plastic mulch
Skip itA small market ($5K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$44.00avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good625.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+34.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Good$12.18–$157.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$5K$5K/yr · 20K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plastic mulch is a $5K/yr Amazon United States market (20K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plastic mulch market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $11K–$22K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #111
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 55%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 7.4%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 199 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
18%
- Farm Plastic Supply41%
- Playsafer13%
- Frost King13%
- EXTRAEASY8%
- Feitore4%
- Adnee4%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 18%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — +34.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Top plastic mulch search terms
- plastic mulch12K/yr
- plastic mulch roll5K/yr
- black plastic mulch3K/yr
Top plastic mulch 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
Farm Plastic Supply - Poly Mulch Black Plastic Sheeting - Mulch Black Plastic Mulch Poly Mulch (4 mil - 3 x 100)
Farm Plastic Supply$33.484.3★126 rev
Frost King 350B Polyethylene Sheeting 3 x 50 x 4 Mil Black
Frost King$12.184.7★2,588 rev
Playsafer Rubber Mulch Nuggets Protective Flooring for Playgrounds Swing-Sets Play Areas and Landscaping (40 LBS - 1.55 CU. FT. Black)
Playsafer$44.694.5★1,708 rev
Farm Plastic Supply - Poly Mulch Black Plastic Sheeting - Poly Mulch Mulch Black Plastic Sheeting (1.5 mil - 4 x 1000)
Farm Plastic Supply$128.834.3★126 rev
EXTRAEASY 17 in (1.4 ft) x 50 ft Landscape Fabric Weed Barrier 3.2 oz Heavy Duty Woven Weed Blocker Ground Cover Geotextile Fabric for Under Gravel Garden Bed Liner & Pathways
EXTRAEASY$15.414.5★2,006 rev
Newest
by launch date
4 Mil Red Plastic Mulch 4 X 50 Ft Garden Plastic Sheeting - Pinhole Drainage Heavy Duty UV Resistant Weed Barrier Agriculture Crops Grow Film for Tomato Eggplant Strawberry Boost Yield by 20%
NRWRTY$27.5520 rev
Vanver Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Heavy Duty 2.8FT x 50FT Premium Garden Weed Blocker Fabric for Weed Control Plastic Ground Cover with Woven Weed Cloth Durable Landscaping Fabric
Vanver$16.94529 rev
Feitore 4 Mil Black Plastic Sheeting Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Heavy Duty Plastic Roll for Garden Multi Use Polyethylene Sheeting 3FT x 50FT
Feitore$14.69191 rev
Feitore 4 Mil Black Plastic Sheeting Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Heavy Duty Plastic Roll for Garden Multi Use Polyethylene Sheeting 3FT x 100FT
Feitore$27.51191 rev
Sunocity 4ft x 300ft Durable Weed Barrier Fabric 3.2oz Heavy-Duty Landscaping Fabric Permeable Ground Cover for Garden Lawn and Outdoor Projects Easy to Install with 90 Staples
Sunocity$60.01257 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVanver Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Heavy Duty 2.8FT x 50FT Premium Garden Weed Blocker Fabric for Weed Control Plastic Ground Cover with Woven Weed Cloth Durable Landscaping Fabric
Vanver$16.944.4★
Winisok 3FT x 100FT Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric 3.2oz Weed Control Geotextile Garden Cloth Heavy Duty Breathable Mulch Ground Cover Black Mat for Backyard Landscaping Farming (2 Pack 3FT x 50FT)
Winisok$20.924.5★
Sunocity 4ft x 300ft Durable Weed Barrier Fabric 3.2oz Heavy-Duty Landscaping Fabric Permeable Ground Cover for Garden Lawn and Outdoor Projects Easy to Install with 90 Staples
Sunocity$60.014.5★
Feitore 4 Mil Black Plastic Sheeting Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Heavy Duty Plastic Roll for Garden Multi Use Polyethylene Sheeting 3FT x 100FT
Feitore$27.514.4★
4 Mil Red Plastic Mulch 4 X 50 Ft Garden Plastic Sheeting - Pinhole Drainage Heavy Duty UV Resistant Weed Barrier Agriculture Crops Grow Film for Tomato Eggplant Strawberry Boost Yield by 20%
NRWRTY$27.554.1★
What buyers say about plastic mulch
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product, works as advertised”
“Greenhouse savior and good for the garden”
“Great value”
“Exactly what I need”
“Easy to use”
“the material seems sturdy at first”
“Not to flimsy or overly thick”
“Its very durable”
“It cuts easy”
“It felt sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“Horrible quality”
“I should have gone thicker from the start”
“Water does not go through the material”
“Not correct measurements”
“So it's killing my nice plants”
“But the fraying is still a concern because who knows how long it will hold up”
“This is not like other cheaper products when it comes to accidentally puncturing the cheaper ones”
“Water barely goes through”
“Does not work”
“difficult to handle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plastic mulch profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $5K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +34.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the plastic mulch niche?
- 13 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plastic mulch?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Material Quality. The return rate is 1.4%.
- What does it cost to enter the plastic mulch niche?
- Listings span $12.18–$157.11; the average listing price is $44.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 626 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.