root trainers
Skip itSoft demand (-77.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good549.48avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay56%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay£11.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£7.31–£17.00cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£7K£7K/yr · 66K searches
Growth
Bad-77.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, root trainers is a £7K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (66K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
root trainers market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £57K–£68K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.0%
- Avg BSR
- #217
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 59%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 7.7%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 198 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
21%
- Garden Haven27%
- Haxnicks21%
- Oakland Gardens10%
- Garland10%
- Nutley's8%
- Gardening Naturally4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 75 weeks — -77.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.9×
Top root trainers search terms
- root trainers17K/yr
- deep seed trays7K/yr
- deep root trainers7K/yr
- root trainers reusable4K/yr
- sweet pea pots4K/yr
- root trainers for sweet peas15K/yr
- deep root seed trays4K/yr
- sweet pea root trainers7K/yr
Top root trainers 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Haxnicks Deep Rootrainers | Reusable Deep Root Trainers | Seed Planting | Deep Rooted Plants | The Most Popular Size For Sweet Peas Vegetable Plants Peas Beans | Black 32 Cells | RT010101
Haxnicks£10.144.2★2,156 rev
Garden Haven 28 Cell Deep Root Plant Cells 12cm Deep Reusable Root trainer Propagation Plant Germination Made in UK Ideal for all plants with deep root systems such as beans and sweet peas
Garden Haven£9.984.6★67 rev
Garden Haven 28 Cell Deep Root-trainer Success Kit Plug Plant Seed Root Tray Trainer Propagator 12cm Deep with 8cm height Lid With Vent Seedling Germination Cultivation Tray Reuseable (1)
Garden Haven£14.134.8★47 rev
Garland Products Ltd G227 28 Cell Deep Root Success Kit
Garland£13.464.7★49 rev
Oakland Gardens Haxnicks Deep Root Trainer Sets Root Trainer Books Cells Plug Plant Seed Tray pack of 1
Oakland Gardens£9.864.6★85 rev
Newest
by launch date
Seed Trays 10-Pack 120-Cell Deep Root Trainer Seedling Trays Reusable Plug Plant Trays with Drainage Holes BPA-Free Heavy Duty Germination Trays for Nursery Greenhouse Vegetable Herb Fruit
AutoShield£8.352 rev
Gardening Naturally 45 Cell Root Trainer Deep Seed Tray for Vegetable Tree and Shrub Seedling Propagation Tap Root Growing Tray L53 x W30 x H15.7 cm
Gardening Naturally£14.9612 rev
RUCUDIM 120 Cells Seedling Plug Trays 10 PCS Reusable Seed Starter Container Garden Care Seed Tray Inserts Seed Tray Cell Inserts with Holes for Nursery Growing Plants Propagation Germination
RUCUDIM£8.3516 rev
XCRPRT 120 Cells Seedling Plug Trays 10 PCS Reusable Seed Starter Container Garden Care Seed Tray Inserts Seed Tray Cell Inserts with Holes for Nursery Growing Plants Propagation Germination
XCRPRT£7.9119 rev
Garden Haven 28 Cell Deep Root Plant Cells 12cm Deep Reusable Root trainer Propagation Plant Germination Made in UK Ideal for all plants with deep root systems such as beans and sweet peas
Garden Haven£9.9867 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSeed Trays 10-Pack 120-Cell Deep Root Trainer Seedling Trays Reusable Plug Plant Trays with Drainage Holes BPA-Free Heavy Duty Germination Trays for Nursery Greenhouse Vegetable Herb Fruit
AutoShield£8.354.5★
Gro Garden Products Seed Tray Propagator - 6 Multi Cell Plant Trays - Reusable Root Trainers - Seed Pot Plastic Trays for Plants - Pack of 10 - 19.5cm x 18cm x 8cm Black Potting Tray
Gro Garden Products£14.124.6★
Gardening Naturally 45 Cell Root Trainer Deep Seed Tray for Vegetable Tree and Shrub Seedling Propagation Tap Root Growing Tray L53 x W30 x H15.7 cm
Gardening Naturally£14.964.0★
Haxnicks Rapid Rootrainers | Reusable Shallower Root Trainers | Seed Planting | Quick Growing Plants | Salads Bedding Plants Flower Cuttings | Multi-Color 32 Cells | RT020101
Haxnicks£10.504.1★
Gro-Sure Visiroot 4 Cell Deep Kit - 12 Pack Green
Gro-Sure£10.164.6★
What buyers say about root trainers
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The quality of these trainers is exceptional”
“These are sturdy”
“Good value for money”
“Easy to use”
“Does the job”
“Perfect starter for seeds”
“Good size”
“Very durable”
“Very easy to assemble”
“A well designed”
What buyers complain about
“Cheap thin plastic”
“Not very strong”
“Not the best buy sadly”
“Not fit for purpose”
“Not the quality of plastic I expected”
“Not value for money”
“they're damaged already”
“they come undone so I just had to use a wire around it to make sure it wouldn't open”
“found the actual fitting together a bit tricky as the plastic was somewhat brittle”
“returned - would not look at photo”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is root trainers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £7K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -77.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the root trainers niche?
- 16 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in root trainers?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for root trainers peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–Oct; the busiest month runs 9.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the root trainers niche?
- Listings span £7.31–£17.00; the average listing price is £11.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 549 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.