Sweet Potato Harvest Time w/ Everyone's Favorite Market Gardener!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Our favorite market gardener Is back! & we caught up with him just as he is harvesting his sweet potato cover crop.
Jim Kovaleski is known for growing vegetables & fruits year-round for the farmers' markets of the Tampa Bay area of Florida & coastal Maine. He has been a long-time inspiration for so many other growers, and his customers just adore him & his produce. In this latest update, we share the abundant harvest from Jim's front-yard urban farm at the end of its summer resting period. The sweet potatoes are coming out & the next season of veggies are on the way!
Because Jim is gone the entire summer, leaving his Florida farm to rest during the hot, rainy (humid) conditions, he uses the sweet potatoes, along with cowpeas (black-eyed peas) as a cover crop to keep his soil shaded for coolness/moisture retention & keeps weeds away without the need for chemicals.
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I’m a very simple person. I see “Jim Kovaleski” and I click! ❤️🌱
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exactly right, me too
You make me droll all of fruits and vegetables grow in my country Philippines!!
I love this stuff. Jim has such a nice way about his work-life balance. Thank you for showing us two like-minded cool people together.
Thank you 🙌
i so agree. if the world were more full of Jim types, we would be on a better path
I dont no jim but i love him so humble ....i wonder how many mts squeare he work by himself in that garden cause i have a big garden and he really inspires me to do this ....thank u jim big hug from argentina .
I love watching this guy
Jim is such a nice guy! Would really like to buy from him, but live on different continent. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪!
My wife cooked up some squash and they were the best ones I have ever ate. I asked her where she bought them and she said from that guy you watch on TH-cam. If you ever are in Tampa you should definitely visit the market in New Port Richey.
Hallo und grüße aus dem Saarland 👍
Hey Pete, you and Jim are national treasures mate! I wanna come to the States and visit Jim's old truck in the Smithsonian. Keep it up brother, love from Australia.
Thanks man 🙌
Wow incredibol men. Thanks for video
Thank you!
Thank you Pete.
Love Jim my heart aches when I see great fellas like him lost a few great old timers myself in the last few years cherish every moment you can with that guy.
Always such a treat when you film up there, he's an amazing gardener, knows his stuff, wears me out just looking at all those vines...but yummy...!!!
Awesomeness 🤩🤩🤩!!!
I love me some Jim Kovaliski!!!!!! He does great work
House sitting is over! Yeah im back! done taking care of Husky! What a dog! ahaha Glad To See More P.K. GreenDreams FL !
Hey Kemo! 👊
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Pound Dirt 4 Sho !
a lot of love to jim..from india
Wow! That is amazing!
Wow
Yeah, Jim's back! Love his way of life and gardening!
Amazing view.
Thanks for this video Pete. I'm looking forward to more with Jim.
Adam the rare fruit graft man and Jim are two guys you feel you’ve known forever my generation and Petes are paying attention
It's great to see Jim again. All your guests are great, but Jim is special. 🙏
I saw Jim's neighborhood in Florida. They are so happy to have Jim as their gardener coz they can have organic vegetables in their yards. Jim is such a great guy.
I planted sweet potatoes this year and I couldn't control them they were everywhere like this.
Im salivating more with those young moringa. Add a sweet potato, eggplants, squash with grilled fish season with fish sauce, a bit of salt and pepper to about a half a liter of water. Wait for it to boil then simmer until sweet potato and squash are tender.ready to serve and enjoy
Thanks, Pete. I hope Jim keeps track of the yield on those sweet potatoes. They look incredible.
Thanks Scott! Yes, we’ll definitely report with some numbers.
Hey Pete! Glad to see Jim back, I will be heading to tasty Tuesday to see him next week!
Wear your raincoat.
Jim is an inspiration for the home gardeners..........Love the videos Pete, especially the ones featuring Jim....I'm looking forward for the next one!
Second,
Thanks Pete, we LOVE your videos!!
