pre emergent weed control for lawns
Skip itSoft demand (-72.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$42.36avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$17.18–$99.66cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$753K$753K/yr · 479K searches
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad6,504.53avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-72.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pre emergent weed control for lawns is a $753K/yr Amazon United States market (479K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pre emergent weed control for lawns market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.7M–$2.1M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.7%
- Avg BSR
- #132
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 92 months
- Avg seller age
- 141 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
71
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Scotts67%
- The Andersons12%
- Preen9%
- Quali-Pro5%
- Syngenta4%
- Roundup2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -72.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.6×
Top pre emergent weed control for lawns search terms
- crabgrass preventer54K/yr
- pre emergent weed control104K/yr
- preemergent weed prevention60K/yr
- pre emergent45K/yr
- scotts halts crabgrass & grassy weed preventer30K/yr
- pre emergent herbicide23K/yr
- pre-emergent herbicide21K/yr
- scotts crabgrass preventer14K/yr
- scotts turf builder halts crabgrass preventer with lawn food12K/yr
- preemergent18K/yr
Top pre emergent weed control for lawns 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Scotts Halts Crabgrass & Grassy Weed Preventer - Crabgrass Preventer Pre Emergent Weed Control for Lawns Prevents Chickweed & More Treats up to 5 000 sq. ft. 10.06 lb.
Scotts$22.344.2★9,536 rev
Scotts Turf Builder Halts Crabgrass Preventer with Lawn Food 5 000 sq. ft.
Scotts$20.314.5★7,110 rev
Scotts Turf Builder Triple Action1 11.31 lb.
Scotts$33.794.4★2,039 rev
Scotts Halts Crabgrass & Grassy Weed Preventer 20.12 lbs.
Scotts$39.314.2★9,536 rev
The Andersons Barricade Professional-Grade Granular Pre-Emergent Weed Control - Covers up to 12 880 sq ft (40 lb)
The Andersons$79.174.4★5,292 rev
Newest
by launch dateScotts Turf Builder Triple Action1 11.31 lb.
Scotts$33.792,039 rev
Scotts Turf Builder Triple Action1 33.94 lbs.
Scotts$81.181,513 rev
Roundup Weed Barrier Granules for Weed Prevention 5.37 lbs.
Roundup$17.18515 rev
The Andersons Barricade Professional-Grade Granular Pre-Emergent Weed Control - Covers up to 12 880 sq ft (40 lb)
The Andersons$79.175,292 rev
Scotts Turf Builder Halts Crabgrass Preventer with Lawn Food 2-13.35 lbs.
Scotts$99.667,110 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumScotts Turf Builder Halts Crabgrass Preventer with Lawn Food 2-13.35 lbs.
Scotts$99.664.5★
Scotts Turf Builder Triple Action1 33.94 lbs.
Scotts$81.184.4★
Preen Extended Control Weed Preventer - 4.93 lb. Bottle - Covers 805 sq. ft.
Preen$20.514.5★
Preen Garden Weed Preventer 16 lb. Drum - Pre Emergent Weed Control for Flower and Vegetable Gardens - Covers 2 560 sq. ft. - Prevents weeds up to 3 months - Safe for use around 200 plants
Preen$32.764.6★
Roundup Weed Barrier Granules for Weed Prevention 5.37 lbs.
Roundup$17.184.1★
What buyers say about pre emergent weed control for lawns
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“keeps the weed seeds from starting”
“Overall, this is a professional-grade product that delivers consistent results and is absolutely worth the investment if youre serious about lawn care”
“Good for the money”
“As described”
“Crabgrass prevention”
“Easy to use container”
“instructions are straightforward”
“Works well as i used it previous year”
“was a dark luscious green color”
“Excellent been using it for years after my spring clean”
What buyers complain about
“Did not work”
“Nothing grew”
“Very much not worth the price”
“did not kill any of them”
“leaked”
“very hard to open”
“There's something weird with the quality of Scotts products”
“Just wish it would last longer”
“it did not work as advertised”
“wasted a lot of it that's spilled on the ground because the clumps”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pre emergent weed control for lawns profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $753K/yr across 17 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -72.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the pre emergent weed control for lawns niche?
- 6 brands and 71 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pre emergent weed control for lawns?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Plant Growth, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for pre emergent weed control for lawns peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr–Oct; the busiest month runs 9.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pre emergent weed control for lawns niche?
- Listings span $17.18–$99.66; the average listing price is $42.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,505 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.