Reference for Moed Katan 5:8
זריעה בכלל היתה ולמה יצתה להקיש אליה לומר לך מה זריעה מיוחדת עבודה שבשדה ושבכרם אף כל שהיא עבודה שבשדה ושבכרם
From the instructive wording of the text: Thy field thou shalt not. thy vineyard thou shalt not, that is, no manner of work in the field, no manner of work in the vineyard. Shall I say that one should not [even] stir the soil under the olive trees, nor use the hoe under the vines, nor fill the gaps [under the olive trees]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After thinning olive trees, by lifting some to give more room for the other young trees, the gap left in the soil would ordinarily be filled with manure and olive trees need much water. Cf. Sheb. IV, 5, and Sifra Behar Rabad's Commentary.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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