Root Trainers
FailDemand is soft, at -77.3% this quarter, so Root Trainers is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 36 / 100Ranks 5,242 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −15 vs the category median of 5136
- Market size
- £7K/yr66K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -77.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 36 sellers
Flapen Score
Root Trainers against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Root Trainers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Root Trainers market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Root Trainers 66K times last year and spent an estimated £7K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–Oct. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 66K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -77.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £7K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 66K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -77.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £7Ka year
- Peak month
- February9.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- root trainers17K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £11.30.
Listings sell for £11.30 on average, from £7.31 to £17.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.30 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £11.30under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.31–£17.00
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
59% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 59% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #217 within Greenhouses & Plant Germination Equipment. It carries 549 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 59%
- Prime listings
- 59%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.7%
- Average rank
- #217in Greenhouses & Plant Germination Equipment
- Average rating
- 4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 549per listing
- Listings tracked
- 27
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Root Trainers products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
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
- Price
- £10.14
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 2,156
- Age
- 16y ago
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
- Price
- £9.98
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 2y ago
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)
- Price
- £14.13
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 2y ago
Garland Products Ltd G227 28 Cell Deep Root Success Kit
- Price
- £13.46
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 2y ago
Oakland Gardens Haxnicks Deep Root Trainer Sets Root Trainer Books Cells Plug Plant Seed Tray pack of 1
- Price
- £9.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 85
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
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
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
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
- Price
- £14.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 5y ago
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
- Price
- £14.96
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 5mo ago
Haxnicks Rapid Rootrainers | Reusable Shallower Root Trainers | Seed Planting | Quick Growing Plants | Salads Bedding Plants Flower Cuttings | Multi-Color 32 Cells | RT020101
- Price
- £10.50
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 296
- Age
- 12y ago
Gro-Sure Visiroot 4 Cell Deep Kit - 12 Pack Green
- Price
- £10.16
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch dateSeed 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
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
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
- Price
- £14.96
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 5mo ago
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
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £7.91
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £9.98
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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
Root Trainers search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.9×
Search terms
Top Root Trainers search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Root Trainers
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Cheap thin plastic
Plastic is quite thick considering
Thin
Not very strong
Bit Flimsy
It is also made from very flimsy plastic
Not the best buy sadly
Poor quality
That said, it is a shoddily made piece of kit
Not fit for purpose
Very big
Smaller than I thought
Not the quality of plastic I expected
Cheap thin plastic
It is also made from very flimsy plastic
Love
The quality of these trainers is exceptional
Good quality trays
Excellent product
These are sturdy
Good sturdy containers which don't collapse when you pick them up
Sturdy tray with good depth
Good value for money
Well worth it
Good Value
Easy to use
easy to handle
Easy to fill and use and perfect for starting off small seedlings
Does the job
As described
Exactly what I wanted
Return
0.2% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing
Not fit for purpose
Very big
Smaller than I thought
Not very strong
Bit Flimsy
It is also made from very flimsy plastic
returned - would not look at photo
No lids came with this produce so it is not as described
Keep looking
Related niches
Niches in the same category that score near this one. Research these next.
Mole Repellent
£163K/yr+91.4%
Cat Repellent
£1.4M/yr+53.2%
Parasol Base
£1.1M/yr+904.4%
Fly Repellent Fan
£302K/yr>1,000%
Industrial Fan
£1.0M/yr>1,000%
Best Flapen score
The highest-scoring niches we track right now, across every category.
FAQ
Common Root Trainers questions
Answered from the same tracked data.