Agave vs Sisal
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
Sisal
| Measure | Agave | Sisal |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr | 3–5 yr |
| Spacing | 2 × 1 m | 2 × 1 m |
| Soil pH | 6.0–8.0 | 6.0–8.0 |
| Water | 400–800 | 500–900 |
| Temperature °C | 18–38 | 20–38 |
| Seed rate | Suckers | Bulbils |
| Yield | 2–4 t fibre | 2–3 t fibre |
| Watch for | Weevil, leaf spot | Weevil, zebra disease |