Commentary for Gittin 43:8

התם כדקתני טעמא א"ר מאיר מה אם ירצה עליון ליטול את עפרו אין כאן ירק

and Raba says that we go by the leaves. If the plant has taken root, all authorities agree [that it is subject to tithe]. Where they differ is when the plant has not taken root. But is there no difference in the case where it has taken root? Have we not learnt: 'If two gardens adjoin, one being higher than the other, and vegetables grow on the slope between,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Being thus rooted in the soil of the upper garden while the leaves spread out into the air space of the lower. ');">⁷</span>

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