Nomadic Farmer Jim Kovaleski leaves FL Gardens behind for the Summer!

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

I have to watch every Jim video twice because he gives such quality content for us FL growers. I have sections of my yard totally Jim-inspired. Thanks.

[@cameroneagle4370]

Amen, wisdom on steroids!

[@Budvb]

Yes, he definitely earned his phd by the work and sweat he has put in, and learning by what nature has taught him good and bad!

[@baiqsarahsabriana7726]

My forever favorite farmer as well

[@giankees450]

I got the pleasure to meet Jim early this year, a really down to earth humble guy, talking to him I felt like I knew him for years, he's truly an inspiration when it comes to gardening, best on KZbin in my opinion. Thanks for the videos!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome! Thanks 🙏

[@Getawaymoments]

Jim is the man. Thanks for giving us this gift Pete.

[@cameroneagle4370]

Does everyone see how we used to build houses?....small and modest, leave a lot of yard....

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Heard that!

[@HondoTrailside]

And houses make up about 60% of CO2, so the move from 50s-60s houses of 800 to new houses that are now being built to 5000 square feet is a real issue. I live up north, and they are building these silos that are 3 and 4 stories high, really poor for heat conservation.

[@cameroneagle4370]

@@HondoTrailside co2 isnt bad...houses dont produce co2...in regard to those silos you speak of, well all those millions of illegals biden is letting in have to live somewhere .

[@sunshinejenny95]

I like the old smaller houses with a nice yard and the old neighborhoods with trees! Sad about the destruction of trees in the new neighborhoods.

[@katholderbaum7950]

The county is regarding 1200sqft or more because they can't charge you as much property taxes on an 800sq ft house. Small house cost less to build and to own. Doesnt make sense.

[@nigelcoleman9939]

Your fig tree looks very similar to mine in Western Australia and mine is a Ficus Carica commonly known as Black Genoa.

[@joerez5172]

Pops always used to say "Never tell people when you are leaving out of town because they will know your not home."

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Luckily the neighbor stays at Jim’s place while he’s gone 😊

[@rafa106900]

Jim is a bundle of knowledge and an inspiration. He is an American treasure for what he does and motivates us home vegetable gardeners.. please keep checking in with Jim videos. checking in from Virginia zone 7b. Rafael

[@S_a_n22]

Jim is definitely a fan favorite. Safe travels Jim. Looking forward to you heading up north.

[@daveschreiner413]

I've learned so much from you and Jim. It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday and good luck with your sweet potatoes!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hey Dave! Good to meet you also, great to put a face to the name! 👊

[@foodaroundthehouse9980]

Always looking forward to the videos with Jim. Very inspirational!

[@ajb.822]

ok - I'm hereby signing up on the waiting lists for Jim's broccoli seeds when he gets em and has any extra !

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Got it! 👊

[@snresendiz1]

Me too!!

[@Beachbum3579]

Me three! :)

[@darrenwilkinson4348]

What you signup for seeds..uk here

[@littleozarksfarmstead]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Another request for seeds and I must have more information on the ant contraption Jim's using. I have fire ants near my sweet potato patch... 😔

[@gardenerfromnagalandchanne464]

Was waiting for this day, so excited that Jim is back on the vedio and see update from his garden. Nice to see him back

[@heavyd777]

Thanks Pete and Jim, you have restored my faith in being able to garden in Florida. Getting the free mulch from the county and sifting it for the black gold soil has changed everything. I now have gardens with at least 20 distinct vegetables planted and growing like crazy! 😁

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

That’s awesome 🤩

[@noelleloring3231]

Is the the free mulch in st Pete FL and do you have to ask for any particular type of mulch for the top soil?

[@alisonburgess345]

Oh no - I'm supposed to be getting ready for work, but just HAVE to watch this - ITS JIM AGAIN !

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

🤣😬👊

[@vizzisvlogs5695]

🌿It's so pleasent to see Mr.Jim & His beautiful Backyard with useful innovative ideas.Thank you Mr.Pete for sharing.

