Coir vs Kapok
Both are Fibre. 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.
Coir
Kapok
| Measure | Coir | Kapok |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 6–8 yr | 4–6 yr |
| Spacing | 7.5 × 7.5 m | 8 × 8 m |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.5 | 5.5–7.5 |
| Water | 1200–2000 | 1000–1500 |
| Temperature °C | 22–35 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | Seed nuts | Nursery |
| Yield | 0.8–1.2 t fibre | 0.4–0.8 t |
| Watch for | Rhinoceros beetle, wilt | Stainer bug, leaf spot |