How to Attract Toads to the Garden

Gardening Tip of the Day

Toads love slugs. Attract and keep toads in the garden and there will be many less insect pests, and especially less slugs.

According to The U.S. Department of Agriculture, one adult toad can eat 10,000 insects during the summer.

Toads eat a huge amount of insects every day. Besides slugs they love flea beetles, bean and cucumber beetles, cutworms, cabbage loopers, flies, mosquitoes, gnats, termites, snails, grubs, and many more.

To attract toads to the garden mulch beds heavily with straw.

Put rocks and stones in places for them to sit on and warm up.

Place broken flower pots in areas where the toads can crawl under them for a home.

Have a small water feature. And old bird bath without the pedestal, or flat pans will be appreciated. Toads needs the water to lay their eggs in and drink.

Place toad houses by tall plants. The toads need shade from the hot sunshine.

Maintain a garden free of poisonous pesticides and herbicides. These chemicals kill toads.

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