tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post1663389722139589697..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: Build it and they will comeCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-44860318265548011182013-04-22T07:13:07.996+01:002013-04-22T07:13:07.996+01:00Thanks Eleanor!Thanks Eleanor!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-64970310919142529422013-04-22T07:12:43.871+01:002013-04-22T07:12:43.871+01:00I shall look out for toads; in fact we do have one...I shall look out for toads; in fact we do have one at the allotment where we are right next to a stream.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-41744286711817534302013-04-20T19:17:26.467+01:002013-04-20T19:17:26.467+01:00How lovely! Like the reference to one of my favou...How lovely! Like the reference to one of my favourite films too. <br /><br />Eleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-33299038361962565522013-04-20T08:25:54.885+01:002013-04-20T08:25:54.885+01:00That's a lovely pond and I'm so envious of...That's a lovely pond and I'm so envious of the spawn you have! We're still spawn hunting (to help save the spawn from the fish), the frog-couples are still stuck together and the females have swollen tums.<br /><br />Your pond may well attract toads too, they're great slug hunters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-21769289066073265502013-04-18T16:57:10.886+01:002013-04-18T16:57:10.886+01:00I think they do eat slugs, but maybe not the big o...I think they do eat slugs, but maybe not the big ones. This is okay though because I've heard that the little ones do loads of damage too. I've been saving up crushed eggshells all winter as well, to put around the plants to deter slugs. I'll let you know if it works.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-58250457062623789772013-04-17T17:36:04.345+01:002013-04-17T17:36:04.345+01:00So nice to have a pond. Think of all the wildlife ...So nice to have a pond. Think of all the wildlife it will attract to your garden. Do frogs eat slugs? If so, I need a pond! The slugs and snails have already started on my flowers. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.com