Guest Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Our first batch of frog spawn appeared in the pond on Wednesday.... Just wondered who else has some, and whereabouts in the country they are.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have some in our pond in North London. I think it is quite late this year. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I'm checking our pond each morning last year I borrowed some from a friend who hates the stuff, as my girls had been pootling around under the trees near the pond and I think scared off the frogs and toad that lives in my green house Fingers crossed we get some this year Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMitch Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We have quite a lot, it arrived in the pond about 3 weeks ago, they are still making more at the moment and were making a hell of a racket last nght. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstine Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We've got some here in Southern Scotland. not sure when it 'arrived' but it was in the pond last Tuesday. I don't go and gaze into the pond as much as I should in this weather! We've had a couple of frosts this week, will that be a problem for fertility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Some has appeared on my pond too... and it keeps growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 There better not be any in our garden. I had to get rid of my water feature because of the dreaded frogs! (shudders). Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have noticed that sometimes if it gets very cold the frog spawn seems to fail. Last year I even covered the pond at night to try and keep it gong! It did work, I have to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassett Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I've been checking the pond daily, but none here yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Huggers R Us Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We don't have a pond, but close to the woods (about 100m from the house) where we walk the dog, there is a pond with loads of the stuff, I noticed it last week but now there is twice as much, we didn't count but I reckon there could be 50 frogs or more, the surface of the water near the side was alive with loads of croaking and a swirling mass of frogs and bubbles, quite a sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivihen Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 No sign of frog activity in my garden yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We.ve no spawn yet either and I am very sad that our resident frogs have disappeared since our ladies moved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiepoos Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Frog spawn arrived yesterday - wasn't that much in the morning but by late afternoon there was loads - another pleasant summer I hope sitting in the garden watching the chickens chase the cat, who's chasing the frogs all round the garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 We have a very small clump in our smaller pond. Got to champion the native frog as it's having a hard time of it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 oooh I shall have to take a look in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Sounds like it is working its way across the country from West to East, then... (Makes it sound like an alien...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Christian would love some frog spawn, Christian loves frogs!!! We find the occasional frog in the rockery and last summer with all the rain we had tiny frogs in the garden - very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 we have NO frogs! well that I know of!, I like frogs, they are cute! ribbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 we have had the odd frog in our garden now and then :D .....but never had any frog spawn in the pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivihen Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Noticed the first clump last Tuesday (17th) about a month later than last year. Usually all the activity is over in one or two days but this year it has been more gradual with at least one extra clump appearing every morning. Normally the frogs resting on top of the pond disappear at any movement nearby but this year they have stayed on the surface of the water making an incredible amount of noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 We've finally got some - I was a bit worried that the chickens had decimated the frog population! Got three big clusters now with more on the way judging by all the froggy activity going on in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 We have loads of frogspawn in our tiny pond. The frogs have been busy for the last fortnight and the first clump appeared last weekend. They've been adding to it ever since and all we can hear is frogs talking to each other when we go outside now . They are lovely ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 We dredged the sludge out of our pond yesterday and found 9 newts and one frog. Very pleased about the newts but a bit disappointed about the one frog with no mates! Two years ago, a friend gave us a load of tadpoles that they had collected and hatched out for educational purposes for their kids but had no pond so we got all the tadpoles. We knew there were a couple of newt tadpoles in there so were glad to see they had bred, but we are surprised that out of the 80 or so frog tadpoles only one has survived to return to the pond. How can we encourage a mate to join our billy no mates frog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 It's possible that your newts have eaten some your tadpoles - sad but true. Also dragonfly larvae are ferocious beasts and will eat absolutely anthing. However, frogs don't reach maturity for 2-3 years and, during that time, will go off and live under greenhouses, sheds etc., so it's also possible that your frogs are still there and will return in a couple of years when they feel frisky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
