Kitchen Garden Forum

Yesterday I emptied the soil from an old flowerpot onto the compost and there at the bottom of the pot was a tiny baby newt, I set him down and he scurried under the log pile, I moved a plastic trug and hiding under it was a baby slow worm. This morning swimming around in a bucket I saw the cutest tiny common toad, what a privilidge to share the garden with these little creatures, it's so good to see that they are thriving and reproducing.

Tips for encouraging toads in your garden -

http://www.wildlifegardener.co.uk/encou ... arden.html

Dear Nature's Babe, wildlife certainly seems to be on the increase in the gardens around this way too.
I'm sure it has to do with peoples approach to the way they garden now.

I agree OH, so simple really they ask for very little really just a pond, enough cover to keep them safe, and somewhere damp and shady to hide under, a log pile, or stone hollowed underneath

I'm starting to come across baby froglets whilst weeding. They're only the size of a thumbnail and easy to miss. Have to be especially careful when mowing the lawn at this time of year to make sure the little babies don't get chewed up in the mower blades because they're so small.

Dear Primrose, i have had that terrible dilemma with a lawn today.
I do a lovely old ladies garden once a month, just as a kind of a favour.
As you can imagine the lawn is always very long after that length of time.
But today it was full of tiny frogs, i rescued as many as i could find, but i just know i must have chomped some.

Left me feeling very guilty.

I suppose running a large rake over the lawn might flush them out first?

Spike or squash them more like.

A soft broom might be better.