Agave vs Coir
Both are Fibre. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.
Agave
Coir
| Measure | Agave | Coir |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr | 6–8 yr |
| Spacing | 2 × 1 m | 7.5 × 7.5 m |
| Soil pH | 6.0–8.0 | 5.5–7.5 |
| Water | 400–800 | 1200–2000 |
| Temperature °C | 18–38 | 22–35 |
| Seed rate | Suckers | Seed nuts |
| Yield | 2–4 t fibre | 0.8–1.2 t fibre |
| Watch for | Weevil, leaf spot | Rhinoceros beetle, wilt |