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# **st augustine grass plugs**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($85K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 21Growth 41Conversion 27Competition 47Returns 97Price range 53Avg price 85Brand share 33Review moat 75Quality gap 82
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$72.56**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****494**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$19.69–$171.19**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****57%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+12.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Okay****85%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$85K**
$85K/yr · 53K searches
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, st augustine grass plugs is a $85K/yr Amazon United States market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **st augustine grass plugs market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$109K–$145K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#364**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **14%**
- **Sponsored**
- **71%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **86 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **157 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**85%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**57%**
Top 20: 99%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Florida Foliage42% - SOD PODS22% - BETHEL7% - SmartMe7% - Scotts6% - Circle C Farms, Inc.4% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/st-augustine-grass-plugs/trend)
## **Top st augustine grass plugs search terms**
- **st augustine grass plugs**34K/yr+24.2%2.9% conv. - **st. augustine grass plugs**5K/yr+13.2%2.3% conv. - **st augustine plugs**5K/yr+2.1%1.3% conv. - **st augustine sod**4K/yr+10.6%0.5% conv. - **st augustine grass sod**3K/yr+4.0%0.6% conv. - **st augustine grass sod pallet**2K/yr-67.3%0.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/st-augustine-grass-plugs/search-terms)
## **Top st augustine grass plugs 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%5%$4K10%$8K15%$13K20%$17K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SodPods St. Augustine CitraBlue Grass Plugs for Lawn Repair 3 x 3 Each (32-Count) Cannot Ship to California/Arizona**SOD PODS**$69.46**4.6★80 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091TZ22BL) [2**St. Augustine Palmetto | 18 Live Extra Large Grass Plugs | Drought Salt & Shade Tolerant Turf Sod**Florida Foliage**$61.36**4.0★464 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0976DN86K) [3**St. Augustine Palmetto | 3 Live Extra Large Grass Plugs | Drought Salt & Shade Tolerant Turf Sod**Florida Foliage**$27.86**4.0★464 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLFLW9DW) [4**18 St. Augustine Palmetto 3 Inch Sod Plugs - Drought Salt & Shade Tolerant Grass**SmartMe**$61.51**4.2★99 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B6SKZ23) [5**Scotts EZ Patch Lawn Repair for St. Augustine Lawns 3.75 lbs.**Scotts**$19.69**3.8★2,818 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0168K92NG)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**St Augustine Grass Fertilizer Liquid Lawn Food for Thicker Growth New Runners & Rich Green Color 1 Gallon**TPS NUTRIENTS**$39.38**85 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM62ZB8N) [**SodPods St. Augustine Scotts ProVista Grass Plugs for Lawn Repair 3 x 3 Each (32-Count) Cannot Ship to California/Arizona**BETHEL**$69.37**71 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK461ZN) [**SodPods St. Augustine Scotts ProVista Grass Plugs for Lawn Repair 3 x 3 Each (64-Count) Cannot Ship to California/Arizona**BETHEL**$129.42**71 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRJZ432B) [**Palmetto St. Augustine Grass Plugs**Generic**$69.87**11 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPZKSBYP) [**18 St. Augustine Palmetto 3 Inch Sod Plugs - Drought Salt & Shade Tolerant Grass**SmartMe**$61.51**99 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B6SKZ23)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SodPods St. Augustine Scotts ProVista Grass Plugs for Lawn Repair 3 x 3 Each (64-Count) Cannot Ship to California/Arizona**BETHEL**$129.42**4.3★**▲ 94%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRJZ432B) [**Seed Ranch St Augustine Floratam Grass Plugs - 2 Trays**SeedRanch**$96.12**4.4★**▲ 83%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083QPTHX3) [**SodPods St. Augustine CitraBlue Grass Plugs for Lawn Repair 3 x 3 Each (32-Count) Cannot Ship to California/Arizona**SOD PODS**$69.46**4.6★**▲ 47%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091TZ22BL) [**St. Augustine Palmetto | 72 Live Extra Large Grass Plugs | Drought Salt & Shade Tolerant Turf Sod | for Healthy Lawns**Florida Foliage**$170.80**4.0★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0976C7RL8) [**St Augustine Grass Fertilizer Liquid Lawn Food for Thicker Growth New Runners & Rich Green Color 1 Gallon**TPS NUTRIENTS**$39.38**4.2★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM62ZB8N)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about st augustine grass plugs**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Plant Growth**24%
*“its helpful to note that this product is a fertilizer base”*
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“The pods are great quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Product is as represented”*
**Color**11%
*“Green is good”*
**Ease Of Use**10%
*“Fast and easy”*
**Durability**8%
*“Works well —- solidly built —- should last”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
*“pull plugs with no issue”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
*“Follow directions and it works great”*
**Moist/Dry**1%
*“A nice moist soil would be ideal”*
**Value For Money**1%
*“I will definitely purchase more when the time comes because the price was the lowest I could find on amazon”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Plant Growth**33%
*“not a single seed sprouted”*
**Value For Money**20%
*“It is very expensive”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Didnt Help Unfortunately”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Small amount for big bottle”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Either ProVista's tolerance is a marketing lie”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Hard to get the plugs out”*
**Durability**5%
*“a few died quickly despite daily watering”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Very poor product”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**2%
*“Wasted so much water for nothing”*
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
*“Product did not work for me at all”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**29%
**Functionality-Overall**22%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Value For Money**4%
**Cutting/Trimming**4%
**Maintenance And Repair**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Plant Growth**3%
**Socket/Port/Plug**3%
**Leak-Proof**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is st augustine grass plugs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $85K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the st augustine grass plugs niche?**
- 12 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in st augustine grass plugs?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- **When does demand for st augustine grass plugs peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 10.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the st augustine grass plugs niche?**
- Listings span $19.69–$171.19; the average listing price is $72.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 494 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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