Clove vs Garlic
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.
Clove
Garlic
| Measure | Clove | Garlic |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul (planting) | Oct–Nov |
| Days to harvest | 6–8 yr to bear | 130–160 |
| Spacing | 6 × 6 m | 15 × 10 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Water | 1500–2500 | 350–500 |
| Temperature °C | 20–30 | 12–24 |
| Seed rate | 270 plants | 500–600 kg cloves |
| Yield | 1–2 kg/tree | 8–12 t |
| Watch for | Leaf rot, seedling wilt | Thrips, purple blotch, basal rot |