May 16, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Plant Now, Eat Well Later: May Gardening + Garden-to-Table Recipes

May 16, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Welcome to Daddy Pete’s Plant Pleaser, where our mission is to help you grow…one plant, one garden, one lawn at a time.

As pioneer men and women cultivating your own lawns and gardens to grow your own fruits and vegetables, we offer recipes to help you bring your harvest from your garden…to your kitchen…to your dinner table.

So let your inner farm out…jump into our website and indulge in our knowledge. Come discover farming through the eyes of Daddy Pete’s. Timeless products…unparalleled quality…our goal is to become more and more creative, so that our creativity equals your increase.

MAY FRUITS & VEGETABLES LIST

Crowder Peas
Eggplant
Field Peas
Okra
Peanuts
Popcorn
Sweet Potatoes

May is here, and if you haven’t planted your garden or started your raised beds yet, May is still a great month to do that! It’s not too late to plant all of the fruits and vegetables that we listed for April: cantaloupe, honey dew melon, watermelon, bell peppers, corn, cucumbers, green beans, hot peppers, lima beans, squash, tomatoes, and zucchini. For May you can now plant crowder peas, eggplant, field peas, okra, peanuts, popcorn, and sweet potatoes. For all of these items, we recommend planting in Daddy Pete’s Perennial Pleaser, Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix, or Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix. If you are amending your existing garden, you can mix in Daddy Pete’s Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Kickin’ Chickin, or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost. If your existing garden needs extra drainage, you can amend it with Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix or Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil. Both of these mixes have our Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure; but they also include aged pine bark fines for drainage.

May is also a good month to plant all of your annuals and perennials. For planting your annuals, we recommend Daddy Pete’s Nursery Blend, Daddy Pete’s Perennial Pleaser, Daddy Pete’s Pete Lite Mix, Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix, or Daddy Pete’s Sea n’ Farm. For planting your perennials, we recommend Daddy Pete’s Nursery Blend or Daddy Pete’s Perennial Pleaser.

Okra Planting Tip: If you soak your okra seeds in warm water the night before you plant them, more seeds tend to germinate.

Whether it’s questions about our products or general gardening questions, don’t forget to visit our website at www.daddypetes.com to submit your questions for our Daddy Pete Podcast with Melvin York. We have several podcasts that will help you with your spring & summer planting, so click the following link for our podcast page: https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR MAY…

MAY RECIPES

**Crowder Peas with Tomatoes & Green Onions**

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**Southern Field Peas**

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Healthy Honey Roasted Peanuts

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Crispy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

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A Delicious Vegetarian Dish

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Homemade Pickled Okra

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Healthy Peanut Butter Popcorn

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April 18, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Spring Garden Guide with Recipes: Grow Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Zucchini & More with Daddy Pete’s Mixes

April 18, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Welcome to Daddy Pete’s Plant Pleaser, where our mission is to help you grow…one plant, one garden, one lawn at a time.

FRUITS & VEGETABLES LIST

Bell Peppers
Cantaloupe
Corn
Cucumbers
Green Beans
Honey Dew Melon
Hot Peppers
Lima Beans
Squash
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Zucchini

In April, we have had cool weather, warm weather, and wet weather; so it is a great time to plant a new garden or raised bed or to continue expanding and developing your garden or raised bed from last year. Over 115 years of farming history and heritage go into every bag of Daddy Pete, so you can’t go wrong with Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix or Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix for the fruits and vegetables to plant this month: bell peppers, cantaloupe, corn, cucumbers, green beans, honey dew melon, hot peppers, lima beans, squash, tomatoes, watermelon, and zucchini. If you have an existing garden and just need to amend your soil, we recommend using Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Kickin’ Chickin, or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost. If you need some extra drainage in your existing soil, you can use Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil. So, pull out your boots and create a spring extravaganza in your gardens and yards for Easter weekend!

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR APRIL…

APRIL RECIPES

**Peperonata Recipe**

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**Mexican Street Corn Salad**

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Honey Garlic Green Beans

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Cowboy Candy Sweet Hot Pickled Peppers

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Squash Casserole

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Summer Watermelon Pie

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Mediterranean Cantaloupe Salad with Olives and Mint

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Cucumber Feta Salad

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Sweet and Simple Honeydew Smoothie

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Creamed Lima Beans

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Provence-Style Tomatoes with Breadcrumbs and Herbs

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Simple Herb-Infused Roasted Zucchini Recipe

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March 28, 2025

Jessie Wiley

March: What to Plant this Month

March 28, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Welcome to Daddy Pete’s Plant Pleaser, where our mission is to help you grow…one plant, one garden, one lawn at a time.

FRUIT LIST

Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Figs
Grapes
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries

VEGETABLE LIST

Collard Greens
Green Peas
Kale
Lettuce
Mustard Greens
Potatoes
Radishes
Spinach
Turnips

March is here and our weather is still changing, but it is a good month for planting fruit bushes and trees with Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix. Here is a list of fruits to plant during the month of March and into April: apples, blackberries, blueberries, figs, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, and strawberries. Once you have planted these items using our Planting Mix, we suggest using Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure as a mulch around the surface area of the plant. Where applicable, make sure you stay away from the trunk of the bush or tree approximately 12 inches all the way around it.

March is also a great month for planting greens and a few other vegetables in your raised bed or garden, and this can go into April: collard greens, green peas, kale, lettuce, mustard greens, potatoes, radishes, spinach, and turnips. We suggest using Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix or Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix for planting these items. We are still having some cool nights, so don’t forget to purchase Daddy Pete’s Sawdust for warm bedding for your livestock animals!