Last Stop Before Maine! Jim Kovaleski Scythes Our Syntropic System (Spring Update)

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3 жыл бұрын

Nomadic Farmer, Jim Kovaleski had some extra time before migrating back to Maine, so he came by to help scythe our Syntropic System. Spring rains and warm weather have caused tons of new growth in the system, including the grass! You guys already know, Jim shared many Scything Pro-Tips during the process. Enjoy this video with Jim; the next time we see him will probably be up in Maine, so stay tuned!
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@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks For Watching! "Nomadic Farmer, Jim Kovaleski had some extra time before migrating back to Maine, so he came by to help scythe our Syntropic System. Spring rains and warm weather have caused tons of new growth in the system, including the grass! You guys already know, Jim shared many Scything Pro-Tips during the process. Enjoy this video with Jim; the next time we see him will probably be up in Maine, so stay tuned! " If you missed the previous Syntropic Update, Click Here : "Cold Damage in The Syntropic System" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prt-aNWenrOne4U.html __________________________________________________________ Check Out Our Online Nursery! We can ship plants anywhere in the US! Click on the link below to order: Online Store Link- bit.ly/2wzHQiT __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Playlist Links: Our MOST POPULAR Videos - bit.ly/2LOVp4X Our Client Projects - bit.ly/2NWYMU2 Best of Growing Fruit (Tropical/Subtropical) - bit.ly/2EeCytW ____________________________________________________________ To learn more about us, as well as our products & services: www.greendreamsFL.com Follow us on Social media Facebook: bit.ly/3wRYYLe Instagram: bit.ly/2RwdsQL ____________________________________________________________ Have we made a difference for you? We would much appreciate your contribution to keep improving upon the quality, content & consistency of this channel. Support Us @ www.patreon.com/greendreamsFL

@josephhall2858 3 жыл бұрын

Where did he get the peanuts from to plant? I'd love to plant some as well for nitrogen

@trishdavi7049 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephhall2858 you can pay a lot for peanuts from a garden center but I think he said in another video that he got them from a grocery store in bulk ...for peanuts!

@josephhall2858 3 жыл бұрын

@@trishdavi7049 thanks, so something that hasn't been processed like raw peanuts. Thanks

@77FINNBEAR 2 жыл бұрын

Does Jim get anyone in to house sit while he’s away?

@charitysmith5245 3 жыл бұрын

Forget movie stars and celebrities....people like Jim and Pete are who I’d go out of my way to meet and talk to!

@ajb.822 3 жыл бұрын

I know, right ?! Definitely !

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Much love! 😍

@RasOntario 3 жыл бұрын

Jim is a Gem! One of the rare true master gardeners in a world full of phonies! You guys are great

@lvs6775 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that Jim is still fascinated by the act of scything is amazing.

@milkweeddreams8828 3 жыл бұрын

My neighbors are already wondering how I do it all at age 71, can you imagine if I scythed my roadside shoulder...but I'm laying more mulch and trying to get more cassava n mimosa growing...this ol gal be poundin' dirt...gonna miss Jim and his energy...safe travels...

@ajb.822 3 жыл бұрын

My gramma doesn't do no-till , in fact, she handles a big ( walk behind ) tiller a few times every spring/summer, but at 86 she's still living alone out in the country. Near other family tho, so they plow her driveway in winter and are around for emergencies, but she still mows her large yard, grows some veg and tends several flower gardens. She had always been an extremely healthy & sturdy person tho, aside from a childhood illness, case of breast cancer or maybe cancer, I forget, in her 60s and one ear hasn't been hearing for several years now and arthritis keeps her from doing some things she used to, like making homemade buns.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

You’re awesome! Keep it up 👊

@shellywilks883 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kim truly knows and acts on what it means to be self-sufficient, just love how smart and humble he is👍. Thanks guys!!

