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'Tomato "Sparky"' Tomatoes

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Description:	A member of the Cream of the Crop Tomato line-up, Sparky XSL has exceptional flavor and sweetness (8.5% Brix), beautiful gold striping, and high yields per plant. With the X-tended Shelf Life gene, fruits are well suited for shipping and offer harvest flexibility for growers and home gardeners alike. Indeterminate plants offer good tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Days To Maturity:	65-0
Seed Sources:	Harris Seeds - updated in 2021

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.3 Stars) Taste: (4.4 Stars) Yield: (4.2 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 14

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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 01/07/2022 by CCE Oneida County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Oneida, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This tomato \'Sparky\' displayed nice coloring of yellow striping with red. Frim flesh, outside skin pops when tasting the really sweet fruit.

Reviewed on 11/09/2021 by PattyMae - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Madison, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Very nice flavor for a grape type tomato. Sweet but still tastes like a tomato. The coloring was fun and the name appropriate. Ours thrived with very little care except some efforts to keep the deer from nibbling. Though it was a wet year, there were no signs of early or late blight nor septoria leaf spot. An all-around great tomato

Reviewed on 11/05/2021 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Nice size fruit. Slightly prone to splitting. Good amount of fruit produced. Fruit was meaty with a sweet taste. Excellent flavor. \r\nHad better resistance to disease than others grown nearby.

Reviewed on 10/28/2021 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Sparky was a productive and flavorful tomato. It had very sweet, juicy fruits that resisted cracking. However, the skin was thicker and therefore tougher, than most cherry tomatoes. The color was a bright orange with almost golden streaks. A tasty conversation piece. It became a favorite with many of the Master Gardeners.

Reviewed on 10/21/2021 by CCE Orange County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Grew well and produced lots of small fruit.

Reviewed on 10/12/2021 by Jessica Luse - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Warren, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Tomatoes larger than a cherry, and great yield.

Reviewed on 10/12/2021 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Beautiful large cherry tomato with good flavor. Prolific producer.

Reviewed on 10/10/2021 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cortland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Off the charts all around.

Reviewed on 10/09/2021 by MGWayne - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wayne, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Plants grow so large needed extra stake. Substantial amount off fruit. Great eating tomato.

Reviewed on 10/04/2021 by Ulster County MGV - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ulster, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This tomato had excellent flavor: meaty, sweet, and fruity. High yielding. Plants grew tall and required additional staking. Tomatoes were prone to splitting.

Reviewed on 09/26/2021 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
very nice yield, pleasant tomato flavor

Reviewed on 09/25/2021 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Attractive and tasty tomato that resisted a lot of typical tomato diseases. A bit bigger than some cherry type tomatoes, with a good tomato taste.

Reviewed on 09/23/2021 by VVTG Warren - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Warren, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Tomatoes were eaten my deers before full development

Reviewed on 08/17/2021 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
A truly great name! Very pretty small tomato. Nice tomato flavor, not as sugary as some cherries. Not as productive as other cherry tomato plants grown nearby. Extended shelf life is not terribly important to home gardeners.

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