Make a toad abode for your garden

Toads are a very important part of the eco system and they can help your garden flourish. Did you know that one toad can eat up to 10,000 insect pest over the course of the summer. Imagine how much a couple of toads could help your garden, with out the use of harmful chemicals. Toads are very sensitive to chemicals and pesticides, so if you are going to do a toad abode in your garden your going to need to avoid using anything other then eco friendly pesticides.

Some of the things toads like are damp shady areas but they also need a home or toad abode! You can either buy a toad abode or make one yourself. I personally love crafting so I prefer to make my own. Once you have your toad abode your going to want to put it in your garden with some leaf littler lining the toad abode and since toads love water your going to want to have a little dish of water near the abode.

Now once you have your toad abode set up all you'll need to do wait for one of your area toads to move in. Wait for them to move in don't take toads from other area's or release pet toads into your yard.

For those of you that are crafty here are some ideas for making your own toad abodes! There are several things you can use as a base for your abode such as a piece of pvc pipe or an old terra cotta pot. Once you know what your going to use for your abode you can figure out how your going to decorate it. Remember this toad abode is also going to be a cute decoration for your garden.

If you decide to use pvc pipe your going to want to bury one end a bit into the ground giving the toad a hole type abode to live in. So just decorate the area of the pvc pipe that isn't going to be buried. If you decide to go with an old terra cotta pot your going to want to put the pot upside down so the top is actually the bottom of the pot, your going to want to put a small door in the pot so the toad can get in then decorate the outside to your liking. Another way to use a terra cotta pot is to turn it on it's side and partially buried, then decorate the rest of the pot.

Which ever design you decide to go with have fun with it!