Talkback: Garden habitats for frogs
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What a lovely frog saga. A hedgehog once spent the winter in one of the black bin bags which I use to collect leaves for leaf mould and which resides in my potting shed - the back of the garage really. I often find frogs asleep in the morning in pots in my cold frame which I have watered the night before. Wild creatures do make good use of whatever is available, Kate, as you have found out. I found some blackbirds' nests in my monstrous yuccas, when I was trimming them, with crisp packets, bits of fleece etc beautifully woven together. The storks in The balconies in Hong Kong build their nests of nothing but street detritus and as they are very wide they use plastic bags a lot.
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My pond is full of little tadpoles although I had heard from anecdotal sources there was a shortage of them this year, so I am delighted to see them back again as usual.
kate,i do so love your story and how sweet they are still with you,are you gonna do a pond for them?
Molokoloko – thank you. I’m a bit reluctant to have such an eyesore as a permanent feature as my garden is only 4m square! But I expect the frogs will win, as I’m too soft. Glad you have so many tadpoles!
Milo de Paor – it would seem so, yes
Plug – that’s great news. Fingers crossed you’ll soon have lots of baby frogs running around. Also, you could read my blog on dead frogs for ways to prevent frogs dying in your pond over winter in future.
miss tadpole – thank you, yes, they do have a pond, though it’s only in a tub trug. I made it for the frogs I rescued out of a drain a couple of years ago.
green thumb – a pond is ideal, really. If you don’t have room to dig a pond, you could just make one in an old sink or tub trug, making sure the frogs can enter and exit easily. Frogs also need plenty of long grass and dense foliage, so they can travel around the garden easily.
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I have a small pond and a resident frog called jeremy. He is a welcome companion and since taking up residence my slug population has virtually disappeared.I'm hoping the foxgloves i have been given will survive now although as one is starting to come up I noticed its bottom leaves are being chewed. I hope Jeremy finds the vandal before too long.
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