Bixby: toads and sand?

[Aries]

I used to work for the gas company and worked the Jenks and Bixby areas. I've dug out a bunch of risers around gas meters, and it was never a big job in those areas because it's sandy and soft. If you ever have to dig out a gas riser, you'll probably appreciate the soil.

I never noticed anymore toads around Bixby than anywhere else, so I would assume that's due to all the rain this spring. It's possible that being near the river contributes, and I just never noticed. But I HATE toads, so I probably would have noticed.

Just to beat this dead horse... Bixby is sandy because of proximity to the river, toads may just be more abundant this year.

 

[ignerntbend]

The Lord has smitten thy borders with frogs, and the frogs have come upon thee and upon thy servants. That's a bad sign.

 

[crrcboatz]

Toads eat insects. They are our friends in that sense. Lived in Bixby nearly 30 yrs and raised 2 sons there. That Sandy lone soil will grow anything. Goat heads and sand burs can be an issue That saidsink yourself a 2 inch sand point . Put a 2 hp centrifical pump on it and you'll have the water to grow one heck of anlawn or a terrific garden. Just keep the high iron content water off your cars and the brick of your home. The water table where I lived was 8 ft. That pump could not pump the well dry. Not even one time did I ever lack for water for yard/ garden use

 

[Dale00]

Las Vegas has a plague of locusts. ...Be on the look out for the rivers turning blood red

 

[Glock 40]

Las Vegas has a plague of locusts. ...Be on the look out for the rivers turning blood red

I thought of that first thing when he was talking about frogs. If only the frogs were in Vegas.

 

[Chief Sapulpa]

I'm at Hwy 67 and Yale Ave. Baby toads everywhere. Normally we get some but this year its unusually high. I keep watching for snakes but none to be found here.
No sand here just lotsa' clay.

 

[264killer]

Have bitty toads every where & no mosquitoes, can sit out side & never get bit.

 

[nich018]

About 7 years ago we had thousands of tiny frogs near the pond. Birds started eating them and a few months later they were gone.

 

[TerryMiller]

Just as a thought for those wanting frogs/toads around for bug control, consider putting in a small water garden. We used to have a house near Yukon where there was a 20-foot by 6-foot area that didn't want to grow any plants. We went and bought a 150 gallon black tub for a pond, a pump and filters, and some plumbing. Had a water fall at the end closest to the house with the pond at the other end. In the stream between the two, I made a shallow area that was wider than the rest of the stream to allow birds to have a place for bathing and drinking.

After putting this in, we began to have frogs in the yard. Wasn't a problem for us, but our two Miniature Pinscher dogs like to lick them or pick them up in their mouths, which caused them to foam at the mouth.

 

[dennishoddy]

Tons of toads this year and I have sandy soils as well.
Mower blades used to last one season at most until changing to the Fusion type blades that are hardened. Get two seasons now. I hate running over the little toads, but the lawn has to be mowed.
Raising a garden in sandy soils is a challenge. I think ours is 60’ X 70’.
Tilled 40+ bales of straw or hay into the ground along with possibly that many bales of peat moss to try and get some sort of loam developed.
I’ve had limited success. Still have to fertilize every month or the nutrients just flush out of the soil.
Used to garden big time, but a couple tomato plants is about the extent of it now.
Always took excess to the food bank or senior food centers.