dont worry about three frogs altogether. this always happens in my pond. we have had lots of frogs and lots of spawn. my mother has a new pond so i took some over to her. she is on the plot next to me at the allotment. will this do any harm to the spawn.
i was digging a new bed out a month ago, when i thought it was a large stone with a pretty strippy pattern, i went to pick it up and nearly shoot fifteen feet in the air, with a large scream that followed, it was a toad, dug down to keep warm, i covered him back with the soil and placed some grass and straw over him so, i knew where he was. , continued to dig away from the spot, named him timmy the toad, after a week or more, he dissapeared, but i have put a small pond in now, so i hope he returns for his delux abode.
I don't have a pond and none of the neighbours do either (small children..all of us). I wish I could have a pond...I am at WAR with those darn slugs and snails
Every morning I arise to follow the slime trails to see which plant they felt like salivating over. This morning I had to put the Nasturtiums into plant intensive care.
I do use slug pellets as sparingly as possible but none of the traditional methods (beer cans, egg shells, copper tape, slug hunting) seem to make even the slightest dent in their numbers.
So Gardeners who have a pond of their own or nearby count your blessings...What I wouldnt give for a few frogs!
We have at least one frog and one toad in the garde. Both were under a plastic composter base the other day. I am currently considering contacting Channel 5 to see if they would be interested in a new idea i have called Amphibian wars. Well it has to be better than Britain clearly doesn't have talent or Big brother!
I had a lovely big toad in my garden two years ago - I named him Duncan - and he did a sterling job eating all the nasty slugs etc. Then he disappeared and was replaced by a younger toad - Son of Duncan? (SOD) - but he's gone as well. Don't know why I am now toadless - miss my toad very much! Any ideas as to how to lure a toad back to my garden? I don't have a pond but my neighbour does.
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dont worry about three frogs altogether. this always happens in my pond. we have had lots of frogs and lots of spawn. my mother has a new pond so i took some over to her. she is on the plot next to me at the allotment. will this do any harm to the spawn.
i was digging a new bed out a month ago, when i thought it was a large stone with a pretty strippy pattern, i went to pick it up and nearly shoot fifteen feet in the air, with a large scream that followed, it was a toad, dug down to keep warm, i covered him back with the soil and placed some grass and straw over him so, i knew where he was. , continued to dig away from the spot, named him timmy the toad, after a week or more, he dissapeared, but i have put a small pond in now, so i hope he returns for his delux abode.
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I don't have a pond and none of the neighbours do either (small children..all of us). I wish I could have a pond...I am at WAR with those darn slugs and snails
Every morning I arise to follow the slime trails to see which plant they felt like salivating over. This morning I had to put the Nasturtiums into plant intensive care.
I do use slug pellets as sparingly as possible but none of the traditional methods (beer cans, egg shells, copper tape, slug hunting) seem to make even the slightest dent in their numbers.
So Gardeners who have a pond of their own or nearby count your blessings...What I wouldnt give for a few frogs!
Toads do not need a pond for most of the year being terrestrial travelling over land for some distance.
We have at least one frog and one toad in the garde. Both were under a plastic composter base the other day. I am currently considering contacting Channel 5 to see if they would be interested in a new idea i have called Amphibian wars. Well it has to be better than Britain clearly doesn't have talent or Big brother!
I had a lovely big toad in my garden two years ago - I named him Duncan - and he did a sterling job eating all the nasty slugs etc. Then he disappeared and was replaced by a younger toad - Son of Duncan? (SOD) - but he's gone as well. Don't know why I am now toadless - miss my toad very much! Any ideas as to how to lure a toad back to my garden? I don't have a pond but my neighbour does.