Sowseeds
sowseeds.co.uk
Sow Seeds is a UK-based online retailer offering a curated selection of quality vegetable seeds, herb seeds, chilli seeds, wildflower seeds, and green manure seeds. The store also provides microgreen seeds and a seasonal sowing calendar to help gardeners plan their planting throughout the year.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 44/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
469
Collections
118
Pages
38
Blog Posts
164
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
65/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 13 points below Home & Garden category average (57)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#13178 / 16375
Faster than 20% of stores
Home & Garden Ranking
#214 / 260
Top 82% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
-13 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.5s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.070
Cumulative Layout Shift
117ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
0.9s
First Contentful Paint
347ms
Time to First Byte
9.6s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 366 Home & Garden stores
#84 in Home & Garden
Top 23% of stores
16% below average
469 products vs 558 avg
Slower than 82% of Home & Garden stores
PageSpeed score: 44/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 366 stores in Home & Garden
16% below average
avg
87% above average
avg
111% above average
avg
332% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
Yotpo
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Larger than 75% of category
Top 23% by catalog size
high
Strong content (164 blogs, 38 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Sowseeds
Sowseeds is a home & garden ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 469 products organized across 118 collections, making it comparable in size for the home & garden category.
Theme and Design
Sowseeds uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Sowseeds achieves a performance score of 44/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 77/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Sowseeds uses Yotpo for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Clearpay, Afterpay for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Home & Garden category, Sowseeds ranks #84 out of 366 stores we track. This places them in the top 23% of home & garden stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 20, 2026
