Fennel 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.
Fennel
Saffron
| Measure | Fennel | Saffron |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Rabi | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Oct–Nov | Aug–Sep |
| Days to harvest | 140–160 | 90–110 |
| Spacing | 45 × 20 cm | 20 × 10 cm |
| Soil pH | 6.5–8.0 | 6.0–8.0 |
| Water | 350–500 | 300–450 |
| Temperature °C | 15–25 | 10–22 |
| Seed rate | 8–10 kg | 6–8 t corms |
| Yield | 1.5–2 t | 3–5 kg |
| Watch for | Aphid, blight, wilt | Corm rot, mite |