Gerbera vs Marigold
Both are Flower. 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.
Gerbera
Marigold
| Measure | Gerbera | Marigold |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Protected | Year-round |
| Sowing window | Year-round | Jun, Sep, Jan |
| Days to harvest | 90–100 to flower | 60–90 |
| Spacing | 30 × 30 cm | 45 × 30 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 6.0–7.5 |
| Water | Drip fertigation | 350–500 |
| Temperature °C | 18–26 | 18–30 |
| Seed rate | 60 k plants | 1–1.5 kg |
| Yield | 200–250 stems/m² | 15–20 t |
| Watch for | Powdery mildew, whitefly, mite | Leaf spot, thrips, red spider mite |