He Plants Over 25,000 Soil Blocks Every Year!

[@stevobear4647]

🤩Jim Kovaleski is one of my heroes. Up early with his hands in the dirt hustling everyday. Reminds me of the line from Guardians of the Galaxy, "You are a dude, but this is a man."

[@spankyo6287]

Haha. Avengers infinity war

[@fredgrimmnitz6945]

Facts

[@mojgansimaei8982]

به به چقدر زيبا از اين مرزحهلذت بردم تشكر 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@TheNDex]

"I don't want to be a machine operator, i wanna be a gardener" wise words jim

[@parriska]

Ill never miss a Jim episode. I aspire to be and stay as active, productive, and independent for as long as humanly possible. I prefer a bit more mechanization but Jim always provides a reminder of how unnecessary it is. Thanks Pete. Keep them coming!

[@micktree3578]

He is a hard worker. I'm 61- I don't think I've the discipline to pull this size operation off .... in an Australian climate. But he is using an 'Eden Garden' principal with his mulching ... in a way. Now Curtis Stone was saying that an 'E G' system using mulch wouldn't work for market gardeners, but here we are, well done.

[@Makunyiw3]

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[@audreybarnes6527]

I agree 😀❤️😀. We all need more Jim.

[@audreybarnes6527]

@@micktree3578 I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a compare and contract video, as Jim has rented his house out to a BTE trainee (correct term?)

[@YouuuMaddddBroooo]

I have to click on when you are at Jim's!! He is also an artist=) Beautiful!!!!

[@gardengirl7446]

We LOVE Jim ❤

[@nickhammersonrocks]

ROCK ON JIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR HELPING TO SAVE THE PLANET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamreeder3660]

Thank you for a great video…. I got to see two of my heroes in the same video

[@christineortmann359]

Love the way you feed the Florida people 😁❤️

[@lisakukla459]

Jim's videos are my favorite. I want to do that so bad it physically aches. He's living the dream.

[@MyFoodForest]

I love to watch this / its amazing this abundance around his house!!!

[@mtcharts]

New Port Richie is proud, I bet, that Jim chose there as his winter home. It's a win-win for all. He's definitely not a useless eater. Good for Jim and all others made of same cloth. Knee pads are your friend once you reach 30 yo. I'm 60+.

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

I love how Jim uses his gardening as landscaping too, his functional thinking mixed with his visually enticing and beautiful patterns. The way he interplanted just those swales, so gorgeous. Love that quote from Jim “I don’t want to be a machine operator, I want to be a farmer.” That sums it up, agree less big machines more regenerative farming.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Well said! Glad you enjoyed 😁

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

TY! @Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsTV And thanks for dropping Flying Fox Farm into my view, maybe it was a year or more ago. Adam is a trip, and he also is so knowledgeable about trees I would love to own too.

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

This is a dream yard.

[@wallsgallery]

Love watching Jim work. It’s how I learn. Vids are great. Interviews are great. Books are great. But there’s no replacement for watching a master work. Thank you!

[@frenchweewee4444]

Yep!

[@amandafagan5805]

I totally agree with what you are saying. You are doing a great job, keep going. Watching from Brisbane Australia.

[@trinacochrane1887]

Watching from Bundy.

[@ss-kz9ee]

North Gympie here lol.

[@jhost0311]

I love Jim’s passionate connection to the earth and his plants. All our farmers once shared this connection before mechanization and industrialization. “And when that crop grew, and was harvested, no man had crumbled a hot clod in his fingers and let the earth sift past his fingertips. No man had touched the seed, or lusted for the growth. Men ate what they had not raised, and had no connection to the bread. The land bore under iron, and under iron gradually died; for it was not love or hated, it had no prayers or curses.” John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

[@somethingforthefamily5869]

thanks Pete good job covering this brilliant man.

[@CharlesGann1]

Jim has really activate my awareness of being with the land not just trying to spend as little time as possible. What you experience from being connected. Yes there is the balance of efficiency but the connection.is very valuable. Great stuff Pete thanks again for sharing Jim with us!

