Froglets everywhere! When can I mow again?

As the title of the thread suggests I am inundated with many many froglets all over the garden, most importantly all over the lawn which needs mowing.


Maybe I am just being too soft regardless, I won't chop these cute little useful predators into little pieces just because I, or rather my hubby want the lawn mowing.

When is it safe to mow again? Is there a time when I can be sure the majority of them have moved off the lawn into the borders? The smallest could fit fully onto my little fingernail, the biggest froglets I have seen are about an inch from tip to toe.


As I told my hubby, the frogs come before the lawn. They are my best friends against the horrendous numbers of slugs and snails and they are very important to me.

 

Every little helps, they are so small they are difficult to see, although my youngest is pretty good at it.

 

We've had that problem in the past. Usually after a few days they move into the borders where they are safer from preditors.

 

I think it's up to you Lollipop.
You can mow the grass when you can no longer see all those little froglets in it.
I've had frogs in the garden (and in the kitchen !) but I've never had all those little froglets. Bless !

 

The pond has only been functioning for two years and the spawn was the clue that I may have guests lol.

All I need to do is walk to the edge of the lawn and you can see them scrabbling away in the grass in a blind panic. Both my cats are totally uninterested in them and don't even bother to watch them as they clamber near them, my kids on the other hand are a different subject and they are obsessed with these absolutely adorable little things and we now have at least two adult frogs who are no doubt interested in the bounty.

I will wait until I can't see them at all, but with the grass blades getting ever longer that doesn't mean they won't be hidden there.


At first they were also on the patio but now they have gone-not found one in the kitchen yet though lol.



Hard to believe any could exist for long-they are so small and completely helpless.

 

This huge number is a result of "nature" because frogs and fish have so many preditors they have huge spawnings.
I read somewhere that of a spawning on average only two frogs make it to adulthood.

We must get about at least eight different lots of frog spawn in our little frog pond each year that produce hundreds of tadpoles. There are a few rocks at one end of this pond so they can get out. We do see frogs occasionally in the garden but it isn't over-run. Yet the only way the frogs can get out of the garden is under the side door in a fence and onto the drive.

During the cold months some over-winter in the folds of our koi pool liner and some in the sump.

 

Let's hope some stay and keep the slug numbers down then. They can get in ad out of mygarden very easily.

 

I envy you your problem. I had a small pond put in my garden for the express purpose of encouraging frogs to spawn but they never have. :cry: Yet I have seen frogs in my garden a couple of times. What I wouldn't give!

My problem was also an abundance of slugs and snails but in the end, I got rid of my kniphofia and voila! the problem disappeared too! I suppose now I'll get some frog spawn! :hehe: