Commentary for Kiddushin 77:12

ותו חזיוהו לההוא גברא דקא זרע חטי ושערי בי גופני א"ל ניתי מר נשמתיה א"ל לא צהריתו לא קיימא לן כרבי יאשיה דאמר עד שיזרע חטה ושעורה וחרצן במפולת יד

- That is to exclude [diverse] seeds in the Diaspora.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the planting of diverse seeds in a vineyard is not Biblically forbidden outside Palestine. That follows because the verb 'to sow' is more applicable to the sowing of seeds, and with that 'thy field' is linked. Nevertheless the analogy, which intimates that grafting is referred to, which is possible only in the case of trees, also shews that grafting is forbidden in the Diaspora too.');">²⁴</span> R'Hanan and R''Anan were walking along a path, when they saw a man sowing [diverse] seeds together. Said one to the other, 'Come, Master, let us ban him.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For violating Rabbinic law.');">²⁵</span>

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