March: What to Plant this Month

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.


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

Welcome Spring!

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!

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR MARCH…

 

MARCH RECIPES

Easy Fried Apples Recipe

Cottage Cheese Blueberry Muffins

Homemade Fig Bars

Vegetarian English Pea Salad

Lettuce Stir Fry with Onions

Baked Nectarines with Cinnamon Honey Sauce

Fresh Pear & Walnut Crisp

Crispy Balsamic-Thyme Potato Torte

Raspberry Mousse

Easy Strawberry Jam

Blackberry Bread

Southern Collard Green Potato Stew

Thyme-Roasted Grapes with Ricotta & Grilled Bread

15-Minute Kale Apple Slaw

Vietnamese Pickled Mustard Greens (Dua Chua)

Peach Galette

Luscious Slow Cooker Plum Butter

Radish Salad

Crustless Spinach Quiche

Simple Roasted Turnips

Start the Planting Season Off with These Vegetables

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.


VEGETABLE LIST

  • Asparagus

  • Beets

  • Cabbage

  • Carrots

  • Cauliflower

  • English Peas

  • Lettuce

  • Onions

  • Radishes

  • Spinach

  • Sweet Peas

  • Swiss Chard

February is here with some crazy weather; but you can still get some gardening done! As you work outside, much of your to-do list for February will match January. During February, you can plant the following vegetables: asparagus, beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, English peas, lettuce, onions, radishes, spinach, sweet peas, and Swiss chard. Daddy Pete’s Potting Mix and Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix are the best mixes for planting these vegetables in your containers, raised beds, or gardens.

You can also continue working on the January list as we finish out February.

  1. Freshen your raised beds with Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix or Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil; and you can amend your existing soils with Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost.

  2. Plant your bare root trees and shrubs with 50% of Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix mixed with 50% of the dirt removed from the hole. Also, mulch the new plantings with Daddy Pete’s Hardwood Mulch or Daddy Pete’s Pine Bark Mulch.

  3. Add Daddy Pete’ Kickin’ Chickin to your compost bin to keep all of the beneficial microbes working during these colder months.

  4. Buy your seeds this month for early spring planting as there could be shortages. Try buying heirloom seeds and don’t forget to save some seeds from your 2025 harvest for 2026.

  5. Prune only trees and shrubs that have not set buds for early spring bloom such as Crepe Myrtles.

  6. Clean and service your garden tools, and as needed, replace with new ones from your local garden center or hardware store.

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 planting, so click the link below for our podcast page.

https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR FEBRUARY…

 

FEBRUARY RECIPES

Garlic Butter Asparagus

Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Onion Dijon Sauce

Garlic-Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

The BEST Wedge Salad

Radish Pico De Gallo

Creamed Peas

Balsamic Roasted Beets and Carrots Recipe

Honey Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots

Vegetarian English Pea Salad

Tennessee Onions

Spinach Frittata

Delicious Swiss Chard Salad Recipe

Prepping for Spring Planting!

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.


VEGETABLE SEEDS TO START:

  • Broccoli

  • Cabbage

  • Cauliflower

  • Collard Greens

  • Kale

  • Mustard Greens

  • Turnip Greens

January, 2025, is here with cold, winter weather, but we still have a great to-do list for you to start working on during this month! Here is our January list.

  1. Start seeds indoors on broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, mustard greens, and turnip greens so they will be ready for early February transplants. Daddy Pete’s Sea n’ Farm is the best mix for starting these seeds.

  2. Freshen your raised beds with Daddy Pete’s Raised Bed Mix or Daddy Pete’s Lawn & Garden Soil; and you can amend your existing soils with Daddy Pete’s Composted Cow Manure or Daddy Pete’s Mushroom Compost.

  3. Plant your bare root trees and shrubs with 50% of Daddy Pete’s Planting Mix mixed with 50% of the dirt removed from the hole. Also, mulch those new plantings with Daddy Pete’s Hardwood Mulch or Daddy Pete’s Pine Bark Mulch.

  4. Add Daddy Pete’s Kickin’ Chickin to your compost bin to keep all of the beneficial microbes working during these colder months.

  5. Buy your seeds this month for early spring planting as there could be shortages this year. Try buying heirloom seeds and then practice saving some seeds from your 2025 harvest for 2026.

  6. Prune only trees and shrubs that have not set buds for early spring bloom such as Crepe Myrtles.

  7. Clean and service your garden tools, and as needed, replace with new ones from your local garden center or hardware store.

  8. Don’t forget your furry friends during the winter months! Daddy Pete’s Sawdust is an excellent, dry bedding for dogs, horses, goats, and other livestock animals.

Don’t forget to visit our website at www.daddypetes.com to submit your questions for our Daddy Pete Podcast with Melvin York. You can listen to our podcasts by clicking this link: https://gardeningwithdaddypete.podbean.com/.

RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR JANUARY…

 

JANUARY RECIPES

Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower

Baked Cheesy Cauliflower

Oven Roasted Cabbage Steaks

The Best Creamed Greens You’ll Ever Taste!

Baked Kale Chips

Mustard Greens with Bacon

Fresh Turnip Green Soup Recipe