A comment from Philip on my recent post on peas and another post from Mostlywillbegrowing got me wondering about slugs. I don’t want to sound too smug but I have virtually no problems at all with slugs or snails. Initially I considered this to be down to my fantastic gardening skills, but the more I think about it the more I have to admit that the lack of slug action on my plot is primarily due to the presence of these guys.
Unless I am very much mistaken these two are Common Frogs (Rana temporaria). We have found loads of frogs and toads on our plot recently. I have no idea where they are spawning because there isn’t a pond nearby, but they are defiantly reproducing as we found a mini frog a couple of weeks ago.
They love the plastic sheeting that is lying around. They also loved the old compost heap until we dug it up and disturbed their hibernation - sorry guys. After all you do for us (and the peas) we could have been more considerate. We did relocate all of the frogs and toads we dug up to somewhere safe, and they have obviously survived because I have yet to find a slug.
4th May 2008
