Okay. I looked out of the window today at the front garden. Mortified. It looks like the garden of an abandoned house. No wonder everyone goes to our back gate instead of the front door! The beds are a mess of weeds with a strangled looking plant every so often. The path is more moss than gravel and the gate is so dodgy that the postman has wedged it open with a brick so he doesn't have to compete! No amount of bulbs is going to save this lot, this needs an overhaul!!
Right in the middle of this garden come field is our pond, which was a solid mass of slime - although beneath the slime I discovered pretty clear water! I determined that even if I did nothing else I would clear out the slime so I set to it it. Eugh...
But I was surprised to discover that amongst the No No slime there was some Very Much Hurray slime in the form of some Frog Spawn. I am very pleased with this, I have been wanting the pond to be more wildlife friendly and in particular attracting some frogs so this was a great sight for me.
I am going to keep an eye on this little group and hopefully bring you updates on how the little wrigglers are getting along!I don't know whether there is anything I can do to help them - protection wise so at present I am just leaving them alone!
I haven't seen any frog-spawn in our area yet...I don't know whether the frogs have abandoned us or if we are just a little behind.
ReplyDeleteI have never given my frog-spawn and protection...I tend to let nature takes its course as it knows how to balance itself out.
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWe have loads of frogs in our garden, but we haven't had any spawn yet..
Martin :0)