Ginger 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.
Ginger
Saffron
| Measure | Ginger | Saffron |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Kharif | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Apr–May | Aug–Sep |
| Days to harvest | 210–240 | 90–110 |
| Spacing | 25 × 20 cm | 20 × 10 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 6.0–8.0 |
| Water | 1300–1800 | 300–450 |
| Temperature °C | 20–30 | 10–22 |
| Seed rate | 1.5–2 t rhizome | 6–8 t corms |
| Yield | 15–20 t fresh | 3–5 kg |
| Watch for | Soft rot, bacterial wilt | Corm rot, mite |