Apple vs Pepino
Both are Fruit. 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.
Apple
Pepino
| Measure | Apple | Pepino |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Dec–Jan (planting) | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr to bear | 4–6 mo |
| Spacing | 5 × 5 m | 1 × 0.8 m |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 500–750 |
| Temperature °C | 10–24 | 15–25 |
| Seed rate | 400 plants | Nursery |
| Yield | 15–20 t | 25–40 t |
| Watch for | Scab, codling moth, woolly aphid | Aphid, virus |