Frog 'stuff'

[francegarden]

Yes - maybe even the French froggies are not quite so eager - but will go and have a look.
It's a nice walk in a beautiful forest.
We had a lot of trees and branches down and my usual walks with my dog are not possible as all
the tracks near the lakes are flooded as the lakes have overflowed.
I put ear plugs in and put my head under the duvet. It was odd - no wind for a while and then CRASH
and an almighty blast of wind - then quiet again so one was waiting for the next crash.
It reminded me of being in Brighton during the hurricane.

[Dutchy]

Just glad you are OK though.
Was most of the forest still in place? Or are you checking it out later.

[Chuckles]

I've been clearing some debris from the side of the pond today and found a couple of dead frogs floating they must have got stuck under the ice a few weeks ago.

[francegarden]

Didn't get to the forest, but planning to go now the ice seems to have melted - I hope permanently.
Although whether the frogs will have been able to produce yet - will find out.
Have loads of maginals to plant - let's hope they haven't suffered too much.
Want my pond to look reasonably stocked this summer - looking very blank at the moment - only
sign of colour is the sack of barley straw I through in earlier without enough stones to weigh it
down properly.

[andy]

I can now confirm that this weekend has seen the frogs migrate to the pond in their hundreds !!!....it's like a Roman orgy in there. One month to 3 weeks later than the last 3 years.

[snowowl]

I had a dead one to fish out a few weeks ago Chuckles still.Still no sign of any in my pond yet.

[Barbara]

No I havent seen any around yet either.

[snowowl]

Well the first sign of life today there is at least one frog but maybe more they are very shy and go downto the bottim when i aproach.
No spawn yet though but keeping

[francegarden]

I went to the forest yesterday and gathered up a large mass of frogspawn from a pool. There was a
great deal of croaking and splashing going on, so there should be the usual huge amount of spawn in
this particular pool - which comes from a natural underground spring.
I hope that I get some frogs from all the spawn, which I have put into my newly installed pond. I plan
to only allow wildflife - no fish, which enjoy eating tadpoles.
I am just going out - a lovely warm, spring morning - to plant up the pond with loads of aquatic plants,
which should be good for the tadpoles - if they hatch.
Will keep you posted.

[Barbara]

Good luck Francie.

[Ruthie]

Just said to OH yesterday how we haven't got any frogspawn yet and today the pond is alive with frogs! So tomorrow..........

[snowowl]

The frogs must have been busy last night i have spawn in my pond. ;D

[Ruthie]

Woohoo SO! We still have none but boy there is some action in there!

[snowowl]

Wont be long then Ruthie ;D

[Plocket]

I found some frogspawn in a pot-tray on Saturday! Silly frogs. Anyway they are still splashing about at night so hopefully we'll get some more. I'm really excited because I've always had to bring frogspawn from mum and dad's but this year the frogs are happy and providing it themselves ;D

Oh and I've moved the frogspawn into a large shallow tubtrug which will hopefully do for the froglets too. It might even stay in the garden as a new frog-friendly water garden. They obviously struggle to get into the otherones in the heat of passion

[snowowl]

Fantastic P i love to see the little Taddies grow into little Frogs.I hope the weather doesnt turn to freezing again though or i will be a bit worried for the spawn.

[prodigal gardener]

We have a big dollop of it in our pond ;D and one of the frogs is very protective. Now that Karl has cleared the irises out they have nowhere to hide tho - I told him off about that. Still plotting revenge - but I can wait

[francegarden]

Brought a load of frogspawn from the forest, but it has all disappeared. Some of it sank immediately to the bottom of the pond - which I thought was not a good thing, as it is usually on the surface.
Two other large clumps have now disappeared from a ledge, but no sign of tadpoles.
don't know whether to get more spawn, or wait until there are tadpoles in the lake in the forest and
collect some of those.
Anyone know best thing to do?

[Plocket]

The stuff under the surface should still be ok Francegarden, as long as its not too deep. In the past ours has been about a foot under water and the taddies hatch ok

[Chuckles]

No sign of frog activity in my pond this year OH was telling me where he's working thier pond is full of it, he said it was a huge clump the size of a 2 seater settee I asked him to bring me some home but the miserable so un so said no Maybe he'll change his mind

[Barbara]

Follow him to work chuckles and get some yourself.

[Auricula]

I have a wildlife pond, which is all set up with everything Mummy frogs would need......nothing
By the front door, I have a barrel pond with 2 waterlilies only, in it................................and....................frogspawn

[Jasmine]

Auricula - was your barrel waterproof when you bought it or did you line it? I've been looking on the internet and pond companies sell them waterproofed and other companies sell them really for planting with flowers so the barrel would need a pond liner I guess.

[Auricula]

I bought mine from Wyevale Jasmine and used it just as it came

[Jasmine]

Thank you Auricula! Do you think yours is 90cms across? That seems to be the biggest you can get.

[Auricula]

Just been out and measured it - 70cms inside and 75cms to the outside

[Ladygardener]

How lovely Auricula, Chuckles, you'll have to work on OH. Are you thinking of having one as a little wildlife pond Jasmine?

[Jasmine]

Thanks Auricula I really would like a pond LG so it seems like a bit of a start.

[Ladygardener]

It certainly would be, Auricula certainly does well with hers.

[Dutchy]

Go for it Jasmine.
It is good fun.
Still no frogs here but the newts have moved in again.