@byEnTaze 3 жыл бұрын

Jim* :)

@ericmoulton9533 3 жыл бұрын

Jim is a gas free Human weed waker. Very nice. Art work comes in many forms. He is truly an artist!!

@stackmanstack 3 жыл бұрын

Yip but good lawnmower will do the job

@autumnmeadows4079 3 жыл бұрын

What expertise and so nice to see. Two very humble, smart people doing good things. Thank you both

@AtHomeWithSheree 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch Jim cut grass all day! How cool you got another visit from him.

@byEnTaze 3 жыл бұрын

Jim is the man.

@crochetingaroundnewzealand 3 жыл бұрын

My son would be dying after 5 strokes of that scythe 😂 Jim has some serious muscles

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

It really doesn’t take much muscle.

@crochetingaroundnewzealand 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL technique 😊

@forthesakeofreason Жыл бұрын

I know I'm 2 years too late, but I wanted to say, we also have a guardian cane corso, and she is amazing at keeping our flocks safe. She's not outside full time, but she's trained to the word "coop" and hightails it down to the coop to combat whatever is down there. Foxes, coyotes, aggressive male rabbits (seriously...). I would get another cane corso in a heartbeat. It was an adoption that just worked out to be an amazing farm dog.

@alicedowntherabbithole3688 3 жыл бұрын

The sound of the scythe and Jim's voice is incredibly relaxing....

@drew4021 3 жыл бұрын

there was something so therapeutic about watching this

@chrisp755 3 жыл бұрын

Watching Jim using that scythe reminds me of the 1800s era..pretty cool

@Darkstar001 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more Pete, we shouldn't be wasting our water, especially where I am from in Australia. Which is why I went plant based :)

@sneebler5996 2 жыл бұрын

Something like 75% of all water use globally is dedicated to livestock production. Shit's crazy, put down the bacon a few times a week yall

@dn744 3 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to the 70s

@stefandomagalski3722 3 жыл бұрын

My two favorite dudes! Love you Jim and Pete! So inspired here in Charlotte N.C.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@liannannette359 Жыл бұрын

Pete you mentioned a grass planted in concert with the bahia. Was it mumbasa grass??

@brianrodman1033 3 жыл бұрын

I need to get one of these. My yard would be so easy to keep trimmed with one of these.

@katewizer2736 3 жыл бұрын

I like the sound of geese in the background!

@slimdibblerfarm521 3 жыл бұрын

wooooo jim video!!

@Florestinhadamontanha 3 жыл бұрын

It is already looking like Agroforestry. So beautiful😍

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🤩

@erinboehm3807 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete! Looking forward to your visit with Jim this summer!

@tocolee6127 3 жыл бұрын

The real BILL SCIENCE GUY that actually digs into the earth and knows a things or 2 versus the fakes!

@ajb.822 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Pete - so many of us r mostly here for Jim ! But, I like u a lot too Pete !!!! I'm just not as into your other content, since it's usually much more full of tropical fruit etc. content ( vrs. Jim's yard & veg etc. ). I'm in west/central Wisconsin, so.... . :) I really, really, really loved your vlog on those wild organges that time tho !!! Super informative and inspiring !

@SouthernLatitudesFL 3 жыл бұрын

Love it when you guys team up!!! Pro Tip: Clean the camera lens. 😄😄😄

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Whoops 😅

@cameroneagle4370 3 жыл бұрын

Jim loves his green dreams shirt...

@ceiarariffle3516 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great inspiring video! Always nice to see Jim. Keep spreading the good work

@beerooted8550 3 жыл бұрын

Safe travels Jim ... Thank you Pete, please tell Jim he inspired me to get a Scythe Im the first to order one from that company to Bermuda as they informed me so, Im getting really good and it taking inches off my waist. Oh I will buy that shirt if he makes them "Mow like a girl"... Peace and much Love

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! 🙌

@tocolee6127 3 жыл бұрын

Pete is what's growing on!

