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Blackcurrant vs Cape Gooseberry

Both are Berry. 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.

Blackcurrant Cape Gooseberry

Measure Blackcurrant Cape Gooseberry
Season Perennial Kharif
Sowing window Jan–Feb Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 2–3 yr 150–180
Spacing 180 × 120 cm 90 × 60 cm
Soil pH 6.0–6.8 5.5–7.5
Water 600–900 500–750
Temperature °C 5–24 13–28
Seed rate Nursery 0.3–0.5 kg
Yield 5–9 t 12–20 t
Watch for Gall mite, leaf spot Fruit borer, leaf spot

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