I look forward to these videos! We will be moving to the Brandon/Tampa area next month and I hope to learn so much about Florida gardening. I'm from the Midwest and have only gardened here. I look forward to learning more about market gardening. Thanks so much for showing us Jim and his methods. I've learned so much from you as well, Pete! Happy Gardening!
That’s awesome! Welcome to Florida guys 🙏
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Hope I can meet some local celebrities when we move down!! But seriously, thanks for being such a wealth of knowledge and inspiration
Consider South East Asian fruits and veg. They grew for me in Tampa!
Y’all are speaking my language, Jim’s place looks Amazing. Keep Growing on 👍
Jim Kovaleski videos are my favorite!
I missed Jim too!
Love seeing Jim in your videos!!!!!!!!!!
Wish I had a better growing seasoning up here in nova Scotia I'd love to have a huge garden like this
A video on Jim putting down the compost would be nice👍
Jim is doing amazing things on his property. Thank you for sharing his work!
Well done Jim! I live in South Africa, but I enjoy seeing what you get up to. Thank you Pete.
Love Jim videos! As always, thank you Pete for always bringing it in all ways.
Great video Pete, it's amazing what Jim has done in a neighborhood lot!
Thanks Manny!
The Guru it’s back he it’s my first inspiration to do permaculture it it’s a pleasure to see Jim man thanks Pete for keeping in contact with him and thanks another one ☝️ awesome video man !!! Keep 🤜!!!
Greens leaf sweet potato are very testy.
Thanks that was cool.... Jim's a cool gardener I want to see more of....
Love you videos! I'm originally from FL but live in Costa Rica ❤ Great Costa Rica series! Can't wait to meet some of those folks Thanks for great videos 🌴🌊🌞💓😎
Thanks so much! I love Costa Rica ❤️
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I'm stoked over thd coming "Jim" videos!! Love, love!! 😍
Nice to see you and Jim together again. Looking forward to seeing how this year in Florida goes for Jim. And for you as well, Pete! Awesome videos!!
Thanks Carol!
YES, more videos with Jim!!!!!🇨🇺
I love harvesting along with Jim! So fun! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
Missed Jim! Thanks for featuring him again.
Pete this video is awesome!!!!! Great work
Thanks 😊
Those young moringa fruits are like string beans. They are still soft.
Wow Pete That's some great drone action and that Jim is the Tater Wild Man!
I wish I could get some fresh potatoes
Thank for sharing
Nice to see Jim.
Very fancy name. Now if fruit I would try it.
Love your channel Pete, all the way from the Philippines 🇵🇭. Here we call sweet potatoes, Camote and Moringga is Malunggay 😁
Welcome home jim.
Thanks pete.
How I wish Jim was my neighbor. Maybe he wants to come here to WNC (Western North Carolina) and start a garden property! I have two acres that need him bad! Thanks for sharing Jim with us! Everybody loves Jim!
I love North Carolina!
His garden is so amazing
Thinking about giving that sweet potato lawn a try.
Just love new about crop in the area. Thank you.
Pete, you are like the Guy Fieri of organic farming
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I love Jim, thanks so much for doing another one!!! I'm in Canada but only 6 hours north of his spot in Maine, should totally visit if he's back next year!!!
much love Jim! 💗💗💗
Welcome back Jim! See you soon! Looking forward to that amazing garlic. Great video pete! Would love to see some more tampa bay area small scale gardens and the veggies they are growing!
Definitely Hillary! I’ll be bringing more market gardening and annual veggie tips this fall.
My husband would come out back to check on me. He'd yell how you doing out there? And I'd pop out covered with dirt, hold my hands up and just smile. He knew I was fine. When my boss, years ago, asked me where I'm going on vacation I answered my back yard. Some people don't get it.
Love it!
My husband and I call it “my happy place”. It’s hard for other people to understand, I agree.
I grow a purple sweet potato with white flesh that is very sweet and is on the dry side. As far as i am concerned it is the best S.P. hands down !!!
Yeah Jim!!!! Great advice.
Great news of more market garden videos coming!