@butterlite100 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sad Jim is leaving! We need a Jim-cam up in Maine! Can you install Arlo or Ring around his farm so we can watch him all the time? The scything is mesmerizing and so satisfying. Next time, show us all the cutting!!!!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!!

@emmbabyrocks6830 3 жыл бұрын

Will miss yah Jim😊 enjoy your summer up north ! Looking forward to that video update

@frootfarms8124 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, now we want a scythe.

@glycospongegratis 3 жыл бұрын

this is the landscaping of the future and i envision exactly the same thing!!! very great video and i love your scything vids or any video with Jim Kov !

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👊

@lydiarowe491 3 жыл бұрын

Something to be said for man made lawn cutting..the motion is the potion Jim.. LOVE MOW LIKE A GIRL.👧 happy days guys..☀

@panoskar8952 3 жыл бұрын

Green is a cool colour ,so the greener a place stays the cooler will be /Our vision perceives a relationship between colour and temperature-

@lmjohnsono 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to see Lens Bug contributing again!

@trishdavi7049 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@timebong8366 3 жыл бұрын

U have the best boss...the doggo

@monicacruz4407 Жыл бұрын

Pete, your soliloquy on zero chem is music to my ears. I bet Jim’s core strength is awesome with that scything action, imagine if all the people using energy in gyms used it to chop down biomass….

@coltonvirtuoso4982 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel man and especially what you had to say about chemicals and lawns! Good to hear like-minded people share intelligent thoughts about important topics. My only complaint though... put your dogs inside while a man is scything!!

@christelchristely2816 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, its dangerous for dogs, even more so for cats, they love to hunt the grasshoppers that flee when the grass is cut.

@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239 3 жыл бұрын

The grass cutting tool is good for workout 🏋️

@frankpatterson5843 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.....can anyone argue that monoculture chemically dependent grass lawn is an intelligent choice?

@ajb.822 3 жыл бұрын

THANK-YOU !!!!!!! For pointing out so clearly, that homeowners, HOAs, golf courses etc. are ALSO ( and in some areas, the MAIN CULPRITS ) in polluting waterways ! NOT ( or not only ) conventional ag ! As much as I dislike most everything about conventional ag, I very much hate them being over-blamed for everything !!!! As a former dairy farmer this means a lot to me. Now I'm barely a homesteader currently ( am moving again) but learning more every year about ways to farm at various sizes in a permaculture &/or regenerative fashion. But also want folks to know that "family owned" vrs a "corporation" is a often a very stupid distinction - some family farms I knew incl. my dad's, were/are set up as a corporation & plenty of very, very big farms are owned and operated by a single nuclear family. Then, big vrs. small does NOT mean very much, either, in what they do or don't do. Small, seemingly traditional ( no new, modern stuff ) farms can do awful practices, and big, shiny, conventional ones can do a lot very decently. Don't assume, don't fall for the commonplace stereotypes and vernacular.

@trishdavi7049 3 жыл бұрын

George Carlin did a comedy video about golf courses that seriously could end hunger and homelessness if converted.

@mrs.bigshot4488 3 жыл бұрын

The whole video is just him cutting grass smh🙄😪🥱

@patrickmortenson4266 3 жыл бұрын

About starting that new grass, probably the best way to do it effectively would be to till what you have now and then water it with a timer before coming back with a propane torch and flaming all the seedlings that you germinate. Then sew your new grass. Alternatively you could water heavily and tarp the old grass. In your hot summer a clear tarp with solar eyes everything rather quickly.. Either of those methods would give you a stale seed bed so your new grass would not have weed competition.

@patrickmortenson4266 3 жыл бұрын

Solarize*

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ve been looking at this option. Just need more time 😬

@richardhuff8201 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I see your Jim vids it draws me to my yard and garden. Just amazing how much he has inspired me to know my property. Keep up the good work Pete love the vids! 👍👍👍👍

@nancyplants757 3 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. I'm looking for a house and really want to set up a system similar to this and grow tons of food.

