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blackcurrant? If this is misumena vatia no worries. They're not vegetarians. Generally spiders aren't a problem. Spider mites, which aren't spiders are a different matter. I think these change colour like frogs and some other animals Thanks, that's what I

There's a mouse living in my compost bin. I first saw it one evening the other week, when I added a fresh layer of tomato side shoots and yellowing leaves. It leapt out of the bin and charged through the border. That frog looks just like a mouse, I

culprits. Is it mild where you are? The slugs are still active in my garden, but luckily, so are the frogs! Kate I find slugs eating mine all the time and it sounds like them. Go out when it is dark with a torch and pick them off and kill them.

in barley straw help untill my plants get big enough to cope with excess nitrogen would putting in a pump help although I did want a natural pond to attract frogs etc. very useful That's a really good tip, but how does one get rid of Duckweed (you know

wildlife. Kate has some good suggestions and how about a fishtail cotoneaster? If you do not put out birdseed or cooked food you are unlikely to get undesirables. hi there people...for the last few nights,we have had a frog or toad [quite large]in our

i never used my pond pump this winter now the pond is covered in algie how can i get rid of it please I use a stick.  Drag it through the algae then twirl it round and you should get a good clump but watch out for frog spawn!! When you have heaved

in the pond? Finty You'll need to make sure the edges are accessible and planted as opposed to hard stuff. The frogs, newts, toads. insects and their larvae will just turn up. The edges are hard-stone- and only just been done so no chance of a change but I

by slugs and snails, and I spent many hours watching blackbirds foraging among the debris.In spring I tackled the garden in one go, removing leaves spiked on emerging bulbs, clearing spent stems and staking perennials. Only the still-sleeping frogs

few days (probably eating the tadpoles), but I haven't seen him lately. I felt quite priviledged !!! We have a very small pond that for several years has teemed with frogs until a couple of years ago when we spotted a very large grass snake sunning

them they help you to get rid of the pests in return.me and my husband put in a pond early this year and weve had alot of wildlife in it already and weve got a frog which seems to love it in there .the only thing that upsets the frog is that all