3,092. A Small Garden Enclosed by a Fence

Hilchos Kilayim 8:7

Let’s say that a small garden is enclosed by a fence and the owner draped the vines outside the fence over its walls. If there’s enough room in the garden for someone with his basket to harvest on one side and another person with his basket to harvest on the other side, one may plant vegetables there because it’s enclosed by a fence. If there’s not enough room for these harvesters with their baskets, then one may not plant in it because the little garden appears to be a “cradle” with vegetables in it.

Hilchos Kilayim 8:8

Let’s say that vines were planted on a raised platform and the “cradle” extended so that they overhang a field. If it’s possible to stand on the ground and harvest the whole vine, we treat the entire space under the “cradle” as if it were the roots of the vines. Accordingly, one must distance four cubits (about 6’) in the field in every direction from the edge of the “cradle.” If one can’t reap the grapes without standing on a platform or a ladder, it is only prohibited to plant directly under the “cradle.”