@rosaliesemrau1293 2 жыл бұрын

My dad did that too, wipe grass across the blade and rasp a couple times across the blade.

@chongseitmooi2593 3 жыл бұрын

Jim's Wonderful grass cutting skill Nice to c But im sure it's not easy fr me to do such professional tasks though enjoying seeing it

@shanemillard608 3 жыл бұрын

Rock on bro

@debzyj376 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.... enjoyed.💙

@tocolee6127 3 жыл бұрын

Brother! You really are the bomb!

@heavyd777 3 жыл бұрын

Pete and Jim, thanks for inspiring me to get my garden going! The mulch sifting video is what did it!

@wilhallman2890 Жыл бұрын

10:00 I don't use any chemicals whatsoever, but I do have a beautiful, green, striped lawn filled with clover and bees. Water is more than abundant here. Not wasting it at all.

@nonnoziccardy4353 3 жыл бұрын

Boy does Jim make that look easy👊

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Like a pro! 👊

@alisonburgess345 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like the perfect exercise actually. It would be great for your spine and upper body. I might look into getting one and having a go!

@JerryB507 3 жыл бұрын

Jim cuts grass like I was taught to paddle a kayak. It's all in the shoulders and waist, not in the "Manly Man" arms. Two years ago a neighbor called Code Enforcement on me after I killed my lawn and put in a drought tolerant and some edibles landscape. The Code Officer came out and we talked for a good hour about permaculture and food forests. Sadly, all I have is a total of .1 acre of garden space.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

He really is a pro!

@bamboojdm 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente herramienta, saludos, gracias.

@ohanastrand5793 3 жыл бұрын

Till, tarp for 3 weeks, then seed. Cover with hay. Your stand will be 90% true to seed.

@antoniohache5111 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Pete, nice to see that your trees survived to the frost. I lost 5, wich is not a big deal among 500. I am going to copy you and install a bamboo row like you did, to be prepared for next winter. Un abrazo!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work man! Keeping pounding dirt 👊

@fahrijaini2464 11 ай бұрын

Interesting

@nicholasnapier2684 3 жыл бұрын

You know everything that you're pointing out I grew up here in Florida and I can tell you that if we don't stop using herbicides on our properties so things like that pesticides and fertilizers when you have natural Compost you can get from dairy farms but you don't really have as much here where I grew up in Sorrento Florida....things have changed with hoa's everywhere here in Florida it nuts building those things....

@jeff6899 3 жыл бұрын

No Disrespect to Jim Kovaleski whatsoever...but this time, Fiji (or GeeGee ?) Is the Rock STAR of the video...Jim will have to play 2nd Fiddle this one time...Lol. 😉😆😁🤗

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@korganrivera4659 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any videos where Jim talks about how he got started in the beginning?

@trangtraihongdien 3 жыл бұрын

It is meaningful video with famer as me. Better way i think you can use the mower grass to clean the grass in your farm. love jim

@ChefDwight 3 жыл бұрын

Pound dirt 👊🏾

@mikejones3155 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna end up with a 3 legged doggie 🐶..!!

@huckp7773 3 жыл бұрын

More rants please

@Ti0Dani 3 жыл бұрын

Saudações do Brasil 🇧🇷🏆🏆🏆

@CarolGasses 3 жыл бұрын

Mulberries!!

@BotanAnderson 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to learn more about scything, join us on the Scything Improver's Forum on Facebook.

@solartonytony5868 2 жыл бұрын

hi Pete, what if the grass is just piled up on each side on the fruit tree rows to cover/mulch/fertilize the soil there ?

@gainedinthegarden3925 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who ever feels sad when I hear that Jim kovalewski is leaving to Maine lol.

@stefandomagalski3722 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how the people in Maine feel

@gracesoule3754 3 жыл бұрын

I just wish pete went with him so we could get weekly updates in Maine.