[@robertabreu2566]

Jim is a garden wizard. Extremely impressed!

[@toneyjohnson8910]

Love your videos and always love and learn when you visit Jim.

[@stephenstapler9996]

Awesome video as always. Definitely smashing the like button on all the Jim videos. Looking forward to the Maine video 👍

[@lydiarowe491]

So much variety in this garden of joy..tried and true....the flower experiment has paid off..the sunflowers look really abundant.. Happy trails back to Maine..🌳🏤🌲

[@PegsGarden]

Great video Pete!! Have a safe trip up to Maine Jim!!

[@Rayls_starroot]

That Florida sand eats compost quick. I saw huge changes when I learned to leave it on top. Watering it in helps create a fertile mulch from the unfinished parts.

[@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587]

I love in ground planting . I guess raised beds have their place ! I’ m with Jim just raise the soil.

[@cassityart7001]

Jim’s market garden waste could feed lots of hens! Tanglefoot Oil? 🐜 Must have. Thanks Pete. ❤️🌱

[@jgordo83]

Good luck in Maine, Jim. Looking forward to the midsummer update vid.

[@deathlesszero]

Jim is such a G! Thanks for the updates Pete

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Seriously! 👊

[@scottnyc6572]

So great to hear how you give back and watch it at work.Thanks again.

[@stonedapefarmer]

Oh, and on the subject of saving seed from Arcadia/hybrids/whatever, I highly recommend Carol Deppe's Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties. She's a traditional plant breeder that was trained as a geneticist, and her book covers just about everything you'd want to know about breeding and saving seeds, including how to dehybridize hybrid varieties.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Nice! I did feature a seed saving operation in Gainesville. It would probably be a great time for an update.

[@stonedapefarmer]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL I remembered seeing a couple videos on seed saving operations and couldn't remember where. That must've been one of them.

[@cpnotill9264]

Looking forward to another update Pete & Jim! 🌱❤

[@joachimbates5370]

My favourite videos are these where he just chats. To some it might seem insignificant however these chats are just dense with info. Love it

[@naturalliving2011]

I look forward to seeing the Jim segments 👍 An excellent inspiration to grow by any means necessary!

[@rickvangunten4800]

Jim is always Inspirational. Thanks for sharing......................>

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

Great look around Jim's garden! A little garden envy lol. Such a joy to listen to him. Thank you Pete. Be blessed and have a beautiful day ❤🌿

[@alibimac4214]

Another great Tube Pete and Jim. Thank you.

[@davidlatif7829]

Yet another Great Video Pete. I was originally from Jim’s neck of the woods Vermont. Snow in April is a Poor Mans Fertilizer. Jim and yourself are very exciting and should I say very Knowledgeable. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you both for sharing.

[@gardengirl7446]

JIM!!!! what a blessing! Thanks Pete! Talk Jim into doing his own youtu.be channel

[@lydiarowe491]

Where will he find the time..good idea mind you..🌳

[@milkweeddreams8828]

Truly an inspiration, anxious to see a follow-up as well, I always enjoy that...full circle...yes we do love Jim..,safe travels...!

[@wizewoods9130]

Great to get the update from Jim, hope to see him at Common Ground this fall!!

[@autumnmeadows4079]

Hey Jim and Pete. On the subject of water, here in Miami, we have not had any rain and I need to water everyday. I use the water from the house that I catch from left over coffee, rinsing vegetables, etc. It is not enough. Out comes the hose, two times a day. To see the two of you together is such a good feeling. I learn and appreciate you both.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Geeez! It was a hot one today too.

[@Kwalk1989]

Jim is awesome, looking forward to some Maine vids and I have timed my garden in FL from what Jim does.

[@sellingroanoke]

I never get tired of you or Jim. Thanks for bringing these videos to us.

[@michaelbradt6853]

Great video, amazing garden, awesome tips!

