How do I manage frogs in my garden?

Lounge lizard

Hi everyone. Have just joined the forum and looking forward to learning and sharing. 

I have 3 ponds in my garden and too many frogs! While they are great to have around the garden to keep the slug population down, I feel this comes at a price:

I don't know how to cut the grass for fear of harming them. Would love to hear from the "experts" here who have encountered a similar problem and how you dealt with it.

Dovefromabove

Hello and welcome

I just use a bamboo cane to 'swiffle' through any long grass before mowing or strimming that area - the frogs move to another area, I mow that bit then swiffle again and on they hop.  

They're wonderful to watch - you can never have too many frogs 

Last edited: 13 August 2016 15:39:54

Fairygirl

Chopped frogs philippa. Reminds me of that joke about the blender...

How lovely to have too many frogs - enjoy a bit of swiffling Lounge Lizard  

I was worried about the little froglets last year - tricky to avoid stepping on them. 

Ceres

Our frogs (as if I own them) never seem to bother with the lawn, preferring to lurk in or under plant pots or under plants. I do like the idea of frog management though. Brings up a picture of a herd of the things on the grass.

Fairygirl

philippa  

you know - what's green and turns red at the touch of a button?

a frog in a liquidiser...

You'd need to dress up as a little frogherder too Ceres  

Sorry LLizard - we're descending into nonsense now. It's been a long week