember to keep hydrated :-)

[@danachavous7110]

Lol

[@millietejeiro9819]

Great Video.

[@natureboy6410]

Your a lucky man. Trying to start a food forest here in the sw desert is a huge challenge.

[@anonymousblade13]

Absolutely love it! I have tried to recreate this. Of course down south hotter weather means my little feelings die more often, but I have not given up hope

[@elke7836]

I Love your gorgeous Videos, its like meditation, trank you so much, Elke from Germany

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

So beautiful to watch and think about. Thank you :)

[@janesanford2701]

Really lovely garden with such nice filming. Plus I like the music.

[@KristinEspinasse]

So grateful to have found you! Siloé! I appreciate your creativity in telling each story, your producing these glorious (borrowed your word) videos, and the helpful and inspiring information you share. You are a gem! Thank you! Will gladly sign up for your Patreon. The thought that you might ever stop is already stressing to me!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you very much for your support of the channel. It means a lot.

[@farmtasticliving8832]

BEAUTIFUL garden. I hope one day mine will look as lovely. Thank you for the valuable information and your time that you share with us.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you! We are always striving for more beautiful gardens.

[@leslieortiz7495]

Omg I love your yard!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks!

[@wilmagregory8967]

Beautiful garden vegetables and flowers. Thanks again for a taste of summer when most needed. Blessings

[@suburbanhomestead]

I'm glad to bring a bit of hope and joy in this dreary March.

[@Annie.xx-xx]

That's a beautiful garden. I can't wait to get my tomato plants and flowers 💟

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks. Happy gardening

[@dhunyamohamed1376]

Keep up the great work. Your channel is amazing☺

[@PrivacyPlease_]

Love the photo/stamp image combo.

[@suburbanhomestead]

I'm trying it out to see how it works

[@carterr87]

What a great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you!

[@BackyardBliss]

This is an extraordinary video! I found your channel a few months ago and I’m so impressed! Thanks for such wonderful content! ♥️ Romi

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks Romi :-)

[@inpsydout]

Beatiful vide, brother! I love your flowery tomato beds! I wish I had the space to grow like that.

[@Sam-Mort]

Love this video. I'm planning on adopting the tomato flower combo bed. Thank you :))

[@suburbanhomestead]

it really brightens up a utilitarian space.

[@chanramnarine4023]

Discover your channel yesterday, wonderful! I sudscribe , you showed me that gardening is a beautiful thing, it calms ,mind ,body, an soul. Thanks

[@suburbanhomestead]

Welcome! and happy gardening.

[@carmenwalsh2924]

Love ur videos

[@hugshoney3409]

Love ❤️ this.

[@rachelcardoza1233]

wow this is heaven!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Not quite :-)

[@Ssupermom12000]

Beautiful tomatoes. Thanks for the mulching tip.

[@suburbanhomestead]

You are welcome

[@tracylouisepoynton]

I just love your show

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you!

[@sarahmack15]

very nice video thank you for sharing

[@bowerygirl]

Why bother? Absolutely agree! I think when you have experienced home grown its not difficult to accept the idea of seasonal produceI I grew up in a home where Dad grew our tomatoes and mom canned and froze the excess. I do that in my home now and I haven't bought a tomato in 10 ÷ years. There's just no comparison . I do appreciate the care you put into your gardens they are just beautiful

[@AnOldSchoolHome]

10:03 👍🏼. Very nice! And I agree on the taste of the tomatoes 100% - I grew up in the village with my grandma and ate the most delicious tomatoes ever grown. She was a tomato goddess! The seeds have been in the family for many decades and now my uncle continues the tradition. I’m trying here in Arizona, but gardening here is nothing like gardening in Bulgaria. A couple of weeks ago we had a very heavy rain pour and splashed soil all over the tomato plants and now the leaves are all wilting... Thank you for another fantastic video!!! Best, Sasha

[@suburbanhomestead]

I hear that there are some delicious varieties of tomatoes from Eastern Europe. It seems that generations were careful to select for flavor especially.

[@AnOldSchoolHome]

There are! I will send you an email one of these days with some pictures :) Thank you again for your beautiful videos and educational content!!!

[@KathleenJean53]

I can always count on the flowers to bail out my somewhat weak vegetable garden. Thank you for this.

[@suburbanhomestead]

They do wonders

[@kmwilkinson311]

Lovely!

[@suburbanhomestead]

:-)

[@skippersailor8272]

Nice one keep planting away !

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you!

[@junerose7769]

This video is pretty cool!!!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks

[@gypsyvanneraddict]

Legal!! Muito Lindo Jardim!

[@nancydb1390]

Great video. Must watch again.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks!

[@suefernandes8582]

"BEAUTIFUL" is all that i can say to sum up your video in a word Siloe,your yellow brandy wine tomatoes looked like little pumpkins loved the zinnias and the marigolds too...Thank you & God Bless :))

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks Suzanne. God Bless

[@kaylamj2006]

fantastic video. thank you

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you

[@rustedoakhomestead]

I so enjoy your style of shooting video and narrating. The information is always great as well. Please keep up the good great work!! Will be visiting the etsy store soon!

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you! More videos are to come.

[@debbieventimiglia2216]

Just found your video, this is what I call a true garden, natural, chemical free and all kinds of veggies and flowers grown together! I have my seedlings growing now indoors and plan to have tomatoes, herbs and wild flowers all together, question, can I plant my lavender by my tomatoes lavender doesn't like water. And what do you use for pests? I am thinking of baking soda. Ty so much for your beautiful videos

[@suburbanhomestead]

lavender likes a dry sunny spot. Tomatoes need a regular amount of moisture, so they may not be the best neighbors. I usually don't do much about pests, but I heard that neem oil is one of the best organic sprays to control difficult pests

[@veravalo]

Great editing and quality... also great information! Your passion shines through. I definitely appreciate gardeners that make everything beautiful and artsy, as opposed to the untidy/ bags and buckets everywhere haha.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thank you! We need to strive for a more beautiful world.

[@elinorearts]

OMG, I love those trellises! Did you make them? Are they old table legs, they seem too tall for that. I'd love to know how to make them too!

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Same question lol!

[@tlgardens7598]

Great vid! Just in time as I'm considering where to place my tomato seedlings. And I typically don't care for instructional vids using music, especially singing music - but the music was glorious and appropriate to the topic. Enjoyed it very much in bed on my laptop with my morning coffee.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Thanks. I'm not really trying to do "instructional" videos because there are way too many of those already. I'm trying more to get people inspired to garden, with a bit of information here and there.