carrot seeds
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.99–$9.96) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible20.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good594.08avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-11.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad£57K£57K/yr · 79K searches
Avg price
Bad£3.57avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£1.99–£9.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, carrot seeds is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (79K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
carrot seeds market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £54K–£71K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 20.3%
- Avg BSR
- #90
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Mr Fothergill's57%
- Simply Garden13%
- Red Dragon Seeds10%
- Premier Seeds Direct7%
- Pretty Wild Seeds7%
- Meldon Seeds5%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 69 weeks — -11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.7×
Top carrot seeds search terms
- carrot seeds62K/yr
- carrot seeds for planting uk11K/yr
- carrots seeds5K/yr
Top carrot seeds products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mr Fothergills Carrot Chantenay 2000 Seeds Mar-Jun Orange
Mr Fothergill's£1.994.7★138 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Carrot Large Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarJul Orange
Mr Fothergill's£2.014.4★41 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Carrot Medium Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarJul Orange
Mr Fothergill's£1.994.6★31 rev
Simply Garden Carrot Amsterdam Forcing Seeds Fresh Vegetable Grow Your Own Garden
Simply Garden£2.834.4★69 rev
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - Resistafly F1 Carrot Seeds Approx 1300 Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£3.274.2★2,307 rev
Newest
by launch date
Carrot Rainbow Mix Seeds | Five Colour Carrot Varieties | Purple White Yellow Red & Orange | Sweet Crunchy Roots - 500 Fresh Seeds
Red Dragon Seeds£4.9728 rev
Carrot Autumn King 2 Seeds | Late Maincrop Variety | Long Orange Roots | Excellent Storage Carrot
Red Dragon Seeds£4.0228 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Carrot Large Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarJul Orange
Mr Fothergill's£2.0141 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Carrot Medium Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarJul Orange
Mr Fothergill's£1.9931 rev
Mr Fothergills Carrot Chantenay 2000 Seeds Mar-Jun Orange
Mr Fothergill's£1.99138 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCarrot Autumn King 2 Seeds | Late Maincrop Variety | Long Orange Roots | Excellent Storage Carrot
Red Dragon Seeds£4.024.6★
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Carrot Large Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarJul Orange
Mr Fothergill's£2.014.4★
Simply Garden Carrot Amsterdam Forcing Seeds Fresh Vegetable Grow Your Own Garden
Simply Garden£2.834.4★
Carrot Rainbow Mix Seeds | Five Colour Carrot Varieties | Purple White Yellow Red & Orange | Sweet Crunchy Roots - 500 Fresh Seeds
Red Dragon Seeds£4.974.6★
Mr Fothergills Carrot Chantenay 2000 Seeds Mar-Jun Orange
Mr Fothergill's£1.994.7★
What buyers say about carrot seeds
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Growing well”
“Good value”
“Fantastic quality”
“As described”
“Nice colours but”
“easy to use”
“with good instructions - which i needed”
“A great gift for children”
What buyers complain about
“Poor germination rate”
“Very poor quality control”
“Largest barely made it to an inch”
“Expensive,”
“Waste of money”
“Its simply a lie”
“makes it hard to get the seeds out”
Common questions
- Is carrot seeds profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £57K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the carrot seeds niche?
- 7 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in carrot seeds?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for carrot seeds peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 7.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the carrot seeds niche?
- Listings span £1.99–£9.96; the average listing price is £3.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 594 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.