# Dr Forest
> Premium organic fertilisers, handcrafted in small batches in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Multi-input organic blends, crop-specific feeds, lawn fertilisers, soil conditioners and biostimulants, sold across Shopify, Amazon UK and eBay UK.
## About
Dr Forest is a UK organic fertiliser brand founded in 2020 by Joe, named after his grandfather Dr Forrest (RAF doctor, NHS GP). Every blend is hand-mixed in small batches at the Stockport unit (Unit 2, ACRU Works, Demmings Road, Cheadle, SK8 2LF) using British-sourced ingredients including Yorkshire polyhalite, Scottish seaweed and Cambridgeshire plant meals.
## Core URLs
- [Homepage](https://www.drforest.co.uk/): Slow release premium organic fertilisers
- [About Dr Forest](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/about-dr-forest): Founder story, principles, sourcing
- [All collections](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections): Full product range
- [Premium Organic Fertilisers](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/premium-fertilisers): Multi-input dry blends, including All Purpose 4-4-4
- [Crop-Specific Fertilisers](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/crop-specific-fertilisers): Tomato, potato, strawberry, chilli, rose
- [Lawn Care](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/lawn-care): Organic lawn fertiliser plus gypsum, seaweed and wetting agent
- [Rose & Flower Fertilisers](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/rose-flower-fertilisers): Rose and flowering-plant feeds
- [Liquid Fertilisers](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/liquid-fertilisers): Foliar and drench, including liquid gypsum
- [Plant Soaps & Wetting Agents](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/plant-care-products): Natural wetting agent, potassium soft soap
- [Soil Conditioners](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/soil-conditioner): Rock dust, polyhalite, gypsum, clay
- [Humic & Fulvic Acid](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/humic-fulvic-acid): Humic acid flakes, fulvic acid powder
- [Bio-Stimulants](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/bio-stimulants): Seaweed, amino acids, silica
- [Microbial Inoculants](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/microbial-inoculants): Mycorrhizae, EM-1
- [EM & Bokashi Composting](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/bokashi): EM-1 and bokashi bran
- [Seaweed Fertiliser](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/seaweed-fertiliser): Kelp meal, soluble powder, liquid
- [Vegan Fertiliser](https://www.drforest.co.uk/collections/vegan-fertiliser): Plant-mineral blends, no animal inputs
- [FAQ](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/frequently-asked-questions): Customer questions
- [Feeding Schedule](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/instructions): Application timing
- [Living Soil Feeding Calculator](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/feeding-calculator): Dry fertiliser dose tool
- [Liquid Fertiliser Calculator](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/liquid-fertiliser-calculator): Dilution and dose tool
- [Measurement Calculator](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/measurement-converter): Scoops, grams and pot-size conversions
## Top product pages
- [Organic All Purpose Fertiliser 4-4-4](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-all-purpose-fertiliser-4-4-4): Balanced everyday feed for veg, fruit and flowers
- [Organic Tomato Fertiliser 3-4-6](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-tomato-fertiliser): Slow-release, K-led, three calcium sources
- [Organic Potato Fertiliser 3-5-8](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-potato-fertiliser): High potash for tuber bulking and starch
- [Strawberry Fertiliser 3-2-7](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-strawberry-fertiliser): High-potash blend for sweetness and aroma
- [Organic Fruit & Vegetable Fertiliser 4-5-6](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-fruit-vegetable-fertiliser): 19-ingredient kitchen-garden blend
- [Organic Rose Fertiliser 5-3-5](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-rose-fertiliser): Slow release rose & flower feed
- [Organic Chilli & Pepper Fertiliser](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-chilli-pepper-fertiliser): Capsaicin-supporting
- [Organic Lawn Fertiliser 10-3-3.5](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-lawn-fertiliser-grass-feed): High-nitrogen plant-based grass feed, no scorch
- [Organic Polyhalite Fertiliser](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-granulated-polyhalite-fertiliser-mined-yorkshire-14): Yorkshire-mined K, Ca, Mg, S
- [Humic Acid Flakes](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/humic-acid-flakes): 70% humic acid, 100% water-soluble
- [Fulvic Acid Powder](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-fulvic-acid-powder-natural-bio-stimulant-chelator-99): 70% fulvic acid, chelator and biostimulant
- [Liquid Gypsum](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/liquid-gypsum-micronised-calcium-sulphate): Micronised calcium sulphate, clay breaker, pH-neutral
