Thread: What's in your garden?

Originally Posted by tunk

I thought every American boy knew the difference between toads and frogs.

Not a lot of frogs or toads growing up in NYC, the only frog i knew was interested in miss Piggy.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I don't know why he always sits on this box, but he does.

Perhaps he is a creative toad who likes to think outside the box.

^
zing ka-boom tisch!

Lol.. I thought initially you where talking about that stone turtle..

Looks like a green paddy frog (or red eared greenback frog)
Hylarana Erythraea

Originally Posted by Schuimpge

Lol.. I thought initially you where talking about that stone turtle..

The stone turtles are my wife's idea, She is like a little kid, every day she goes , moves them around and pose them . When I tell them that the turtles moved she laughs .
By the way, notice the brown spots on my grass. Its the damn dogs peeing , I try to chase them away when I catch them doing it. They have a whole property to go and do it. But they have a short memory, much like me LOL. Any ideas what to do? I tried googling it, but I did not find anything useful so far.

Hosing the area after a dog pees is the best solution. It's the nitrogen in the urine that burns the grass.
It's typically the female dogs causing it, male dogs would look for a tree.

For the places burned.. put a new patch in.

Originally Posted by Schuimpge

Looks like a green paddy frog (or red eared greenback frog)
Hylarana Erythraea

Thank you for that!
my picture was not very good, You have a good eye.
that's what what he looked like!
A very pretty animal IMO.

Or you could install some of these:

If you're someone who likes to do some DIY...:
Easy enough to make.

Today in my garden there should be a leprechaun larrikin sitting on a pot'o'gold if this rainbow is anything to go by.

I will organise a hunting party to ride out tomorrow. I need to get a hunting bow with steel bolts for leprechauns.

Looper is that the view from your porch? It's beautiful. Is that a mango tree loaded with blossoms, that is a good size tree. Do you get a good harvest?

I have those brown spots too Buck. It's the females don't like to get their feet wet. One step away from the cement and they piss. If you water it down and stick with it, it will be gone in a week, two at the most. Good luck on the frog, makes your pond look healthy when you have a frog.

Originally Posted by tunk

Is that a mango tree loaded with blossoms, that is a good size tree. Do you get a good harvest?

I got about 200 mangoes off it 2 years ago before the savage pruning. But then I lopped the top half of the crown off so it is only about half the size it used to be. I only got about 150 last summer after the trim.

They are not as big as the mangoes in the shop but a bit more tart... which is how I like them

Originally Posted by Looper

Today in my garden there should be a leprechaun larrikin sitting on a pot'o'gold if this rainbow is anything to go by.

That is indeed a beautiful view!!

Originally Posted by Schuimpge

If you're someone who likes to do some DIY...:
Easy enough to make.

I was thinking something a bit more like this.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I was thinking something a bit more like this.

It's only one time fun.. and messy for cleanup..
But no argument on the effectiveness...

I think this is some kind of Flower Mantis.
Anybody know exactly?

Just fed our dogs as normal outside, when one started barking at something behind our outside bins. Got the dogs inside, and when we moved the bins, there's a snake behind. As it moved away, it reared slightly and spread its hood, which identified it as a Monocled Cobra, and it was about 1.5 metres long. It has something of a lump in its body, so probably just had its supper of a frog. Anyway, it made its way quite quickly down to the khlong behind the house.

Originally Posted by PAG

As it moved away, it reared slightly and spread its hood, which identified it as a Monocled Cobra, and it was about 1.5 metres long.

Fark! I wouldn't have been hanging around to photograph it. Fascinating animals, from a safe distance.

Originally Posted by Shutree

I think this is some kind of Flower Mantis.

The mantis has stayed on the same leaf for at least three days now. Here it is in a different pose and it is clearly a Flower Mantis. I think probably an Indian Flower Mantis​ (Creobroter pictipennis) rather than the Thailand Flower Mantis (Creobroter gemmatus).

A Bronze Skink. Usually animals run away but this one came out to check what was going on, I was moving some bricks and maybe he was hoping for a free lunch.

Originally Posted by Shutree

The mantis has stayed on the same leaf for at least three days now.

^ Are you sure it's not dead?


The big toad that lives in our recycling cupboard has abandoned his usual empty Tesco tissue box bed for an empty Mont Clair box bed.

The upgrade must have been worth while... he now has a girlfriend.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Are you sure it's not dead?


The big toad that lives in our recycling cupboard has abandoned his usual empty Tesco tissue box bed for an empty Mont Clair box bed.

The upgrade must have been worth while... he now has a girlfriend.

She clearly fell for the drinks cabinet..not for his looks

Originally Posted by Schuimpge

She clearly fell for the drinks cabinet..not for his looks

She has not kissed him yet.