mushroom log
Skip it45/100a small market ($20K/yr) — mushroom log doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$20K
Growth (1y)
+98.4%
Products
19
Brands
10
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
20
Price range
$14.51–$38.75
Returns
1.1%
Rating
3.7★
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Scored 45/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +98.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
Competition
- Back to the Roots23%
- Root Mushroom Farm22%
- North Spore22%
- 2funguys14%
- Myco Labs8%
- Sproushi3%
- Other (4 brands)8%
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 10 brands and 20 sellers compete here.
Brands
10 falling
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
20
Top 5 brand share
89%
Product shelf
All 19 tracked products in this niche.
Root Mushroom Farm-Shiitake Grow Kit
Root Mushroom Farm
$31.404.3★1,735 reviews
North Spore Organic Shiitake Outdoor Mushroom Log Growing Kit | Includes 100 ct. Bag of Plug Spawn | Complete Log Starter Kit with Instructions | Handmade in Maine USA
North Spore
$34.324.4★114 reviews
Back to the Roots Organic Shiitake Mushroom Kit; Great Gift; Easy for Beginners For Indoor Growing (Start Growing Right Away)
Back to the Roots
$34.633.9★666 reviews
Back to the Roots Organic Mini Mushroom Grow Kit Harvest Gourmet Oyster Mushrooms In 10 days Top Gardening Gift Holiday Gift & Unique Gift
Back to the Roots
$14.514.1★9,617 reviews
Shiitake Mushroom Grow Kit (5.5lbs) Grow Your Own Mushrooms at Home | Easy Indoor Grow Bag Kit
Myco Labs
$28.953.5★48 reviews
100 Shiitake 100 Mushroom Plug Spawn Edible Mycelium Plugs
2funguys
$16.134.1★1,208 reviews
North Spore Organic Shiitake (100 ct) Mushroom Plugs for Logs | Premium Quality Mushroom Plug Spawn | Handmade in Maine USA | Grow Gourmet Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs | Lentinula edodes
North Spore
$21.534.1★216 reviews
Back to the Roots Organic Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit Harvest Gourmet Mushrooms In 10 Days
Back to the Roots
$18.534.1★17,450 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It is so easy to grow”
“Easy to use”
“The instructions were clear”
“Good quality”
“Worth every cent”
“Fun gift”
“Works as advertised”
“They look well hydrated and happy”
“I just love that it's pink”
“Plugs were well populated”
What buyers complain about
“Didnt Grow”
“Not cheap to purchase”
“1 arrived dry”
“Didn't work great at all”
“Instructions were unclear”
“Contaminated batch”
“they were smaller than my drilling equipment”
“There seems to be a quality control issue”
“it just stopped working one day”
“had a weird smell so we had to throw them out”
Top return reasons
- Plant Growth30%
- Contamination14%
- Functionality-Overall8%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
- Smell6%
- Moist/Dry5%
- Value For Money5%
- Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%
- Size-Overall4%
- Defective Material/Parts4%