What is Forest Gold Plus?

Forest Gold Plus is a sustainable, timber derived alternative to peat produced from woodchips from sustainably managed forests.

Forest Gold Plus is specially impregnated with nutrients to provide a slow release fertiliser source to all crops for healthy root development and superior plant growth.

Apart from acting as a peat alternative, the inclusion of Forest Gold Plus also improves growing performance to deliver healthier plants. In extensive trials we have found that plants perform better in Forest Gold Plus mixes than in conventional 100% peat mixes.

What are the benefits of Forest Gold Plus?

The inclusion of Forest Gold Plus has a number of major benefits, apart from acting as a peat dilutant:-

1. Superior Root Growth
   Forest Gold Plus improves the physical structure of the substrate promoting faster root growth and plant establishment and allowing better water absorption.
   
   

   Superior Root Growth The plant on the left shows superior root growth when used with Forest Gold Plus

   
   
   
2. Bigger, healthier plants
   In independent trials Forest Gold Plus mixes performed better than conventional 100% peat mixes, growing bigger, healthier plants due to better physical structure and levels of nutrition.
   
   
3. Improved water holding capacity
   The addition of Forest Gold Plus creates a much improved water holding capacity in the substrate and allows for greater nutrient levels to be incorporated, extending the period before supplementary feeding is needed.
   
   
4. Sustainability
   Forest Gold Plus is sourced from timber from FSC approved sources.
   
   
5. Lightweight
   Forest Gold Plus is lighter than peat, making Forest Gold Plus bagged products lighter to carry and also reducing energy consumption during transport