Black Pepper vs Saffron
Both are Spice. 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.
Black Pepper
Saffron
| Measure | Black Pepper | Saffron |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul (planting) | Aug–Sep |
| Days to harvest | 3–4 yr to bear | 90–110 |
| Spacing | 3 × 3 m | 20 × 10 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 6.0–8.0 |
| Water | 2000–3000 | 300–450 |
| Temperature °C | 20–32 | 10–22 |
| Seed rate | 1,100 vines | 6–8 t corms |
| Yield | 2–3 t dry | 3–5 kg |
| Watch for | Quick wilt, pollu beetle | Corm rot, mite |