I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing apart from trying to get frog spawn on a plate. What do I need to do to get frog spawn?

Copied from an expert on the forums!! This lady is a legend :)

If you've never done the frog breeding before, then you have to start with spawn from a land frog, then go underwater.

You get one land frog visit for every complete set of tadpole, froglet and underwater frog which you've spotted in other gardens.  Look at your back wall to see how many sets you've spotted, then subtract any land frogs which you've already had spotted in your own garden.  That will tell you how many land frogs you are due.

The trick then is to always make sure that you have at least five more tadpoles spotted than underwater frogs.  That way, you can always get spawn when you need it, without having to go back to dry land and relying on having spotted wildlife in other gardens.

oh her name didnt copy :( its tracy and begonia

Thank you let me see if I can work this out. x

I have spotted:
10 adult frogs
16  underwater
20 froglets
52 tadpoles

And attracted 19 adult frogs.

How many ghostly frogs have you spotted Katie?

3 Peta xxx

So at the moment Katie you need to spot one more uw adult frog so you can attract one more land frog - your 20th - which will drop spawn onto an empty plate.  Once you have spawn, then go under water but try to attract some more tadpoles so you can get your next spawn underwater.