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

My wife always sets aside time to spend in the garden to unwind from her full-time job. It really helps her.

[@katherineb6102]

I love it. When my daughter started her raised beds I gave her a butter knife, fork and spoon and said that will be just about all the tools you'll need.

[@jacalli]

Love the close ups on the soil woodchip combo. Woodchips was such a game changer here, I put it under an old apple tree that was producing every other yr., now its every year. It's really amazing to see that transformation

[@denniskemnitz1381]

Would you explain the transformation a bit. Dennis

[@wallsgallery]

Wood chips are the cheapest thing we have here. I started w a gravel parking lot, added 4” of wood chips twice a year. Coming by into fourth growing season. Some plants consider this Soil!?!?

[@jacalli]

@@denniskemnitz1381 the tree is around 100 years old I'm guessing. But it's doing better with the mulch. It's so much easier to pull weeds, it retains water. It didn't look healthy before, now it does

[@zubek559]

I need to step up my soil block game! Love you guys!

[@halasterthethrice-fried3610]

@4:11 Golden nugget of low-scale agriculture wisdom, thanks Jim and great episode/interview Pete.

[@jonathantaylor6926]

It's nice, I get it and have huge respect for what this guy is doing… but the world would starve without commercial farming.. not to be confused with Big Farma, the HUGE farming concerns are killing the family farm and that is sad.

[@gordonsmit3396]

Wow... Awesome..👌🏻 👌🏻

[@galamonkey]

Jim’s produce isn’t the cheapest, but it is always the best looking stuff at the market. He puts care into it, and it’s a fair price for the effort he expands. There’s not a day that I don’t see him out there on his hands and knees working.

[@wallsgallery]

It’s great to be able to get high nutrition in food. Price? It’s probably cheaper than the rest!!

[@nobakwaas5161]

It's probably very cheap if you compare the nutrition his food has.

[@Marblegrass]

Spend the money to get good nutrient packed food now or have a huge ass medical bill later... No brainer.

[@javier0304]

Have you tried looking at how much burpee plants are selling for? Here in California they’re selling them for $4.68 a plant. A dollar a plant is a steal

[@frenchweewee4444]

@@nobakwaas5161 Exactly!

[@charlotteking8123]

The perfect lighting for the garden; it's glowing! To those like me who moved to central Florida: I live 15 miles away from Jim and my climate is much more like Pete's. No broccoli, lettuce, beets until Fall again. The sun is brutal already on April 2. Jim's property is close to the Gulf and he's been developing that soil with loads and loads of compost over the years. Yes we can do it but within parameters. Properties near the water (much more temperate) are $$ and also often with HOA's and restrictions. I'm working on experimentation with planting tender crops in areas which only get morning sun; will see how that goes in terms of day length. Also will try some shade cloth over raised beds. Soon will be planting okra, corn and pumpkins, among others. This weekend I'm planting over 40 fruit trees. Lots of mulberries, I think of them as the radishes of the Florida tree selection. Easy!

[@yuppystick]

Are you adopting? 😉

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Last year we moved one hour north and a few hundred feet higher in elevation from our last place... and it's VERY different. I find it fascinating how climate and weather change between close areas, even on one side of a hill compared to the other. We all have to adapt to the conditions we're in, and I think that's part of the fun.

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

Try using caterpillar tunnels or a hoophouse for winter growing.

