Coir vs Sisal
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
Sisal
| Measure | Coir | Sisal |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 6–8 yr | 3–5 yr |
| Spacing | 7.5 × 7.5 m | 2 × 1 m |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.5 | 6.0–8.0 |
| Water | 1200–2000 | 500–900 |
| Temperature °C | 22–35 | 20–38 |
| Seed rate | Seed nuts | Bulbils |
| Yield | 0.8–1.2 t fibre | 2–3 t fibre |
| Watch for | Rhinoceros beetle, wilt | Weevil, zebra disease |