4-Inch Soil Block Tutorial and Pro-Tips W/ Jim Kovaleski

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We’re back in Jim Kovaleski’s grass-fed gardens in Maine! Jim demonstrates how he makes the four inch soil blocks and what kind of home-made soil block mix he creates.
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@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

@balancedflow9659 2 года назад

Jim’s a great scientist. Curious, very observant, and carefully tests his ideas

@senorjp21 2 года назад

I've learned a lot from Jim through your videos. It's pretty obvious that Jim wouldn't have become a youtuber on his own. Thanks for working with Jim to bring this to us.

@kellyclark7517 2 года назад

Somebody made a silly comment the other day basically telling PEDI to get his own RU-vid channel, and I was thinking to myself no way Jim is going to bother with videoing and editing lol my thoughts exactly👍🏽 Pete and Jim appear to be great friends and they make an awesome team💪🏽

@ryanp2492 2 года назад

Is it just me or is this intro music fantastic? For me it really builds anticipation for Jim's talks.

@krimboslice7998 2 года назад

agreed

@AlmostOrganicDorset 2 года назад

Preferred the previous theme music myself 😉

@katherineb6102 2 года назад

Thank you. I love that I'm always learning something new when I watch you guys.

@DavidRodriguez-gl5pn 2 года назад

Jim, we need you to help the world relearn how to build with nature. You’re the perfect teacher

@nightflight41 2 года назад

Thanks Pete. Tell Jim we said hello from South Florida.

@krimboslice7998 2 года назад

as a fellow Jim, and a "connoisseur" of nature. Seeing a video from Jim makes the day better !

@TheVigilantStewards 2 года назад

Wow, compost, peat moss, and clay soil is the simplest approach to getting into soil blocking I've heard. The more I do this, the more I realize how important it is to simplify things down to tasks that you can hop on easily without much resistance

@themjohnsons 2 года назад

That granite/rock sand sounds VERY interesting. Great video! 🙌🏻

@TheGreenBean 2 года назад

So grateful for all the cool people I get to learn from because of RU-vid! :)

@redfinite 2 года назад

Love Jim! My favourite videos! Thanks Pete!

@ross6343 2 года назад

Well...this IS pounding dirt for sure - thank you Jim and Pete for a great video! As a young lad growing up on the farm, we made soil blocks in wooden forms and I use those forms to this day. I stopped using peat moss many years ago out of environmental concerns [sustainability]. I was using coconut coir for awhile, but then I discovered alfalfa mill works just as well and the transplants seem to go into overdrive with growth. Besides having an average 2-2-2 NPK, alfalfa contains triacontanol, a potent plant growth hormone. Any sand material high in quartz content - which granite is - will be piezoelectric. Because it's piezoelectric, I add bone meal to my composting processes. And Jim is spot on about adding garden soil to his transplant mix! Many blessings...

@brucedownunda7054 2 года назад

Lucerne ? Interesting. Thanks for the info.I tried out Sunfllower microgreens with hemp. Worked ok but not sure of the science. Need to try in soil blocks

@QEmanon 2 года назад

Please expand on piezoelectric growing mediums and the relationship with bone meal!

@simplysimple7628 2 года назад

The ultimate gardener. Jim Kovaleski. His knowledge is pretty much trial and error. Love that. Best way to learn. Thanks for all the knowledgeable content Pete. Learned so much from this channel the last couple years. Aloha brother🤙🏼🤙🏼

@kellyclark7517 2 года назад

🤙🏽🌺

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

Aloha!

@kellyclark7517 2 года назад

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Hey I'm headed over to TampA to buy a car tomorrow and was thinking of maybe swinging by your nursery? And would love to be taking a walk through Jim's neighborhood and see his amazing edible landscape! Thanks for all of what you guys do🤙

@ladykfirst 2 года назад

Pete and Jim are the coolest🌿

@habaceeba 2 года назад

I've been after a 4" soil blocker for years. I just can't justify the pricetag. Quart yogurt containers are practically free.

@stephenstapler9996 2 года назад

Awesome content as always coming out of Maine. I can’t wait to travel up there and see all the farmland

@davidsawyer1599 2 года назад

Great insight about the mix being utilized. Thank you. 4 inch soil blocker. To paraphrase "kinda pricey." $97.00 USD at Amazon. For $70.00 USD more one can purchase the whole shabang. The other thing worth noting is they are manufactured in the UK or Britain or England.