[@Tropicgarden]

I feel your pain! I’m in zone 10b south Florida. Broccoli already bolted, lettuce is mad at me, but the kale is holding up and European eggplant is growing but I really need to stay on top of cut worms! I only grow grape tomatoes 🍅 and they are holding up well. Try growing sissoo spinach and winged beans along with sweet potatoes. I’m planting mulberry as well with yucca, papaya, and banana. I have to adapt to my monsoon, humid, bug infested, scorching climate. I wish you well! 🥬🌱🍓🌶🫑🥗🙏👩‍🌾

[@rajuabegum2193]

Love you Jim, could you please talk more about growing without relying on fertilisers please.😊😊

[@hosoiarchives4858]

You need compost, biochar, compost tea, mulch and or cover crops

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

What Hosoi Archives said, plus: Comfrey tea is great. Or just chop the comfrey leaves and use them as mulch. I use a fair amount of grass clipping tea and "weeds" tea, too. There's a lot of nutrients and minerals in those plants. I let the grass and "weeds" grow long to allow their roots to get deep in the soil, then mow them down and just soak them in water for a couple weeks. Strain the plant material out and put it in your compost pile or use it as mulch. Dilute the liquid with more water (roughly 1 part tea to 10 parts plain water) and give that to your plants 2 or 3 times a month. For nitrogen-hungry crops, human pee diluted with 10 parts plain water give a nice boost of nitrogen and trace elements. Just be cautious if you're on a lot of medications, that might be an issue, I don't know. As you build up healthy soil and especially using cover crops over a couple seasons and beyond, you will need less and less fertilizer.

[@ss-kz9ee]

You work very hard Jim. You deserve every dollar.

[@thehedgerow]

It is ABSOLUTELY worth spending the money to buy from people like you!!! Thank you!

[@AlamoRusty]

Jim's produce is a great value and even better quality. If you live in the Tampa area during the winter it's worth the drive over to NPR to check out the Tuesday market or the local store, Wright's. Tampa is sort of a food desert when it comes to farmers markets and Tasty Tuesdays is one of the few bright spots.

[@thegardeningqueen4145]

Where's the Tuesday market at? Where's Wrights?

[@AlamoRusty]

@@thegardeningqueen4145 It's in New Port Richey, Florida on Tuesday mornings. Wrights is a small grocery store in the same town.

[@TheUltimateGardener]

Amazing Video Pete & Jim! I’m a 15yr old gardener that tries to inspire younger generations to get into gardening! You have inspired me a lot and gardening is my future career! I have a channel called Ultimate Gardening that teaches just that! Love your videos keep up the great work!✨🌸🌿

[@thenewyorkredneck4735]

This guys growing methods are amazing

[@nathanwall8169]

jim always has it looking fresh in his garden. i like how by the road he has various vegetables to make it look beautiful and mixed up . i guess more natural looking

[@jiewang7985]

Love every episode of Jim’s garden 🍇🥦🍓🥬❤️

[@christinaanderson27]

Jim you are amazing! I love all videos posted about you! You inspire so many people. Thanks for letting Pete video your gardens. It's amazing!!! Thanks again for all your inspiration 😊

[@hayhook132]

master gardener,wow what a award to yourself and the earth.

[@maggiemakeupnails1056]

Πανέμορφοι κήποι, υπέροχα φροντισμένοι.Θέλω κι εγώ, ζηλεύω. ❤

[@vipulkushwaha9525]

Hello,,, I m from India,, I m farmer,, I like ur video and information

[@justtruth467]

Excellent video. Hard work planting on his knees. Well rewarded for just admiring it, and for the great harvest.

[@Sergio-zi9bh]

Love the vids and especially when Jim is involved. True inspiration! Helped my Green thumb come back! Much love from the Northshore in Illinois

[@4zooflorida]

Wow! Your seedlings look so vibrant!

[@katiepie5751]

Binge watching all the Jim Kovaleski videos right now, his work is killer. Book?

[@jesseferguson6208]

Thank you guys. Respect and admiration.

[@craftystash8667]

We are fortunate to live close by and see his garden and purchase his food... Spectacular!!

[@ArsasSternenkatze]

Hey Pete, I started to rewatch your old videos - they are such a nice treasure to rediscover - I hope you are doing well - all the best and lots of good growth for you 🌺🌱🌴🌳🌵🍒🥭🍍🍌🍋🍊 🙂

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! I’m working on getting back into a video rhythm 😎

[@leegarner4111]

The guy just amazes me every time I see him,his gardens are incredible.

