Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻

Novice raised-bed gardener, RPG/puzzle gamer, cat lover & mother of two in So Cal.

This is my personal account. For work/fursuit updates: @beetlefursuits

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

The kids and I making cabbage juice (plus lemon juice and baking soda) bookmarks.

They look cool! Yay PH indicators

[Beetlecat.bsky.social @Beetlefursuits]

This is all machine sewn btw!

I have a few short tutorials up regarding sewing this up & more waiting in editing (it’s me. I’m the editor) over on P

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

@PaintYourDragon It somehow still ends up thrown onto my driveway weekly for my reading pleasure (I’ve yet to find a culprit!!) and via multitudes of flyers stuffed into my mailbox

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Changed my handle in the move over - love it?

Let me shower you there in my upcoming fall planting successes* lolol

*exact amount of success TBD 😸

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Finally getting some progress on my eggplants!

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Fall planting is on its way!

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Wrote a list of what I can potentially plant over the next month.

Not enough space or time for them all so I’ll have to pick which one(s) the best bang for my buck.

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Second monarch has emerged 🦋

I transported them outside so they can fly off when they’re ready.

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Ever wanted to see caterpillars eat and poop a lot in a sweet sweet 18 second time-lapse? Heck ya u do.

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

We are raising a batch of monarch butterflies right now

It’s fun to see them change day by day.

Feels like a rare opportunity to raise a wild animal in such a simple and well documented way.

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

@VenaturaWochs thanks for the tip!! I'll give that a try first :D

I've not done anything yet because the plants suddenly decided that spreading out was their plan for now haha. Which works for me since I have a big area for them to fill amongst the asparagus :3

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

The slugs and snails are destroying every ripe strawberry before we can get to them :/

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

This was not the intended result of being given a pod of milkweed seeds to do whatever with but I’m definitely enjoying the journey

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

We are raising a batch of monarch butterflies right now

It’s fun to see them change day by day.

Feels like a rare opportunity to raise a wild animal in such a simple and well documented way.

[Beetlecat.bsky.social @Beetlefursuits]

Making Biscuits

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Finished beet salad. Be jealous!!

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

Harvesting beets for a salad tonight and this is a nice one

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

@Torwin Maybe diatomaceous earth. I need to get some still TT

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

@toobaloons That’s a great idea

[Deanna/Beetlecat 🌻🏵️🌻 @BeetleBabble]

@Torwin I know of sluggo which is a bait but I worry it’ll harm other critters that eat it. I’ll look into what this might be

[Beetlecat.bsky.social @Beetlefursuits]

I’m super excited!!! and very honored to represent my original hometown convention in 2024. Can’t wait ❤️❤️