@paraskevimour193 2 года назад

Glad to meet you mister Kanaris , I’m Greek too , I live in Fort Myers

@devonhector7550 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing very informative it's rather timely as I've been struggling to find an eco friendly option to styrotex and plastic cups for my seedlings coming out of the tray...

@Flippin_Crazy 2 года назад

Like playing in the mud! Making mud pies when I was a kid!

@moomoocho1196 2 года назад

Love videos with Jim👍

@nonnoziccardy4353 2 года назад

Another great video, thanks Jim and Pete👊

@Mountainviewfarm2022 2 года назад

Another great video this guy id love be able to meet you and Jim 1 day

@Getawaymoments 2 года назад

Great series guys!

@autumnmeadows4079 2 года назад

This is superb. thank you

@pamelachowrimootoo4531 2 года назад

Great idea.. 👏👏👍

@GardensforLife 2 года назад

Nice! :D

@manjawarner3162 2 года назад

Nice! 👍

@creekcomber 2 года назад

Good stuff

@Flippin_Crazy 2 года назад

No storm here, Pete. Spring Hill, FL

@colette8694 2 года назад

Love the hat Pete!

@HarmonicaTool 2 года назад

It is hard to find videos on the large block maker and considering the price it is good to see it in action and to hear from people using it happily as well as the story of someone who bought it but did not use it... Thank you from Germany.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!

@jiewang7985 Год назад

Nice 🥰❤️☀️

@vadimion763 2 года назад

You should put jim on to jadam, they have a really cheap fungal/bacterial soil conditioner, called jms. Jms jadam is the full name

@chrisk1669 2 года назад

Does jim try and grow seedling trees this way and plant them around his property. I wonder how hazlenuts and chestnut would handle Maine. Love the educational videos!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

Chestnuts grow there, not sure about the hazelnuts

@AlmostOrganicDorset 2 года назад

Interesting about the link to stronger growth with granite sand, will be trying that next season. Out of interest, when will peat extraction be banned in the States, already banned here in the UK as it has decimated whole eco systems.

@ChefDwight 2 года назад

What's growing on Pete

@Mrbfgray 2 года назад

I had a small truckload of DG (decomposed granite) crushed shale and lava dropped at my yard to mix with big raised beds, totally unscientific but everything thrives in it.

@danielt6689 3 месяца назад

I made my blocker from a 4 inch pot and some Legos to form the 2 inch insert.

@alive3589 2 года назад

yay

@112jungle 2 года назад

Whiteflies destroying my peppers. Here in vero beach florida. Tips????

@ChefDwight 2 года назад

Hey Jim

@jaymobile4146 2 года назад

What is the name of those trays your putting the soil blocks in? Can they be purchased?

@77FINNBEAR 2 года назад

Granite dust is crack for earth worms. We call it blue metal dust in Australia 🇦🇺

@QEmanon 2 года назад

It sounds a lot like rock dust which is another amendment similar to azomite, the difference being the bio-availability if i'm correct.

@CynthiaWord-iq7in Год назад

How do you water these trays of cell blocks without them crumbling, dissolving over the growth period...through a bottom catch tray?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Год назад

With a hose and watering wand 😊

@GeoffRamseyRay 2 года назад

where can i find those blue plastic trays that Jim is putting the soil blocks in ?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

They are recycled Soda bottle carriers for transit

@juanisgarden5356 2 года назад

😍

@keithstarhook8453 2 года назад

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to make these great informational videos. I have a question about the blue trays you use. Where can I find/purchase them from? Please

@TheGreenBean 2 года назад

Those treys look like what they use to transport and deliver soda cans and bottles in.

@jellojoe00 2 года назад

150 blocks! Jim you mad man!! Lol

@Silvereagledude 4 месяца назад

A masonry trowel might be helpful mixing up the material a bit better

@ellellbee 2 месяца назад

I can't find any info for watering the 4" blocks. Do you still just water from the bottom? Does it wick up enough?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 месяца назад

Can be done in that method yes

@naturally-logical Год назад

Granite-sand? How sure are you? Could this be a translation error (somewhere), and what is really meant is Basalt-sand? Basalt is - as far as I currently am aware Magma (from a volcano). *It's main content is Magnesium (Mg) and Iron (Fe).*

@wickedsourmainesourdoughsh2781 2 года назад

Hi there from up here in Maine! Can you guys help me with this question? I hope so and I hope so soon. I’m using blocks this year for the first time and using “garden soil” in the mix for my indoor seedlings makes me a little squeamish. Everything other than this approach strongly advises against using it indoors saying it could harbor insects and disease that seedlings can’t tolerate. All of that said, it’s clear this isn’t the case for you Jim, or for Eliot Coleman himself but I’m still nerved about it. If you had to grow all of your seedlings under lights in your Maine basement, would you use soil from your outdoor Maine beds? If yes, I’ll be shoveling the snow tomorrow and then chiseling out some soil and then thawing it by the fireplace. Lol!

