Questions

Where can I buy nematode preparations for slug control?

I was watching Gardeners World a few weeks ago and was interested in the section where, once the vegtables have been havested, I could plant some seeds which would prevent weeds growing and then could be used as fertiliser later. A friend of mine has suggested mustard seed but I think the presenter mentioned other seeds, rye being one of them. Do you know what I could use?

The compost in my compost bin is very wet, I tried to put it through my garden rotary sieve but it was just muck. Any suggestions?

Do you know any Irish suppliers of the natural insecticide "diatomaceous earth" ?

I have been plagued in recent years with the fly & I wondered if the deep freeze we have experienced would kill the fly larvae, as the ground was frozen to such a depth.

I am doing a bit of landscaping to put in new vegetable beds, First time gardener so a little clueless. In my lawn there are areas near trees and the grass is missing in patches replaced by some weed. When i dig it out it goes very deep with long thick tuber like roots. They look a little like thin parsnips and are really hard to break or dig out. the inside of them is white with a darker circle in the middle. DO you know what they are or how I can get rid of them without using strong chemicals as I want my garden to be organic?