Fennel vs Vanilla
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
Vanilla
| Measure | Fennel | Vanilla |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Rabi | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Oct–Nov | Jun–Jul (planting) |
| Days to harvest | 140–160 | 3 yr to bear |
| Spacing | 45 × 20 cm | 2 × 1.5 m |
| Soil pH | 6.5–8.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Water | 350–500 | 1500–2500 |
| Temperature °C | 15–25 | 21–32 |
| Seed rate | 8–10 kg | 1,600 vines |
| Yield | 1.5–2 t | 300–500 kg green |
| Watch for | Aphid, blight, wilt | Bean rot, stem rot |