Deliah, you described string of beads, but since you're familiar with toads
I assume you know what toad eggs look like? They are like jelly strings
with little black beads in a line. Course they're tiny.... just a bit
bigger than the period on the end of this sentence. ~ jan


On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:56:03 EDT, Delilah
wrote:


Phyllis and Jim;967426 Wrote:
Try this link. ehow has a bunch of helpful pond stuff. Let us know
what you think of their stuff.




Thank you....I cannot use any chemical because the pond is a fish-free
wildlife pond, teeming with newts/tadpoles/frogs/diving beetles/nymphs
etc.. We are also organic growers and never use any chemicals so it
would go against our conscience to use anything unatural.
However, one of the links on the page you gave me gave advice..get the
muck out of the bottom of the pond and put in barley straw, both of
which I will do! I have fished huge bucketsful of the jelly out and the
pond looks better, although it is still lurking in places. I have also
fished out great amounts of vegetation..it is quite possible there was
too much in there. Thank you again for your reply. XXX


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