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Banana vs Star Fruit (Carambola)

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Banana Star Fruit (Carambola)

Measure	Banana	Star Fruit (Carambola)
Season	Perennial	Perennial
Sowing window	Jun–Jul, Feb–Mar	Jun–Jul
Days to harvest	300–365	3–4 yr
Spacing	1.8 × 1.8 m	6 × 6 m
Soil pH	6.0–7.5	5.5–6.5
Water	1200–2000	1200–1800
Temperature °C	20–35	22–32
Seed rate	3,000 suckers	Nursery
Yield	50–70 t	15–25 t
Watch for	Sigatoka, panama wilt, weevil	Fruit fly, anthracnose

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Mulberry	Jun–Jul	1–2 yr	6.0–7.5	18–35	20–30 t leaf
Guava	Jul–Aug (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	6.0–7.5	23–30	20–25 t
Grapes	Jan–Feb (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	6.5–7.5	15–35	20–30 t
Pomegranate	Jul–Aug (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	6.5–7.5	20–35	15–20 t
Ber (Indian Jujube)	Jul–Aug (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	6.0–8.5	20–35	15–20 t
Fig	Jun–Jul (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	6.0–7.5	20–32	10–15 t
Goji Berry	Feb–Mar	2–3 yr	6.8–8.1	10–30	6–10 t
Lemon	Jul–Aug (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	6.0–7.5	20–32	15–20 t
Peach	Dec–Jan (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	6.0–7.0	12–26	10–15 t
Plum	Dec–Jan (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	6.0–7.0	12–26	10–15 t
Custard Apple	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	6.5–7.5	23–32	8–10 t
Soursop	Jun–Jul	3–4 yr	5.5–6.5	22–32	8–12 t
Cherimoya	Jun–Jul	3–5 yr	6.5–7.6	13–25	8–12 t
Atemoya	Jun–Jul	3–4 yr	6.0–7.5	18–30	8–14 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Mulberry

Jun–Jul

1–2 yr

6.0–7.5

18–35

20–30 t leaf

Guava

Jul–Aug (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

6.0–7.5

23–30

20–25 t

Grapes

Jan–Feb (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

6.5–7.5

15–35

20–30 t

Pomegranate

Jul–Aug (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

6.5–7.5

20–35

15–20 t

Ber (Indian Jujube)

Jul–Aug (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

6.0–8.5

20–35

15–20 t

Fig

Jun–Jul (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

6.0–7.5

20–32

10–15 t

Goji Berry

Feb–Mar

2–3 yr

6.8–8.1

10–30

6–10 t

Lemon

Jul–Aug (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

6.0–7.5

20–32

15–20 t

Peach

Dec–Jan (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

6.0–7.0

12–26

10–15 t

Plum

Dec–Jan (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

6.0–7.0

12–26

10–15 t

Custard Apple

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

6.5–7.5

23–32

8–10 t

Soursop

Jun–Jul

3–4 yr

5.5–6.5

22–32

8–12 t

Cherimoya

Jun–Jul

3–5 yr

6.5–7.6

13–25

8–12 t

Atemoya

Jun–Jul

3–4 yr

6.0–7.5

18–30

8–14 t

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