November 22, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Gardening and Gratitude: Thanksgiving Tips and Recipes with Daddy Pete’s

November 22, 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.

Pictured: Mrs. Sledge Smith, Daddy Pete’s daughter-in-law, cooking a traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving in 1972.

FRUITS

Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Grapes
Pears
Strawberries

HERBS

Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme

VEGETABLES

Bell Peppers
Brussels Sprouts
Carrots
Celery
Corn
Garlic
Green Beans
Hot Peppers
Lettuce
Onions
Popcorn
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Spinach
Squash
Sweet Potatoes

NUTS

Pecans
Walnuts

Thanksgiving Day is almost here, and we are so thankful to all of you for using our products and for allowing us to share our blog with you each month. We love to help you grow…and we are blessed when you allow us to help you farm with Daddy Pete’s products!

For this month’s reminders, November is still a great month to plant fruit bushes and fruit trees (such as apples, blackberries, blueberries, figs, nectarines, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, strawberries); shade trees; shrubs; and border evergreen trees. Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix is an excellent growing medium for all of these items. If you need to amend your existing soil for planting, we recommend Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Kickin’ Chickin, Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil, or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost. Use our Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix to refresh your raised beds in preparation for spring; and don’t forget our Daddy Pete Mulches for all of your mulching jobs. To help keep your animals warm, Daddy Pete’s Sawdust is an excellent, dry bedding for dogs, horses, goats, and other livestock animals.

November is also a wonderful season for gathering with family and friends to share a meal together. Once again, for our November recipes, we are sharing ideas for a traditional, Thanksgiving meal. We have found some recipes that will make use of some of the items you have harvested in your gardens, raised beds, or patio containers this year. If you have frozen or canned fruits and vegetables, they will work great in these recipes.

For breakfast we have a Veggie-Loaded Breakfast Casserole and a Berry French Toast Casserole. For appetizers to enjoy while you prepare the main meal, you can try Fall Bruschetta or Cornucopia Cups.

For a light salad before the main meal, try a Fall Fruit Salad Recipe.

For your main, traditional, Thanksgiving meal, here are some great recipe options: an Herb Butter Roast Turkey; a Maple Glazed Ham; Cranberry Apple Stuffing; Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Cinnamon Butternut Squash with Pecans & Cranberries; a Creamed Corn Recipe; Garlic Green Beans; Sweet Potato Gratin; Honey Roasted Carrots; and Milk Bread Rolls with Honey Sage Butter. For dessert, we have 2 options: Praline Pumpkin Pie and Easy Salted Caramel Apple Pie. If you have leftovers—we suggest: Ross Geller’s Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Sandwich and a Stuffing Dumpling Soup Recipe.

If you are making plans to watch the Thanksgiving Day parades or ballgames on TV, here are some snack ideas for munching on while you watch: Pumpkin Spice Popcorn and Healthy Pumpkin Spiced Nuts.

If Thanksgiving weekend takes you outdoors, remember that November is a great month for pruning deciduous trees, planting spring bulbs, amending beds for spring planting, or refreshing raised beds. For these projects, we recommend using Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil, Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost, or Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix. Also, while you are off from work, don’t forget to do maintenance on your gardening tools and to service your gas-operated gardening equipment. In addition, this is a good time to purchase your seeds for next spring and to start a gardening journal for next year.

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. Here is a link to our current gardening podcasts: https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR NOVEMBER…

Breakfast

Berry French Toast Casserole

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Appetizers

Fall Bruschetta

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**How to Make the Cutest Cornucopia Cups**

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Salad

Main Meal

Herb Butter Roast Turkey

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**Maple Glazed Ham**

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Sides

Cranberry Apple Stuffing

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Butternut Squash with Pecans and Cranberries

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Creamed Corn

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Garlic Green Beans

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Sweet Potato Gratin with Sage

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Roasted Carrot Recipe

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Bread

Desserts

Praline Pumpkin Pie

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Easy Caramel Apple Pie

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Leftovers

Ross Geller’s Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Sandwich

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Stuffing Dumpling Soup Recipe

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Game-Day Snacks

Maple & Pumpkin Spice Popcorn

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Healthy Pumpkin Spiced Nuts

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October 6, 2025

Jessie Wiley

October Planting Made Simple: What to Grow and How

October 6, 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.

