{"id":1139,"date":"2026-08-28T17:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:09:35","slug":"fokus-pokus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/fokus-pokus\/","title":{"rendered":"Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus) Fuzzy Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1139&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus) Fuzzy Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Aelita&#8221; seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Hocus Pocus&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Early season and indeterminate. It is a striking &#8220;Angora&#8221; type plant with silvery-green, heavily fuzzy (woolly) foliage. This dense fuzz makes the plant highly unattractive to insect pests. It also displays excellent drought tolerance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright red, round cocktail-sized tomatoes with a distinct fuzzy, velvety skin (resembling a peach). Under standard pruning, they weigh 100-110g (3.5-3.9 oz), but if grown on multiple stems, they average 50-60g (1.7-2.1 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Utility:<\/strong> They have a good, well-balanced classic tomato flavor. While they are great chopped in salads, some growers find the furry skin unusual when eating them raw on their own.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Sets fruit very reliably even in extreme summer heat, producing a generous crop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natalia79 (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,718 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An early, indeterminate variety. Tomatoes with fuzz, weighing 100-110 g (3.5-3.9 oz), red in color. The leaves are also fuzzy, which makes them unattractive to pests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/BE5DCEB5-64CE-4C69-BC56-B844F7D064F8.jpeg.daf177ba31265a792a446f02263e8091.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/BE5DCEB5-64CE-4C69-BC56-B844F7D064F8.thumb.jpeg.2196c64ae973326b6ffe0dd4d31307f5.jpeg\" alt=\"Fokus Pokus fuzzy green foliage\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/C4D87989-2E7D-4107-961A-593F21B1A347.jpeg.2352be53e52712de48f08af1c30e7c46.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/C4D87989-2E7D-4107-961A-593F21B1A347.thumb.jpeg.5f503055705a1cd75d5a1234b0a73f4a.jpeg\" alt=\"Silvery woolly Angora tomato leaves\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natalia79 (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,718 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very beautiful tomato, with green-silvery fuzzy foliage. The tomatoes are also fuzzy and cute. I let my plant grow wild \ud83d\ude05, left 4 stems, and ruthlessly cut off the rest. The tomatoes turned out smaller, about 50-60g (1.7-2.1 oz), but on 4 stems there were a lot of them. Overall, the heat didn&#8217;t affect the yield, it set fruit well and is drought-resistant.<\/p>\n<p>The taste is a good, balanced tomato flavor. Good in a salad, but I didn&#8217;t like eating them raw just like that because of the furry skin, maybe it&#8217;s just unusual. Overall, I liked the variety.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited March 15, 2022 by Natalia79<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/7CD8814F-C5AF-4753-9592-12E7E944C28C.jpeg.8375fca6179186276d2cce2c2df762e1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/7CD8814F-C5AF-4753-9592-12E7E944C28C.thumb.jpeg.774ba961a777ebd310c3eb1a8fc8e76b.jpeg\" alt=\"Red fuzzy Fokus-Pokus tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/4CE61ED4-D7CB-4668-9586-7EB78431118E.jpeg.6aa2437015dcd027c3a635d72428b7e7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/4CE61ED4-D7CB-4668-9586-7EB78431118E.thumb.jpeg.037efdd4d618c02eafb65706224f105e.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of fuzzy Hocus Pocus tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/CBA2BD5F-06B9-4FEC-922A-19608D71D582.jpeg.e6b92d2554b7c16ee316a34ee9c73637.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/CBA2BD5F-06B9-4FEC-922A-19608D71D582.thumb.jpeg.8d16cbf448b791d5048d8c682114ff28.jpeg\" alt=\"Fokus Pokus tomato showing velvety peach-like skin\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Fokus-Pokus (Hocus Pocus) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Aelita&#8221; seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Hocus Pocus&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Early season and indeterminate. It is a striking &#8220;Angora&#8221; type plant with silvery-green, heavily fuzzy (woolly) foliage. This dense fuzz makes the plant highly unattractive to insect pests. 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