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

Seasonally! Snowbirding up to food-garden customers there. He'll be back

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

@@gracesoule3754 he visits

@solartonytony5868 3 жыл бұрын

@pete kanaris ...what's moonbassa ? ...could you plz show us what do you do with the mowings ?

@curtismorton195 3 жыл бұрын

What is the type of sharpener he is using for the scythe blade?

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

Fwiw the dog breed Cane Corso is pronounced KHA-nay Corso. It means 'runner dog'

@panoskar8952 3 жыл бұрын

So when you mulch for winter the mulch on top should be brown or yellow as it breaks down since these colours are warmer-

@littlegreen5845 3 жыл бұрын

Is that the Canadian scythe?

@oliviahill174 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Kanaris what is that tool Jim was using to cut the grass ??

@lordbrahma333 3 жыл бұрын

Scythe

@waitwhat5931 3 жыл бұрын

My mom showed us how to use a scythe.

@SaltLife1717 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta get some Bay Leaf plans! Ill buy a couple!! It should be that bad to clone! Let me know and thank you for what you do!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Got them! They’re super hard to propagate.

@SaltLife1717 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL ok ready to buy!! Just went through your online store and didnt find them. Are you still pending upload? Would you like for me to email you for payment and shipping info?

@Manifestcovarience 3 жыл бұрын

Now I think I need a Scythe! What kind does Jim use? I was looking for a link to one and I don't see any. I will be ordering Bamboo from you very soon! Love these videos and Thank You!!!

@christelchristely2816 3 жыл бұрын

wzi.offner.at/produkt/2-rinder-sensenblatt-modell-oststerreich-3/ Thats where they are made, maybe you can find a link to by it where you live.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Jim used Scythe supply in Eastport Maine.

@ChefDwight 3 жыл бұрын

What's growing on Pete

@Mrbfgray 3 жыл бұрын

I started replacing lawns with productive trees/bushes/vines yrs ago and now no longer water lawns and looking to replace with a ultra low profile drought tolerant ground cover. Almost never used pesticides with exception of rare applications of 'organic' types....don't need artificial nitrogen sources.

@m0sredrum 3 жыл бұрын

Just tried mine for the last time. its thrown out in the bushes now. I'll go back when I'm done using a functional tool and remove the blade and other metal parts.

@aron8949 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you put any nitrogen fixing trees between the bamboo? Designed succession.

@AlmostOrganicDorset 3 жыл бұрын

You do learn from the land, get your hands dirty and you can feel it as well.

@BBethyB00 2 жыл бұрын

She’s so cute …

@spsmith1965 3 жыл бұрын

Can scythes be used on a slope? My yard is on a 30 degree slope.

@sandormarton9723 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@christelchristely2816 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! We Austrians mow our meadows in the Alps with scythes. Many slopes are so steep you have to kneel on the side of the hill while mowing. In fact if you are not trained it is easier to mow a slight slope, cause gravity helps with the weight of the grass.

@marygolucky 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I love him is so nice and industrious man I have a dream like him the way he does😜🤩I wish I could be with him forever.😂😊🤩☺️joke.🤩🤩🤩

@ambesta3897 3 жыл бұрын

👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

@grantguy8933 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a lot of snakes or gators around when you work? Any safety concern? Thank you.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

No, only in swampy areas do you need to be careful. Nothing too crazy like Central America.

@funnywolffarm 3 жыл бұрын

haha hold up. "inspired me to maybe do some tilling.." Isn't that the opposite advise that was given? I liked your initial thought to crop it short and seed it some more, optionally add some clean soil on top.

@wilhallman2890 Жыл бұрын

But if you really wanted to get conservative with water, put wood chips down everywhere. It helps maintain moisture and you won't have to worry about cutting the grass at all.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Жыл бұрын

Chips are always good, but the grass is more sustainable for this system. We might end up using chips if we cull the clumping grasses to plant annuals..