[@vee5032]

Oh Jim still a great video with everything growing even if you pull things out. I will wait for new videos 👋🏻👏🏼👏🏼

[@robinmeier6048]

Fun hearing such knowledge

[@firsttimefarmer4666]

See in the summer. Enjoy MAINE 💕💕

[@TNBushcrafter]

Tarred bankline lasts me for years, I hand tie nets with 6" holes to use for trellises. I am harvesting peas, favas, and everything else I planted in fall. I need to get some moringa going, to go in the medicinal herb garden. I have hydroponic peppers producing that I just moved out a week ago. Unripe ground cherries can have more toxicities then ripe it exists in some small percentage in all Solanaceae family plants. That is why green bell peppers are more bitter then red. We do raised beds a lot here in mid TN where we have clay and breed rocks very well. It's funny, I started watching Jim with his European sythe video.

[@salomonbrothers7598]

Love all the information in these videos. We'll done guys

[@steveeroh8259]

Pete that was another great video thank you

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

👊

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great content guys thanks for sharing. Keep planting the positive seeds..

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@lynn8524]

I would love to see his gardens in July. Holding you to that! 😁 Thanks!

[@pistolpete349]

Amazing green thumb.

[@jackson8085]

See you next year Jim!

[@thomasjensen609]

Loved this... So inspiring 🙂

[@dianne.murielrobidoux9008]

Thank's for all infos and enjoy the summer in Maine with the family

[@adventure2bcorp]

I live in tn. I travel up to mass every other week. I was amazed that mass had snow but wasn't a lot and it was gone by 9 am.

[@phallahem9437]

Thanks so much for frame ❤️😊😊❤️❤️ I love watching video 📸📸📸

[@thegr8stm8]

Fantastic as always and in all ways. Love the soil composition and logic involved.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks!

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Pete, please ask Jim how he does not seem to face gardening burn out with working constant seeding, growing and harvesting in two different states.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I’ll be sure to cover that video topic.

[@jeff6899]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Curious about the same !! My guess is the travel time, variety of states & climates actually helps a bit ! The man is a machine :) Thx, Pete !!

[@lydiarowe491]

I'm sure his nomadic genes keep his interest alive in both places..his curiosity never leaves him..the balance is so natural to him..just like the gardens he produces with joy.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

@@lydiarowe491 love that

[@mtcharts]

It's the Polish in him.

[@amyjones2490]

Wow! His soil is amazing

[@uncommoncents2152]

Safe travels Jim

[@hart796]

Always love the Jim updates! Ty vm Pete!

[@whipit4me]

I had issues with root knot nematodes....I sowed mustard seeds in early fall (early Oct) and incorporated the mustard into the soil around early Feb and mulched. I planted French Dwarf Marigolds along with my tomatoes and my bad nematode issues were resolved. It's been two years now and so far I'm doing good. (Riverside, CA 9b) I just recently discovered this channel and thank you for the uploads!

[@sueyoung2115]

Sweet video! Love you guys! I'm always so amazed with Jim's energy and output. I'm headed back to Maine in July. I'm gonna be a great grandma in the end of August! (Don't know if I'll be as far down East as Jim ), but I'll keep my eye out for you! Coast of Maine is as beautiful in summer as Florida. ( Be sure to bring your warm clothes, though), south western Maine still has frost in the ground... Can't even get peas started, yet!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I’m pretty sure Jim is as far east as you can get! You can see Canada from his area.

[@jenniferhaas5200]

See y’all down the road! ❤️ We’ll pound dirt in the mean time!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yes! 👊

[@paolawortman]

Pete, I love your channel. We live in Canada (Ontario) and moving to New Brunswick, also in Canada - zone 5b which is same latitude as Maine, where you said you are heading to in August. I would love to see more videos about zone 5 ... Our house has some land to it and the plan is try to grow food all year. Any videos with information on that will be highly appreciated!! Thank you and keep up the great work you do in your channel!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! I have over a dozen old videos with Jim in Maine. You should check them out 😊

[@myheart3409]

Pete, I know that Jim is your mentor, but I wanted to thank both of you. I love these videos you do for Jim, what a great guy and so full of knowledge. Love to see how you are using his techniques in your business, your plants look great. Jim's plants ofcourse are always WOW. Thanks for sharing, will be waiting for the AUG trip vids to Maine, ;-)

[@THEGROWITS]

Fantastic. ! The abundunce is dripping from the land or (yard). Jim is surely a great gardener with an amazing attitude.!

