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title: "Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds — $21K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 37/100 · $21K/yr market · 37K searches/yr · $6.12 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cherokee purple tomato seeds**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-55.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 5Growth 0Conversion 84Competition 21Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 42Review moat 31Quality gap 78
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,423.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Bad****75%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Avg price**
**Bad****$6.12**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****$21K**
$21K/yr · 37K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-55.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.28–$9.63**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cherokee purple tomato seeds is a $21K/yr Amazon United States market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cherokee purple tomato seeds market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$31K–$37K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#946**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **87%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **62 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **168 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**12 **—flat
**Sellers**
**12**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**75%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**16%**
- HOME GROWN48% - Ohio Heirloom Seeds13% - PLANTMEW7% - Purely Organic Products LLC7% - SURVIVAL GARDEN SEEDS5% - Carpet Creeping5% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 16%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 63 weeks — -55.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/cherokee-purple-tomato-seeds/trend)
## **Top cherokee purple tomato seeds search terms**
- **cherokee purple tomato seeds**19K/yr-55.3%12.3% conv. - **purple tomato seeds**8K/yr-51.6%6.2% conv. - **cherokee purple heirloom tomato seeds**4K/yr-69.5%13.2% conv. - **cherokee tomato seeds**3K/yr-46.1%12.5% conv. - **purple cherokee tomato seeds**3K/yr-54.8%15.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/cherokee-purple-tomato-seeds/search-terms)
## **Top cherokee purple tomato 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.
0%10%$2K20%$4K30%$6K40%$8K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**HOME GROWN Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds 106+ Heirloom Non GMO Seeds for Planting High Germination Indeterminate Rich Smoky Flavor Large Beefsteak Slicing Tomato Home Garden (Solanum lycopersicum)**HOME GROWN**$6.74**4.2★33,625 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF37YL15) [2**HOME GROWN Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds 212+ Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds for Planting High Germination Indeterminate Beefsteak Rich Smoky Flavor Slicing Tomato for Garden (Solanum lycopersicum)**HOME GROWN**$7.63**4.2★6,148 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF397V6H) [3**Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomato Seeds- 75+ Seeds by Ohio Heirloom Seeds**Ohio Heirloom Seeds**$4.28**4.3★2,064 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ38I8Y) [4**PLANTMEW 400 Heirloom Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds for Planting Unique Dark Purple Beefsteak Rich Flavor High Germination Ideal for Home Garden & Container**PLANTMEW**$5.05**4.1★145 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSVJQZKV) [5**Purely Organic Tomato Seeds (Cherokee Purple) - Approx 75 Seeds - Certified Organic Non-GMO Open Pollinated Heirloom USA Origin**Purely Organic Products LLC**$5.17**4.4★337 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3YBN6WL)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**KVITER 75 Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Lycopersicon Esculentum) Cherokee Purple Heirloom Seed Packets Sweet Tomatos Open-Pollinated Non GMO Seed - Vegetable Seeds for Indoor/Outdoor Garden**KVITER**$6.42**1,238 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2WQ5338) [**PLANTMEW 400 Heirloom Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds for Planting Unique Dark Purple Beefsteak Rich Flavor High Germination Ideal for Home Garden & Container**PLANTMEW**$5.05**145 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSVJQZKV) [**SVI 125 Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Solanum Lycopersicum) - Purple Cherokee Tomato Seed Packets - Heirloom Tomatoes Vegetable Seeds for Outdoor Garden Beds Greenhouses Containers**SVI**$5.96**4,632 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GLPLQFT7) [**Cherokee Purple Tomato 125 Premium Seeds for Planting Rich Juicy Historic Heirloom for the 2026 Season 600 Milligram Pouch**FAMILY SOWN**$5.62**335 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX1SNX2H) [**HOME GROWN Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds 106+ Heirloom Non GMO Seeds for Planting High Germination Indeterminate Rich Smoky Flavor Large Beefsteak Slicing Tomato Home Garden (Solanum lycopersicum)**HOME GROWN**$6.74**33,625 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF37YL15)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**PLANTMEW 400 Heirloom Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds for Planting Unique Dark Purple Beefsteak Rich Flavor High Germination Ideal for Home Garden & Container**PLANTMEW**$5.05**4.1★**▲ 323%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSVJQZKV) [**KVITER 75 Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Lycopersicon Esculentum) Cherokee Purple Heirloom Seed Packets Sweet Tomatos Open-Pollinated Non GMO Seed - Vegetable Seeds for Indoor/Outdoor Garden**KVITER**$6.42**4.2★**▲ 320%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2WQ5338) [**SVI 125 Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Solanum Lycopersicum) - Purple Cherokee Tomato Seed Packets - Heirloom Tomatoes Vegetable Seeds for Outdoor Garden Beds Greenhouses Containers**SVI**$5.96**4.0★**▲ 222%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GLPLQFT7) [**300+ Purple Tomato Seeds for Planting Outdoors Heirloom Non GMO-Plan Your Vegetable in Your Home Garden**Carpet Creeping**$5.85**3.9★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9BLL657) [**HOME GROWN Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds 212+ Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds for Planting High Germination Indeterminate Beefsteak Rich Smoky Flavor Slicing Tomato for Garden (Solanum lycopersicum)**HOME GROWN**$7.63**4.2★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF397V6H)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cherokee purple tomato seeds**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Plant Growth**65%
*“They're growing”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Good variety”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Great value”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Arrived as advertised”*
**Gifting Purpose**2%
*“all varieties present”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“ball size”*
**Color**1%
*“Originating over 100 years ago within the Cherokee Nation, this open-pollinated variety is famous for its rich color, massive fruit size, and complex flavor”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“Easy to grow”*
**Strength**1%
*“They seem to be growing strong”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**0%
*“the instructions are clear making them easy to plant”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Plant Growth**74%
*“Poor Germination”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Quite expensive for 2 plants”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**3%
*“Waste”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Poor performance”*
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
*“Product didnot perform”*
**Color**1%
*“These are regular tomatoes, not purple”*
**Product Condition**1%
*“Out dated product”*
**Strength**1%
*“About 25% and not robust”*
**Durability**1%
*“all eventually died within a week”*
**Smell**1%
*“the resealable bag has a very off-putting chemical smell”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Value For Money**27%
**Plant Growth**26%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
**Functionality-Overall**17%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Smell**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Moist/Dry**2%
**Contamination**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cherokee purple tomato seeds profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $21K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -55.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- **How competitive is the cherokee purple tomato seeds niche?**
- 12 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cherokee purple tomato seeds?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Value For Money, Natural Resource Wastage. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for cherokee purple tomato seeds peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr; the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cherokee purple tomato seeds niche?**
- Listings span $4.28–$9.63; the average listing price is $6.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,424 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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