asparagus roots for planting
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great230.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Great+84.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$17.81avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great8.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great$5.90–$44.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Okay$223K$223K/yr · 150K searches
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, asparagus roots for planting is a $223K/yr Amazon United States market (150K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 67/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
asparagus roots for planting market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $223K–$267K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.4%
- Avg BSR
- #686
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 14%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 5.1%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
3%
- Hand Picked Nursery70%
- CZ Grain14%
- GSB Garden State Bulb8%
- KVITER3%
- PLANTMEW2%
- Seed Needs1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +84.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.8×
Top asparagus roots for planting search terms
- asparagus roots for planting74K/yr
- asparagus crowns for planting29K/yr
- asparagus crowns18K/yr
- asparagus plants10K/yr
- asparagus roots8K/yr
- 3 yr old asparagus crowns5K/yr
- asparagus crowns 3 year5K/yr
- 3 year asparagus crowns2K/yr
Top asparagus roots for planting 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Jersey-Knight 10 Live Asparagus Bare Root Plants -2yr-Crowns from Hand Picked Nursery
Hand Picked Nursery$18.784.2★472 rev
10 Millennium Asparagus Plants - Bare Root Asparagus Crowns - Cold Hardy Good Variety for Heavy Soils -2yr-Crowns from Hand Picked Nursery
Hand Picked Nursery$18.594.4★125 rev
Atlas Asparagus Crowns - 2 Year Roots - Vigorous and High Yielding - Hybrid Asparagus Variety from Hand Picked Nursery (5)
Hand Picked Nursery$14.904.4★40 rev
Garden State Bulb Mary Washington Asparagus Bare Root Crowns Non-GMO Spring Planting (Bag of 10)
GSB Garden State Bulb$16.374.2★53 rev
Mary Washington 25 Live Asparagus Bare Root Plants -2yr-Crowns from Hand Picked Nursery
Hand Picked Nursery$34.864.2★479 rev
Newest
by launch date
Mary Washington Asparagus Live Crowns 2 Year Bare Root 12 Pack
CZ Grain$20.5621 rev
Purple Passion Asparagus Crowns 6 Pack
CZ Grain$13.9923 rev
Mary Washington Asparagus -6 Live Crowns - 2 Year Bare Root Plants Live | Heirloom Perennial Vegetable | Cold Hardy Garden Starter Roots for High Yield Green Asparagus Spears | 6 Pack
CZ Grain$14.0015 rev
Jersey Giant Asparagus Crowns - 7 Pack | 2 Year Bare Root Live Plants | High Yield Cold Hardy Perennial Vegetable Roots | Premium Green Asparagus Garden Starter - 7 Healthy Crowns
CZ Grain$13.646 rev
Atlas Asparagus Crowns - 2 Year Roots - Vigorous and High Yielding - Hybrid Asparagus Variety from Hand Picked Nursery (5)
Hand Picked Nursery$14.9040 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJersey Giant Asparagus Crowns - 7 Pack | 2 Year Bare Root Live Plants | High Yield Cold Hardy Perennial Vegetable Roots | Premium Green Asparagus Garden Starter - 7 Healthy Crowns
CZ Grain$13.643.4★
Mary Washington Asparagus -6 Live Crowns - 2 Year Bare Root Plants Live | Heirloom Perennial Vegetable | Cold Hardy Garden Starter Roots for High Yield Green Asparagus Spears | 6 Pack
CZ Grain$14.004.1★
Purple Passion Asparagus Crowns 6 Pack
CZ Grain$13.994.2★
Atlas Asparagus Crowns - 2 Year Roots - Vigorous and High Yielding - Hybrid Asparagus Variety from Hand Picked Nursery (5)
Hand Picked Nursery$14.904.4★
Mary Washington Asparagus Live Crowns 2 Year Bare Root 12 Pack
CZ Grain$20.564.0★
What buyers say about asparagus roots for planting
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They are growing”
“Good product, all come up as expected”
“Fair deal”
“as advertised”
“Straightforward instructions”
“seem viable”
“They were strong”
“They were good sized and arrived healthy”
“wow that was fast”
“not dried out at all”
What buyers complain about
“So far no growth apparent”
“They were dried”
“Poor quality”
“10 were very very small with only few short roots”
“Roots really smelled like asparagus the minute I opened the packages”
“Did not come up”
“A total waste of time and money”
“Died within a couple of days”
“The asparagus is growing thinly”
“still not like pictured”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is asparagus roots for planting profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $223K/yr across 22 tracked products. 4 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +84.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (67/100).
- How competitive is the asparagus roots for planting niche?
- 8 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in asparagus roots for planting?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Moist/Dry, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for asparagus roots for planting peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 12.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the asparagus roots for planting niche?
- Listings span $5.90–$44.79; the average listing price is $17.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 230 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.