[@troypriddyFNF]

looking at the fruit and the leaf pattern and comparing to my 160 varities of figs i have .. to me it looks like a Mt. Etna.. like hardy chicago. but as big as the tree is there in fl i wonder if if the root stock is LSU Purple because it the one of the only nemotote resist i know of .... thank you pete and jim for all the great videos

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Wow you have some figs! Do you sell trees or cuttings?

[@troypriddyFNF]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL yes I do. tho i just really going in the 5 yrs . and still build up plant material and just got nursery certi. this season... i have fig ,,pawpaw, persimmon, black berry gooseberry current goumi honey berry.. alot of the odder things here in zone 6/7

[@yuppystick]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! And all the guests!

[@msmarygardner]

Cardboard & heavy mulch on that Bermuda! You got it!

[@deathlesszero]

Only if you dig it out first! speaking from experience it'l find a way back up, lol

[@msmarygardner]

Deathless Zero ...yes, always dig it out (that’s what he was doing!) then cardboard & mulch!

[@teresakooser5695]

Wish I lived nearby. I would cut and come again!!!

[@MaxItUpwithMarta]

thank you so much for being who you are. I need to leave Miami and find a small farm somewhere!

[@missjones8123]

I just love Jim!

[@melanieallen3655]

This man has great knowledge!!💙

[@peterstevens4223]

Hello from Auckland, New Zealand ...

[@000.noway09]

Thanks for the videos. I'm new to gardening, and in land o lakes florida to boot. So I need to watch there videos as much as possible!!! Thank you!😃have a safe trip home to Maine 😎

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

We went fishing in Land o lakes this morning! You’re right down the road 😊

[@000.noway09]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL oh nice! Hope you caught something!

[@DiggerX8X]

I enjoy these little chats. If I can keep the turkeys out of my veggie sprouts, maybe my yard will look similar this season 🌱🦃

[@SopheakKH]

Amazing landscape views 😍👍🏻

[@joelrickards2315]

Awesome enjoyed this very much thanx

[@FruitTreeAddict]

Thank you soooo much Pete for making these wonderful priceless videos! I'm going to sign up for the master class very soon❤

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 🙏

[@cpnotill9264]

I really enjoy the masterclass.

[@aron8949]

I’d love to see what he is up to in Maine

[@vintagetrishgarden]

It's a black genoa fig Jim. I grow them here and propagate at least one from cuttings each season to increase the stock, though they fruit prolifically enough to have just one. I'm buying arcadia broccoli seeds now because you recommended it here Jim. We have the heat you face in Florida here too. Thanks for covering the visit Pete. Great stuff.

[@tkaart2242]

i would love to order Jim's Broccoli seeds. Astro, I believe is the variety? Thanks for visiting him again. He is a plethora of knowledge and so humble. Just the neighbor you would want to have. I would love to meet him someday.

[@stonedapefarmer]

Great timing! I was literally just having a conversation about how most plants can survive on rainfall alone, all other things being ideal (mulch, etc.), but available soil moisture has a huge impact on production. Steve Solomon reports winter squash yields of 20 pounds without any irrigation at all (and we get 3-4 months without rain during our main growing season), but adding just 5 gallons of fertigation per plant per month increases the yield to 50 pounds per plant. So what I'm trying to do is incorporate as many water holding strategies as possible so that I can maximize production without added irrigation.

[@deathlesszero]

Mulch, roots and organic matter in the soil. Get the water to infiltrate not run off. Youve probably heard of Gabe Brown, a rancher in North Dakota where they only get 15 inches of rain and use no irrigation. Just cover crops and grazing from his cattle

[@stonedapefarmer]

@@deathlesszero There are way more options and there is way more nuance than that. As evidenced by Jim's experience. He's doing exactly what you call for and he still can't maximize his tumeric yields without added irrigation. I don't irrigate at all, but I've got a chinampa/hugelkultur/terra preta hybrid design that I'm working on, plus experimenting a lot with the works of Bill Zeedyk, Craig Sponholtz, Elaine Ingham, Paul Gautschi, and so many others. Plus using Steve Solomon's recommendations to reduce transpiration. You can hold way more water in the soil by combining these different techniques than by using them in isolation. And the goal, for me, is to maximize production without adding irrigation, not simply to just get things to produce at all.