[@mikemole1167]

love this man's methods, and his ideas of going about them. i aspire to be like him one day as a market gardener

[@nobakwaas5161]

I wait for jim's episodes quite eagerly. The guy's brimming with wisdom and calmness.

[@shykass8949]

My favorite videos from you is from Jim. Thank you ❤️❤️👍

[@manjawarner3162]

Ohhh yay! I can stop sifting the compost now. 😁 So many nuggets of wisdom from Jim. Thanks, guys.

[@withabike]

Your channel is very innovative, and your creation is very successful! Browsing your channel is a blessing! It is attractive, vibrant and colorful! thanks for sharing! good luck!

[@sugarbomb26]

I say it all the time: Jim is my favorite! Thank you Pete for sharing This wonderful person with us.

[@escapetheratrace4798]

As soon as I see a video with Jim I have to click this guy is awesome

[@battibotti1959]

Hello, you are an energetic man and you love your work and work honestly, God will not waste your reward. I loved your work. May God bless your work.

[@mariejoysumagaysay8082]

Several power quotes from JIM in this vid. :) Hope JIM gets to write and share his knowledge with us through a BOOK someday soon. :)

[@uthaiwow1]

Wow,your house is full of vegetables. It's amazing.

[@johnnyb4869]

His passion shows ❤️

Gracias!!! love these videos, thanks for always interviewing him. I really listen to what he says. I love the way he organizes everything. His plants look so healthy! Peter thanks for showing us Jim.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

A commentor on another video recommended this channel and this visit with Mr Kovaleski in particular. I'm glad they did. My view is that my first and most important job is to build/grow healthy soil.

[@7savedbyhim]

Jim... You are an inspiration to say the least! Thank you

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@MaLiArtworks186]

I love this guy's work ethic! Beautiful garden.

[@ShakiraYah]

I LOVE THIS. BE JIM!!! He is winning @life ❤

[@Mars21681]

So many tidbits of golden info throughout, thank you

[@mamahen9221]

Jim’s garden always inspires me.

[@aymara.]

Jim videos are my favorite videos💚

[@LuisAzcona]

im very curious, if you visit Jim, do you hangout and have a friendly sit down chat, or do you just leave and let Jim be in his garden? haha! he seems to never stop moving!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Both! Lol

[@LuisAzcona]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL haha. i see what you mean. the only time that I saw him not doing anything was when you were with his mom! nice video as always Pete!

[@ogechiarase7011]

Weldone Jim Kovaleski

[@wendycullingworth3879]

Inspiring as ever. Always something to learn from Jim. Huge respect and admiration from NZ.

[@cynthiagreer6049]

Got to give credence to both guyz ! Specially designed by the man planting and growing! The extra effort becomes...or/ will become fonctionable. All about dédications. Kool Vidéo ! Self sustainability begins with self and will.!

[@ogadlogadl490]

Jim videos are my fav, he’s such a genius, honestly. I can not wait until I am able to take the course you two have put together.

[@reyong4217]

Love watching your shows. Love seeing Jim's garden. I like to plant myself, but not much veggies. Please, continue to do great.

[@robyn8842]

Omg the yard is gorgeous!!!! 😍

[@nonnoziccardy4353]

Another outstanding video packed full of information and inspiration 👊 Jim it was an honor meeting you, I think you are a special person. Your language: I don’t want to be a machine operator, I want to be a gardener. We are feeding the world by killing it. Folks need to pay attention to your message! Oh I think you could sell soil blocks at $1 each, try selling by the tray, (50-72). Not everyone will be interested but I bet you will be surprised at the additional revenue you will generate. Take prepaid orders of mixed trays to test the waters. Just a thought. And Pete my friend, after knowing you for, what over 2 years your passion to share is endless and genuine. Same for you Jim, continued success and many thanks for always inspiring me🙏

[@naplescajun]

Love these videos! Thank you both for taking time to do these.

