3,046. A Divider Between Species

Hilchos Kilayim 3:14

Let’s say that someone separated sufficiently between two species, but then one of them draped over the other: either grain over grain, vegetables over vegetables, vegetables over grain, or grain over vegetables. In such a case, everything remains permitted because he separated a sufficient distance. The exception is Greek squash, which extends a great distance. Therefore, if it gets draped over a different species, the species opposite it must be uprooted, as has been discussed.

Hilchos Kilayim 3:15

Let’s say that any of the following things were in between two species: a well, a plowed field that was left fallow, a stone fence, a path, a wooden fence at least ten handbreadths tall (about 30”), a ditch ten handbreadths deep and four handbreadths wide (about 12”), a tree whose branches hang down to the ground, or a rock ten handbreadths tall and four handbreadths wide. In such a case, one is permitted to plant one species on one side and a different species on the other side. Since one of these things divides between the two species, they are clearly distinct from one another.