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With regard to a garden bed that is 6 by 6 handbreadths in area, one may plant in it 5 different types of seeds, 4 types on the 4 sides of the bed and one type in the middle. This Mishnah teaches that it is permitted to plant different types of seeds in one garden bed, provided that one maintains t
The Talmud asks: Is that to say that vegetables are stronger in the level of their prohibition than seeds? But didn’t we learn in a Mishnah in Kilayim: With regard to multiple types of seeds, one may not plant them together in one garden bed, even if there is space between them; however, with rega
The Talmud asks: Could it even enter your mind that bitter herbs are types of seeds? But didn’t we learn the word vegetables in a Mishnah? And bar Kappara likewise taught: Vegetables. And furthermore, the Sage of the school of Shmuel taught: Vegetables. The Talmud explains: It was necessary for Rav
The Talmud offers support for this contention: Didn’t R' Yosei, son of R' Ḥanina, say: With regard to a stalk of cabbage that has hardened, one must allow a beit rova of space for it, in which no other seeds may be planted. Apparently, since it will ultimately harden, one must give it more space.
The Mishnah taught that one can fulfill his obligation to eat bitter herbs with these types of vegetables, whether they are fresh or whether they are dried. Rav Ḥisda said: They taught this halakha only with regard to the stem. However, with regard to the leaves, if they are moist, yes, they may