Patchouli vs Stevia
Both are Medicinal. 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.
Patchouli
Stevia
| Measure | Patchouli | Stevia |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Feb–Mar |
| Days to harvest | 150 per cut | 90 per cut |
| Spacing | 60 × 60 cm | 45 × 30 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 6.0–7.5 |
| Water | 1500–2000 | 600–900 |
| Temperature °C | 22–30 | 18–30 |
| Seed rate | 28 k cuttings | 90 k plants |
| Yield | 40–60 kg oil | 3–4 t dry leaf |
| Watch for | Leaf blight, wilt, nematode | Leaf spot, wilt |