{"id":1249,"date":"2026-06-19T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/?post_type=product&p=1249"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:23:05","slug":"alston-f1-hybrid-cauliflower","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/product\/alston-f1-hybrid-cauliflower\/","title":{"rendered":"Alston F1 Hybrid Cauliflower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Characteristic<\/td>\nAlston F1 Hybrid Cauliflower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kind<\/td>\nF1 hybrid cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef. var. botrytis L.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Season<\/td>\nSpring, summer and autumn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maturity<\/td>\nEarly (around 65 \u2013 75 days from transplant \u2013 depending on the season)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Size<\/td>\nMedium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Shape<\/td>\nDome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Weight<\/td>\n500 \u2013 800 g (could be bigger depending on spacing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Compactness<\/td>\nVery good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Cover<\/td>\nGood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Colour<\/td>\nWhite to ivory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curd Type<\/td>\nWhite to ivory, dense dome curds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant Size<\/td>\nMedium to large<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Field Holding<\/td>\nGood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yield Potential<\/td>\nVery high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggested Spacing<\/td>\n35 000 – 45 000 plants per ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End Use<\/td>\nPre-packing, processing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Outstanding Qualities<\/strong>
\nVery fast maturity
\nExcellent yield potential
\nExcellent heat tolerance
\nVery uniform curds
\nExcellent wrapping
\nAlston is a variety for the summer season. Unlike most other cauliflower varieties, Alston withstands summer heat. The leaves tend to wrap around the head and provide protection against the sun. Alston is an extremely fast maturing variety and should be harvested once ready. It produces dense white curds with a typical dome shape which is perfect for pre-packaging for supermarkets.<\/p>\n

Special varietal requirements<\/strong>
\nSuitable for spring, summer and autumn production .Alston should be harvested once it is ready, it will start opening up faster than other medium to slow maturing varieties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40,27,18],"product_tag":[92],"class_list":["post-1249","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-cauliflower","product_cat-hybrid","product_cat-seed","product_tag-on-sale","first","instock","sale","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1249"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1249"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}