Karen
Although the bog is VERY wet, there is not really any standing water. I
don't think it would breed mosquitoes. Also it is not enough water for the
frogs.
But my big project last summer was a pond (about 2500 gallons). Even though
we are on a huge lake, we rarely saw or heard a frog/toad. Less than a
month after filling the pond, bull frogs began making their entrance,
followed by more and more varieties. Now we have all sorts of frogs all
over the yard. As I walk out the back door (150 yards from the pond), I
have to be careful not to step on the very tiny ones (size of a dime or
less) that have moved into that area. Frogs are in the cottage garden,
along the paths in the woods and of course all around and IN the pond.
Whenever I approach the pond, I hear huge splashes meaning the bull frogs
jumping into the water. They sit on the lily pads, on the rocks holding the
plants down and even on the mesh netting that covers the pond to keep the
fish safe. I worried that the frogs might be trapped in the netting but
they know exactly where the holes are located and just slide right into the
water. I think they like the protection.
I feed the fish several times a day and the frogs used to jump in the water
as I approached. Now several sit calmly and watch me (and the dogs) as we
watch the fish. The pond was designed with an overflow area so that I could
pump lake water in for a waterfall. I rarely use that feature but the frogs
line up there because it is covered and an easy jump into the water. That's
where they eye us as we feed on the opposite side of the pond. It is also
where they get in and out of the pond without bothering with the netting.
I cannot telll you how much pleasure I get from that pond. There is wood
decking around the pond and it connects to the folly (our screened outdoor
sitting room, hot tub and kitchen) by a stone walk. The fish have more
than tripled in size since I stocked the pond last August. Since I put the
bird netting over the pond, I have not lost a single fish. Most are
goldfish, but I have 5 koi, cheap ones that were about 2 inches long when I
bought them. They are now HUGE. Yum Yum and Ko Ko are chubby fat and over
seven inches long. Both eat voraciously. I did not name the others because
someone told me that as soon as you named them and got really attached, they
disappeared. Well I don't think that will happen but I have gotten used to
them as they are.
At night the frogs sing mightily. This really came with the pond. Love
it.
Libba G in SC (very hot, muggy and buggy)
creating
> an area using a pond liner and then adding soil and - water, right? And
> plants? Well, then, you have standing water... it doesn't have to be
clear
should
Ahhhhhhh, paradise, nice.
kare in NJ
the
> frogs.
> But my big project last summer was a pond (about 2500 gallons). Even
though
the
> plants down and even on the mesh netting that covers the pond to keep the
> fish safe. I worried that the frogs might be trapped in the netting but
> they know exactly where the holes are located and just slide right into
the
> water. I think they like the protection.
> I feed the fish several times a day and the frogs used to jump in the
water
> as I approached. Now several sit calmly and watch me (and the dogs) as we
> watch the fish. The pond was designed with an overflow area so that I
could
> pump lake water in for a waterfall. I rarely use that feature but the
frogs
> line up there because it is covered and an easy jump into the water.
That's
the
> bird netting over the pond, I have not lost a single fish. Most are
> goldfish, but I have 5 koi, cheap ones that were about 2 inches long when
I
> bought them. They are now HUGE. Yum Yum and Ko Ko are chubby fat and
over
> seven inches long. Both eat voraciously. I did not name the others
because
> someone told me that as soon as you named them and got really attached,
they
> disappeared. Well I don't think that will happen but I have gotten used
to
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