I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

I don't know, but I don't have any water in my garden and I have several
frogs. No idea where they come from or where they go to.



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I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Your neighbours probably have ponds and you have some long grass or similar.
We get the neighbourhood frogs hunting in our garden for just this reason.
We are intending to restore some "wildness" once we've removed all the
pernicious weeds.

Paul DS.

In message , Steve
Harris writes
I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

We've always had lots of frogs in our garden, even before we had a pond
- I think it's having plenty of cool damp places to hole up.

I don't think it is an effective method of slug control, we've always
had loads of slugs as well.
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Steve Harris wrote:

I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

We had a pond that was just a large puddle (c 3 ft diameter?) and it had
frogs in it. We now have four ponds (one is much bigger) and we have a lot
of frogs in the garden, but we still have plenty of slugs. I'm not sure how
effective they are at slug control. Toads are more known for eating slugs
than frogs are AFAIK. Its still nice to have them though. As someone else
said, the pond alone won't do it, you need sheltering sites (log piles,
long grass, wild corners, open access compost heaps) for them to stay in
your garden.
Anita

A couple of years ago, I built a small stream (with pump and all) in my mums
garden, its mainly made of the local rock, which I used to collect in a
rucksack when I went out running (i was fitter then!!)
But the frogs love it, it only has a small 1 ft diameter sump/ pond at the
bottom but we had 6 in there last year, they just sit around under the
rocks, specifically the ones that have the water running over and under
them.
Although as you say, they dont eat all the slugs...

My ol man (joking I think!!) said to tether a badger in the garden and that
would keep out the slugs...... Hmmmmmm!!!!!!

So we opted for Nemotoads, worked pretty well too!





"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Your neighbours probably have ponds and you have some long grass or
similar.
We get the neighbourhood frogs hunting in our garden for just this reason.
We are intending to restore some "wildness" once we've removed all the
pernicious weeds.

Paul DS.

"..... Toads are more known for eating slugs than frogs are ....."
Is that why we have Nemotoads and not nemofrogs ?????
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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

In message , David Hill
writes
"..... Toads are more known for eating slugs than frogs are ....."
Is that why we have Nemotoads and not nemofrogs ?????

Groan...............
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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
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Steve Harris wrote:

I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Sink a half barrel (~3' dia.) into the ground. Add some bricks to allow
small mammals, such as hedgehogs to escape when they fall in. This is
also suitable for a dwarf 'pygmea' (?) lilly. and perhaps one or two
other aquatic plants.

Our barrel contains up to 5 adult frogs plus newts and water snails.
--
Larry Stoter

Steve Harris wrote:

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I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Not much at all.
A sunken plastic washing up (normal size) bowl/storage box will do.. Or
at least it does on our allotment.
We have a small grating over it to prevent people putting their fut in
it and/or hedghogs falling in. The bars are big enough for the frogs
though.
There are other ponds in the area also.
Do be sure to leave some undergrowth for them to forage through though.
Some long grass (ornamental is OK) is ideal..

As onother poster mentioned one or 2 'dwarf' plants Typha minima etc..
will help.

//
Jim

............ Just a tiny word of caution.
Most responses have been very positive about frog occupation. But, the
presense of a pond does not guarantee that it will be adopted.
Your posh new pristine pool may not have the same appeal as next
door's well established muddy morass that they have been using for
years.

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ned

I want frogs for slug control. I haven't much space. How much water do I
need?

We've always had lots of frogs in our garden, even before we had a pond
- I think it's having plenty of cool damp places to hole up.

Us too.

I don't think it is an effective method of slug control, we've always
had loads of slugs as well.

Us too. Until this year, I've seen no slugs at all in our garden and very
little signs of their activity.

Perhaps they're frightened of the hens ...

Mary

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(Larry Stoter) wrote:

Our barrel contains up to 5 adult frogs plus newts and water snails.

Sounds good!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com