OCT. TREES & BUSHES LIST

Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Chestnuts
Figs
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Pecans
Persimmons
Plums
Strawberries
Walnuts

Clear your schedule and get your tools ready because October is a great month for Fall planting & Spring prep! You can plant the following trees and bushes in October: apples, blackberries, blueberries, chestnuts, figs, nectarines, peaches, pears, pecans, persimmons, plums, strawberries, and walnuts. October is also a great month for planting deciduous trees, ornamentals, evergreen trees, and most any shrubs. Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix is an excellent growing medium for all of these items. If you need to amend your existing soil for planting, we recommend using Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Kickin’ Chickin, Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil, or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost. And don’t forget, October is a good time to fix bare spots in your lawn with Daddy Pete’s Sandy Loam Top Soil.

October is also an excellent month to plant cabbage, collard greens, garlic, kale, mustard greens, onions, spinach, and turnip greens for early spring. Some of these items may die through the winter, but they will come back for an early spring harvest. You will harvest these items as you are doing spring planting in your gardens and raised beds. We recommend Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix or Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil for planting these items.

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. Let us help you garden throughout the fall as you listen to our tips for Fall gardening chores at https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/e/fall-gardening-chores-session-96-10-13-2023/.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR OCTOBER…

OCTOBER RECIPES

**Hot Buttered Apple Sauce**

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*butterforall.com*

**Peach and Blueberry Crisp**

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*juliasalbum.com*

Tangy Fig & Orange Chutney

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*alrightwithme.com*

Quick Peach Bruschetta with Whipped Ricotta

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*mollyshomeguide.com*

Pecan Pie Cookies

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Roasted Plums

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Cinnamon Walnuts

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Blackberry Oatmeal Bars

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Savory Roasted Chestnuts with Butter & Rosemary

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*mollyshomeguide.com*

Baked Nectarines with Cinnamon Honey Sauce

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*kaleforniacravings.com*

Pear Cider

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*julieblanner.com*

Easy Fall Spiced Baked Persimmons

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*castironskilletcooking.com*

Strawberry Honey Butter: Homemade Preserves

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*growforagecookferment.com*

September 6, 2025

Jessie Wiley

Fall Gardening Made Easy: What to Plant and Prep in September

September 6, 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.

SEPT. FRUITS &
VEGETABLE LIST

Blackberry Vines
Blueberry Bushes
Brussel Sprouts
Garlic
Grape Vines
Green Onions
Muscadine Vines
Raspberry Vines
Strawberry Plants

Autumn is almost here, so don’t forget that September is still a great month to plant these items from our August list: beets, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, lettuce (all types), mustard greens, onions, radishes, spinach, and turnip greens. In addition to these items, you can also add brussels sprouts, garlic, and green onions to your gardens and raised beds for fall harvest. And don’t forget, September is a good month to set out these fruit bushes and vines: blackberry vines, blueberry bushes, grape vines, muscadine vines, raspberry vines, and strawberry plants. Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix and Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix work well for planting any or all of these items. If you are amending your existing clay soil, Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil and Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix work great for this type of soil. For amending sandy soils, we recommend using our Daddy Pete’s Cow Manure, Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost, or Daddy Pete’s Sandy Loam Top Soil. We also suggest mulching around your fruit bushes and plants using one of Daddy Pete’s mulches: Daddy Pete’s Hardwood Mulch, Daddy Pete’s Pine Bark Mulch, Daddy Pete’s Pine Bark Mini-nuggets, or Daddy Pete’s Soil Enhancer.

While you’re working in your yard this Fall, don’t forget that September is a good month for transplanting perennials; planting Spring blooming flower bulbs in the ground or in a raised bed for next year; prepping and sowing lawns; patching lawns; and for taking soil samples to confirm the best method of fertilization for your lawn. You can also over-seed with annual rye grass for a green cover for the winter months. Daddy Pete’s Sandy Loam Top Soil is a great product for sowing and patching lawns, as well as Daddy Pete’s Cow Manure or Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil.

We recommend listening to Session 92 of our “Gardening with Daddy Pete” podcast called “September Gardening Tips” to hear the details for planting the items listed above: https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/e/september-gardening-tips-session-92-8162023/.