[@floridamanbear5522]

Love the Jim segments! Thanks

[@dn744]

Always looks awesome 👌

[@frenchweewee4444]

Speaking of Gold, these videos are priceless!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! 😊

[@maryanneanderson8902]

Thank you for another great video 🙏🏼

[@ramaniperera3556]

Thank you sir God bless from 🇱🇰

[@plantaseednotlitter2260]

Well, done loyal and faithful servant. According to the Bible, you are doing it in order of God. You have inspire not just scatter seeds but plant one by one. Thank ya'll for share. The dome video look awesome.

[@aryehyahuyasharahla7117]

Thanks Pete , This guy Jim is a Gem💎 Thank you sir , for sharing your Independent Journeys , as well as your intricate wealth of knowledge, again I humbly thank you for inspiring Floridians such as I and watchers world wide 💜 #ShOuToUt #P.K

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aryehyahuyasharahla7117]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL #Always

[@Silencesolvesall]

Really appreciate how in depth you guys got on this video! Loved hearing Jim explain his theories of where each type of plant should go in each row

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed

[@RRaucina]

Funny place to garden! Does he have 2 houses there? Imagine what this guy could do on 5 flat acres. Great work, a little paradise.

[@Greenplantguide]

Really great and amazing💚💚💚

[@milkweed7678]

Love the great Jim videos! Those high tech tools are very impressive! If I were near where he sells stuff I would gladly pay the prices for his great stuff!

[@moomoocho1196]

Gotta love me some Jim 👍

[@surayagiuliana650]

I love your vegetable garden, lots of healthy food

[@CatherineandRob]

“I just want to be a gardener.” Me too.

[@leonjohansson6542]

I think in 100 years Jim's legacy will more of a philosopher than a farmer/gardener.

[@RickyGallarati]

Love these videos with Jim and Pete. Jim's method has inspired me to totally change my approach in the garden. Greetings from Italy! P.S Ive been using soil blocks for a year now, with much joy, but it's very hard to find vermiculate and perlite in Italy. Does anybody know if fine sand works as well? Thanks!

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

It originally was sand.

[@RickyGallarati]

@@backwoodsbaby9729 yes! Also in the other video Jim says Eliot Coleman uses coarse sand instead of perlite. I used fine sand and it was a disaster, it compacted too much, but I understand coarse sand has a wider diameter than fine sand? Plus I wonder, the amount of coarse sand is the same of perlite, or it changes, cause sand is significantly heavier

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

@@RickyGallarati you can buy Eliot Coleman's book. But it is sand that is like a mm or 2 wide. Not fine sand.

[@cathymccall9199]

Pulverized or shredded Styrofoam works. I use packing styro whenever I can and just process it down and add to my dirt.

[@lisarodriguez8681]

@ Cathy McCall miss Cathy how do you process down the styrofoam ??!!! Do you use ear plugs?

[@absoluteveracity8165]

All the wild life noise and birds in the background sounds amazing with planting food 💪🏽

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Nature's Music

[@khetong6226]

Many gardeners use this concept to keep those plants upright and strong and for good reason. This is one of the easiest trellises to build and it’s a really strong one that won’t cave to the weight of your plants.

[@markluke8447]

What is that tool he’s using to plant the soil blocks? Amazing farmer, we need more like him in this world. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@lightwavz]

I raise a hearty cup of chaga tea to Jim. That land and those crops are beautiful!

[@eloisaferruzola3680]

What a beautiful garden 😍

[@laurelweiner8]

i love this thank you !

[@tui9795]

Je trouve ça super, inspirant pour tous. Si on faisait comme lui dans nos cours, quel satisfaction ce serait. On mangerait davantage de légumes et donc mieux, moins de dépenses et une si belle cours ,si utile !!! Merci .

[@littlechef2brother]

so satisfying

[@NaturallifecamTV19]

Love you from Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@nuanwanicould8360]

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