[@goatgate3815]

Excellent content. Thank you.

[@lourdesdoty7765]

Jim, I think your fig is a Brown Turkey.

[@juliettediazelbaz8870]

Jim is amazing!

[@catfunksfabulousfinds]

Here in Oregon they like raised beds because we get so much rain and they help so you can plant earlier.

[@vycrumusverum7849]

Here from your day time segment!

[@debzyj376]

Love it.... thank you.💙

[@brianramsey3824]

A jim vid nice

[@schwam6]

25:55 whats jim leaning on there? rebar? what does he use them for? So glad you keep going back to him and that he really is a fascinating grower.

[@KimChi-iy7jd]

Tomato - check out older videos 🙂👍🏼

[@Da_cat12]

Yes rebar, in another video he said it is a 20 foot rebar and I think this was the first year he did it.

[@schwam6]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaGnpYlogqmXaZY 10:20 is where talks about rebar

[@josephhall2858]

Jim is a cool dude!

[@namthomson1124]

Thanks again

[@sunshinejenny95]

Thanks for the video. All fascinating. Always learn. Could the extra food be given to the food bank?

[@KarinaHein]

Hi Jim and Pete. You talked about all the food to be thrown on the compost, my question is why do not you call a food bank and hear if they want to send someone and harvest a little at a time, (maybe next year) the idea that so much food goes to waste when many in the US have nothing, almost hurts ... (just have to tell that I am not from the US but Denmark, so do not quite know what is legal in the US) but could this not be an option, if not other things that are ready and that Jim can not take to Main? Jim your way of growing has been a great inspiration .. when I started as a home gardener, I just grew, the thing got into the ground etc, and the first year went super, but then there were a lot of well-meaning people who told that it was not how you did it, so I changed it, bought fertilizer pills like them, etc., and it just did not go very well, so I decided to look a little at what nature itself does, and what it really was I wanted , because when you as a new gardener "fail" many give up, but in reality they have not failed with just got some advice that might work for the big farmer, but not in the small kitchen garden .. now I have seen your videos ( I do not do quite like you, "other climate" but much of the same, and I LOVE it .. the garden and nature have become my sanctuary, my "quiet space" the place with joys and fun, and that is the meaning .. last year I got a lot of chips on my raspberry bed, the years before it was a boring harvest, last year I raised probably 10 kg a f .. huge beautiful delicious raspberries, even the neighbors were surprised, they gave and gave, and even with minus 15 degrees this winter, they now shoot last year shoots, and it spills up with new .. just because the moisture stays in the ground and the earth gets what they need .. and with something as simple as wood chips ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ❤️🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@diogenesegarden5152]

You can take cuttings of the fig and get a clone quite easily. Just stick about 3 nodes of woody growth and bury them up to the third node in about late August (UK) in some soil or potting compost in a pot, over winter, and in the spring you should get a few plants, if you have done about 10 cuttings in a 10” pot. I get my cuttings from trimming a nice fig tree at a customer’s house and have had great success and have given them as gifts for friends, to try and get them interested in producing something edible from the garden. I guess you could sell them if you wanted.

[@cpk4772]

Bro love your show,grow on

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks! 👊

[@brucekaiser7671]

Hey guys! From Cape Town, South Africa :) about nematodes, if you find them to be an issue maybe try interplant with marigolds where you have a problem? They excrete an oil from their roots that takes care of the nematodes ;) love following you guys! Incredible stuff!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Bruce!

[@easygrowinggarden]

I’ve heard marigolds can help with nematodes but the trouble is finding the right variety of marigold for the specific nematode.