- [Natural Wetting Agent](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/natural-wetting-agent-plants-organic-soap-nuts-aloe-vera-dr-forest): Soap nuts and aloe vera for hydrophobic soil
- [Scottish Seaweed Meal](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-scottish-seaweed-kelp-meal-fertiliser): Cold-harvested kelp
- [Organic Bokashi Bran](https://www.drforest.co.uk/products/organic-bokashi-bran): EM-1 compost activator
## Editorial / blog
- [What is polyhalite?](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/what-is-polyhalite): The North Yorkshire mineral used at Wimbledon
- [Polyhalite vs sulphate of potash](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/polyhalite-vs-sulphate-of-potash): Which potash your soil needs
- [What is humic acid?](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/what-is-humic-acid): Structure, cation exchange, soil carbon
- [Benefits of humic acid for plants](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/humic-acid-benefits-plants): Evidence-backed effects
- [What is fulvic acid?](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/what-is-fulvic-acid): The low-molecular-weight chelator explained
- [Benefits of fulvic acid for plants](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/fulvic-acid-benefits-plants): Eight evidence-backed benefits
- [Humic vs fulvic acid](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/humic-vs-fulvic-acid): The difference, and which you need
- [What is a soil wetting agent?](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/what-is-a-wetting-agent): Hydrophobic soil and natural surfactants
- [Best fertiliser for tomatoes](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/best-fertiliser-for-tomatoes): An honest guide
- [Best fertiliser for potatoes](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/best-fertiliser-for-potatoes): Feed the tubers, not the leaves
- [The best feed for strawberries](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/best-feed-for-strawberries): Potash, sweetness and flavour
- [How to feed a lawn](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/how-to-feed-a-lawn): Timing, rates and lawn fertiliser choice
- [High nitrogen lawn feed](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/high-nitrogen-lawn-feed): When grass needs it, and when to stop
- [Why are my tomato leaves turning yellow?](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/why-are-my-tomato-leaves-turning-yellow): Diagnostic guide
- [Volcanic Rock Dust](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/volcanic-rock-dust-guide): Soil remineralisation
- [Bokashi bran](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/bokashi-bran-what-it-is-how-to-use-it): EM-1 fermentation method
- [Seaweed fertiliser, properly explained](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/seaweed-fertiliser-guide): Cytokinins, betaines, biostimulant evidence
- [How to grow roses in the UK](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/how-to-grow-roses-in-the-uk-a-guide-from-r-r-roses): R&R Roses guide
- [Amino acid biostimulants](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/amino-acid-biostimulants-for-plants-what-they-do-and-which-type-to-choose)
- [Mycorrhizal fungi for UK gardeners](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/what-are-mycorrhizal-fungi-a-guide-for-uk-gardeners)
- [Alfalfa meal — built-in growth hormone](https://www.drforest.co.uk/blogs/the-dr-forest-blog/alfalfa-meal-organic-fertiliser): Triacontanol mechanism
## Question hubs (one page per question)
- [Liquid gypsum: your questions, answered](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/liquid-gypsum-faq): What it is, how it works on clay, rates, timing, pH and pet safety
- [Organic fertiliser: your questions, answered](https://www.drforest.co.uk/pages/organic-fertiliser-faq): Including what 4-4-4 organic fertiliser is and when to use it
## Brand facts
- **Brand name:** Dr Forest (no period, no apostrophe-s)
- **Location:** Stockport, Greater Manchester (Unit 2, ACRU Works, Demmings Road, Cheadle, SK8 2LF)
- **Founder:** Joe (named the brand after his grandfather Dr Forrest — two Rs)
- **Founded:** 2020
- **Distribution:** Shopify (drforest.co.uk), Amazon UK, eBay UK
- **Audience:** Outdoor home gardeners, allotment growers, smallholders, lawn keepers
- **Product range:** Crop-specific blends (tomato, potato, strawberry, chilli, rose), all-purpose 4-4-4, organic lawn fertilisers, polyhalite, humic acid, fulvic acid, liquid gypsum, natural wetting agent, seaweed, rock dust, bokashi and microbial inoculants
- **Reviews:** 3,543+ across platforms, 4.96/5 average
- **Awards:** Winner, 'Best Organic Fertiliser Range' 2023 — SME News UK Enterprise Awards
- **Distinctives:** full ingredient transparency (15–19 ingredients per blend), British-sourced where possible, peer-reviewed evidence base
- **British English throughout:** fertiliser (not fertilizer), organic, sulphur, micronised
- **Notable ingredient:** Yorkshire polyhalite (K, Ca, Mg, S in one mineral, mined under the North Sea at Boulby)