I agree
Add a water feature with a wetland filter for string algae (free fertilizer for the garden)
Thanks I always learn something from you and Jim.
beauty berry makes good floral arrangement they also attract birds away from better crops. they are worth planting. bird will want to go for a beautyberry over another fruit they have to peak at to eat.
You can stir fry the leaves or add it on a soup.
Thanks to both of you for these vids. They really mean a lot, and all these tips have helped hugely, even in small scale or even container gardening. Have used grass cuttings a lot this year and have seen a huge improvement. 🖤👍🙏
Thanks Alex! We appreciate you sharing your success.
Yes! Loved this video - keep em coming - thanks
Thank you!
We love the videos you do with Jim, so much great info!
Thanks!
Sweet!!!
So great to catch up with Jim again Pete, thank you. Well he's told us how he does his amazing gardens....but really, how does he do this? 😂 Jim you weren't even there while it grew! Wizard.
Jim has the secret touch, nature just provides:)
Enjoy your videos brother thanks for sharing
Sweet potatoes are growing lovely in maryland.
Another great episode in the "Jim" series. I think the best way to cook any of the Asian varieties of Sweet Potatos is to slow roast them on the BBQ or grill. Cool them down and peel by hand....makes a great sweet snack.
Glad the videos are rolling back in with jim, wealth of knowledge and love his whole attitude on work and life in general.
Great video pete, keep up the good work mate, pleasure to watch👍🤛
Thanks Keith!
So pleased I stumbled upon your channel, loved the video and meeting this guy Jim. Greetings from the UK.
I’m glad you found us too! Welcome to the channel
Great video! So much sweet potatoes!!!!
Thanks!
Well done! Informative too. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL ♥
Surprised Jim missed Common Ground this year, missed seeing him there but glad to see this video and looking forward to more updates from his gardens this winter, thanks Pete
Coooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for the videos broski love it
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The first thing I'm going to do when I get into even a little bit of money is buy a house with a big yard and start selling my produce in South Florida. The dearth of fresh organic food down here is incredible.
Jim farms other people's yard for the most part
Great job Jim ! Yes....we are not getting any younger for sure.....lol.
Maybe sell your place in Maine and just work this area ??? Well thanks Pete for great vids. Ty4Sharing GOD bless !!
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This is awesome! Just discovered your channel and I'm from Clearwater! Live in California now but love seeing Permaculture working in FL. I look forward to seeing more about Jim and his work.
Hey Jenny! Welcome to the channel 😊
I have a corner lot in Holiday and want to start doing this
Awesome!
I'm not sure my first comment went through so I'll abbreviate this one. . . yeah I was wondering if he mono cropped sweet potatoes how he is recovering. He said 80 yards of mulch a year, that's quite a load to move. So he didn't have any cover crops interplanted with those sweet potatoes? I love seeing how people are doing this and learning how I can do it for my family in the future. If I can manage to feed us 90% of our needs I'll be really excited
Great seeing a video with Jim, looking forward to more and more market garden videos. He does seem a bit subdued, hope things will go better after the rough time in Maine.
He’s doing much better now. Let’s hope he’s back to his normal self in a few months 🙏
It’s very common here in the Philippines to eat the young buds and leaves of the sweet potato. Blanch it and add some tomatoes, ginger, onions some salt or fish sauce 😁
Yes! We love sweet potato greens also.
Come see me in Midway Georgia!! Market Garden Farm started one year ago. We are a work in progress but already doing farmers markets. I’m only an hour or two from Jim’s location. Would love for you to visit. We are still clearing trees for blueberry and moringa production. We are doing rare heirloom varieties of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, and other vegetable crops.
Hello! Jim is in NPR, that’s at least 3.5 hrs from the Georgia line. You must be further than an hour? Maybe this winter. Drop us and email with your farm information. Thanks
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Happy Easter! When can we see an updated Jim video? Thanks
Loved the video ! So much green on the ground must be snake heaven here in Florida lol
Just the good snakes. Poisonous snakes aren’t very common in the city.