plant food spikes
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible16.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Good+24.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Good$283K$283K/yr · 205K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad7,687.09avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad$8.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad81%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad$4.36–$16.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plant food spikes is a $283K/yr Amazon United States market (205K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plant food spikes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $245K–$327K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 16.9%
- Avg BSR
- #292
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 144 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 rising
Sellers
76
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Miracle-Gro75%
- Jobe's Organics8%
- RAINFLOW7%
- Miracle- Gro4%
- The Old Farmer's Almanac3%
- Easy Gardener3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +24.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top plant food spikes search terms
- plant food spikes46K/yr
- plant fertilizer sticks20K/yr
- plant food sticks21K/yr
- plant spikes17K/yr
- fertilizer sticks15K/yr
- miracle grow sticks7K/yr
- miracle grow plant food spikes7K/yr
- plant spikes for outdoor plants5K/yr
- plant fertilizer spikes6K/yr
- miracle grow spikes6K/yr
Top plant food spikes 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes for All Plants 48 Spikes
Miracle-Gro$5.024.7★865 rev
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes 48 Spikes (2-Pack)
Miracle-Gro$11.224.5★46,282 rev
Miracle-Gro Tree & Shrub Plant Food Spikes 12 Spikes
Miracle-Gro$13.084.5★14,315 rev
RAINFLOW 90PCS Slow Release Fertilizer Spikes for Indoor Plants - Long Lasting Plant Food Spikes for Houseplants Orchids Potted Plants Easy to Use Fertilizer Sticks for Indoor Flowers Foliage Growth
RAINFLOW$6.304.5★241 rev
Jobes 5001T Houseplant Fertilizer Food Spikes 50 Pack
Jobe's Organics$9.394.7★5,897 rev
Newest
by launch date
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes for All Plants 24 Spikes
Miracle- Gro$4.36140 rev
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes for All Plants 48 Spikes
Miracle-Gro$5.02865 rev
RAINFLOW 90PCS Slow Release Fertilizer Spikes for Indoor Plants - Long Lasting Plant Food Spikes for Houseplants Orchids Potted Plants Easy to Use Fertilizer Sticks for Indoor Flowers Foliage Growth
RAINFLOW$6.30241 rev
The Old Farmers Almanac Houseplant & Flower Plant Food Mini Spikes - NPK 5-5-5 for Continuous Feeding and Vibrant Colors (24 Mini Spikes)
The Old Farmer's Almanac$16.29154 rev
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes 48 Spikes (2-Pack)
Miracle-Gro$11.2246,282 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Jobes Flower Indoor/Outdoor Plants Fertilizer Food Spikes - 30 Pack
Easy Gardener$7.284.6★
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes for All Plants 48 Spikes
Miracle-Gro$5.024.7★
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes for All Plants 24 Spikes
Miracle- Gro$4.364.6★
Miracle-Gro Tree & Shrub Plant Food Spikes 12 Spikes
Miracle-Gro$13.084.5★
The Old Farmers Almanac Houseplant & Flower Plant Food Mini Spikes - NPK 5-5-5 for Continuous Feeding and Vibrant Colors (24 Mini Spikes)
The Old Farmer's Almanac$16.294.4★
What buyers say about plant food spikes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Producing good growth”
“Easy to use”
“Good, reliable product, delivered on time and in good condition”
“Good value for money”
“As Advertised”
“They worked okay”
“Ive used for years”
“The instructions are clear”
“Great indoor plant food”
“Effective”
What buyers complain about
“The spikes arent balanced for general growth”
“They broke”
“Difficult to use”
“Does not desolve well”
“is not suitable for”
“They are penny wise dollar poor”
“wet didn't help”
“False advertising - only 1 pack”
“Junk”
“making the installation more difficult”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plant food spikes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $283K/yr across 11 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +24.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the plant food spikes niche?
- 6 brands and 76 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plant food spikes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Durability, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for plant food spikes peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plant food spikes niche?
- Listings span $4.36–$16.29; the average listing price is $8.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,687 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.