I have frogspawn in my pond at last!

[seasprout]

Orgy

Been like this all day in my Pond, suddenly its all frenzy.

[Brengirl]

Making me feel quite randy lol. I attempted to clear my pond today. It is full of algae and every time I scooped a load there was a frog hanging on for dear life. I noticed a few dollops of spawn obviously they are still raring to go. Please tell me what I should do with all the resulting offspring. It looks so yucky I usually tip it down the drain.

[dogsbody]

Brengirl, leave it to do it's thing. Those that survive will eat you out of slugs etc. and in 3 years time all be back to make more slug munchers.

[MrsC]

I noticed a few frogs on the lawn not last weekend but the weekend before and Mr C spotted a lot in the pond on Sunday. Spring is here!!!!!

[johnty greentoes]

My frog spawn arrived a week ago - 15th March ... and gallons of it.

[annianni]

( Had some last week - ducks got under the wire and had the lot!

[lesleygl]

I built a wildlife pond last year and someone gave me loads of frog spawn which hatched! Are they too young to come back and spawn this year?

[Topcat36]

Was in friends garden yesterday their pond was full of it .

[SueA]

Next door's pond was alive with frogs croaking & mating on Saturday but not seen any in our pond. We never seem to get frogspawn although there are usually a couple of frogs in it during summer, we don't have fish so it's not as though it gets eaten. I'm thinking of asking the neighbour can I have some of his if there's any, I know you're not supposed to swap spawn from one pond to another as it can spread diseases etc. but I don't think it will matter as we're right next to each other.

[tony0010]

this is my first year with my pond ive seen some small frogs hiding under my filter. and around the pond. but my plants arnt growing yet will they still spawn we had snow today here in cumbria
tony

[tony0010]

every one in my st with a pond has spawn but not me why is this

[Snadger]

I built a wildlife pond last year and someone gave me loads of frog spawn which hatched! Are they too young to come back and spawn this year?

Mine did, after cadging frogspawn last year!

[kentish girl]

We had to import from a friends pond last year but have 3 big clumps this year

[Snadger]

Found a newt whilst shifting some debris today........so in the pond he/she went!

[ukmaggie45]

Found a newt whilst shifting some debris today........so in the pond he/she went!

Oh lucky you to have newts! How big is your pond? Just that I'm trying to work out where we could put one in our new garden... Does it need to be in full sun? Or somewhere where it gets shade at a particular time of day? From the frog point of view that is.

We haven't got space for a very large pond, but once OH has finished laying the base for new shed I think I'll get him digging up lawn for a pond. He's not much on the plant aspect of gardening (though is very fond of scented plants) but loves digging holes! We're told that there are frogs and a toad in the garden (both by Estate Agent, who played with cousin just 4 houses away when he was a kid, and our Vendor) so it would be lovely if we could have frog spawn or toad spawn in the future.