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Tomato Compost

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But prices span $3.33–$11.11, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Tomato Compost is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 2,970 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£25K/yr23K searches / yr
90-day growth
+101.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 42 sellers

Flapen Score

Tomato Compost against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Tomato Compost is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tomato Compost market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tomato Compost 23K times last year and spent an estimated £25K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 23K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +101.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £25K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
23K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+101.6%
Conversion, latest week
12.6%
Market size, estimated
£25Ka year
Peak month
May53.3× the quietest month
Top search term
tomato compost13K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.64.

Listings sell for £8.64 on average, from £3.33 to £11.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.64 that is £864 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.64under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.33–£11.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£864–£2K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

43% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 57% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 1,573 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
43%
Prime listings
57%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#98in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,573per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Tomato Compost products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Levington46%
  • Hardys17%
  • Miracle-Gro14%
  • STAR SUPPLIES5%
  • Westland5%
  • CUQOO4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand

Tomato Compost search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

1K750Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 53.3×

Search terms

Top Tomato Compost search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • tomato compost13K/yr
  • tomato soil6K/yr
  • compost for tomato plants3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tomato Compost

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall21%+0.23

Inconsistent quality

Not great quality

Rubbish quality

Plant Growth15%+1.00

.They havent grown yet

Had nat larvae

Wasn't ideal for potting bulbs and seeds

Moist/Dry9%−0.07

Really dry

underneath is bone dry

Sadly it was equally powder dry

Wood Quality7%−0.06

Too much wood chips I was very disapointed

full of wood chips

contains wood chipping

Size-Overall5%

Not fit for purpose

ONCE CONSIDERED TOO SMALL

Not a huge bottle

Love

Quality-Overall26%+0.23

Affordable quality

Great quality for all my plants

Excellent Product

Plant Growth24%+1.00

Good growth

growing really well

Plants are growing well

Value For Money23%+1.96

Good value for money

Excellent value

Excellent price

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.22

As advertised

Does what it says

As described

Ease Of Use4%+0.37

Easy to use

easy to apply

easy to handle

Return

0.0% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▁▁▂▃▃█

Not fit for purpose

ONCE CONSIDERED TOO SMALL

Not a huge bottle

Leak-Proof17%▇█▃▃▂▂
Advertised Vs Actual Product17%▁█▇▃▄▁
Water Resistance11%▁▁▁▂█▁

doesn't absorb water

it doesnt absorb water well

Not as good as I thought it would as water just sits on the surface

Value For Money10%▁▁█▇▆▇

They may be cheap

Sure its a bit more expensive than the cheap garden centre stuff

too expensive

FAQ

Common Tomato Compost questions

Answered from the same tracked data.