@Cici1791 7 месяцев назад

If you want to use garden soil, but don't want bugs or larvae in your house, prior to using it, I'd sift the garden soil and inspect it thoroughly while sifting. Probably easier to do in the spring or summer. For your indoor garden, I'd recommend using a good potting mix. I've been using Pro-Mix to sow indoor salad greens and it works like a breeze.

@heritagevr4010 2 года назад

Two years ago.

@TheVigilantStewards 2 года назад

Green dreams ASMR videos: Jim scything and making soil block mix

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

Wait til you see the next scything video!

@TheVigilantStewards 2 года назад

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Pete you know how to get us hyped!!! If I weren't working in Texas right now I'd be calling Green Dreams for any openings - you guys are living the life! Working hard and bearing fruit!

@BushImports 2 года назад

That'll save pots that just end up in the trash.

@5pecular 2 года назад

Where is a reputable seller of soil blockers?

@77FINNBEAR 2 года назад

Hello Does Jim take on interns? Cheers

@Rymorin4 2 года назад

lettuce in 4" blocks? that seems like a bit much. The market garden I work at has like 8000 lettuces in the ground right now that would take a mountain of media.

@brucedownunda7054 2 года назад

Recently heard that Peat moss is a NO NO ! !

@dustman96 2 года назад

Why do so many people use peat moss instead of coco coir?

@devonhector7550 2 года назад

Not me I'm a coco coir guy

@UBSWRecords 2 года назад

I use coir here in the UK. But on a commercial scale here in the UK a bale of Irish peat moss is around 75% cheaper than the same volume for coir, I was lucky enough to get 50% off coco blocks buying in bulk but it’s no surprise growers use peat.

@fortmyersfruitforest5214 2 года назад

Where to buy coco coir?

@dustman96 2 года назад

@@fortmyersfruitforest5214 Most grow shops, home depots, garden centers will have it. Good to find stuff with low salt content.

@QEmanon 2 года назад

Main reason I try not to use coco/peat is because it breaks down and composts after a few years- so not good for perennials-- it would need to be high in granite/sand/pumice etc to avoid that compaction and avoid becoming anaerobic, which would lead to root rot.

@nighthawk7151 5 месяцев назад

Its a neat idea but I don't see the benefit over using containers.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 5 месяцев назад

Less root disturbance this way

@jessoakley3746 Год назад

Am I the only one who doesn't see the links?

@jessoakley3746 Год назад

Found the one for making soil blocks. Go here if you're looking for that info: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EQueN2ZPitY.html

@sharonchew2144 2 года назад

The 4-inch soil blocker is expensive, and as Jim showed us, the top of the form needs to be hand-packed firmly with soil to avoid cracking. Jesse Frost of No-Till Growers instead uses his hands to form a mound of soil around smaller soil blocked plant starts--seems to save money and time.

@cpnotill9264 2 года назад

Hey Sharon I tried that ball method of Jesses when some plants outgrew their 2" soil blocks. I was amazed at how quick and big they grew and I didn't want to spend the money on that big blocker. Have you tried it yourself Sharon?

@sharonchew2144 2 года назад

@@cpnotill9264 Not yet, but want to try it next year, especially with tomatoes. I usually pop 2-inch soil block starts into the bed before it needs up-potting. Glad that method worked for you!

@cpnotill9264 2 года назад

@@sharonchew2144 Hope you try it and it looks pretty cool with those big balls of soil in trays. I had quite the comments from my brother in law lol. 😁🌱❤

@NoNORADon911 2 года назад

Who transports compost from Florida to Maine!? lol

@ChefDwight 2 года назад

Pound Dirt 👊🏾

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 года назад

👊

@przybyla420 2 года назад

Soil blocks are cool, but I think, are a waste of a precious resource - time - for most home gardeners or homesteaders, or even small market gardeners, due to the availability of free and reusable plastic pots. Avoid transplant shock by planting when the first few roots are hitting the bottom of the pot.