Howdy, y'all.
New to the forum. Found the site while doing a Google search including the terms "Shubunik" and "toad eggs." Our pond setup is over 2 years old, but apparently the toads just discovered it in a big way:
http://www.gardenpon...316#entry117316
Our pond is just a wee thing, but I always wanted a water feature in our garden. The Shubinkin (3), mosquito fish and dwarf water lily have thrived. It's been hit or miss with some other things, mostly because birds use the pond pretty heavily.
We've been gardening in Austin for almost 7 years now. We have productive fall/winter/spring vegetable garden beds on a small city plot. (We're about 6 blocks from the Convention Center and a mile and half from the Capital in a modest neighborhood of mostly historic homes—our place is almost 100-years-old.) We have a lot native and/or drought tolerant plantings and just a token lawn. We also have some hens.
Because of the hens, our amateur garden was featured on a local PBS gardening show. The episode is a little long, so skip to the second link if you want a quicker overview:
Looking forward to learning more about ponds from y'all, David
New to the forum. Found the site while doing a Google search including the terms "Shubunik" and "toad eggs." Our pond setup is over 2 years old, but apparently the toads just discovered it in a big way:
http://www.gardenpon...316#entry117316
Our pond is just a wee thing, but I always wanted a water feature in our garden. The Shubinkin (3), mosquito fish and dwarf water lily have thrived. It's been hit or miss with some other things, mostly because birds use the pond pretty heavily.
We've been gardening in Austin for almost 7 years now. We have productive fall/winter/spring vegetable garden beds on a small city plot. (We're about 6 blocks from the Convention Center and a mile and half from the Capital in a modest neighborhood of mostly historic homes—our place is almost 100-years-old.) We have a lot native and/or drought tolerant plantings and just a token lawn. We also have some hens.
Because of the hens, our amateur garden was featured on a local PBS gardening show. The episode is a little long, so skip to the second link if you want a quicker overview:
Looking forward to learning more about ponds from y'all, David
