Commentary for Kilayim 7:8
עָצִיץ נָקוּב מְקַדֵּשׁ בַּכֶּרֶם, וְשֶׁאֵינוֹ נָקוּב אֵינוֹ מְקַדֵּשׁ. וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, זֶה וְזֶה אוֹסְרִין וְלֹא מְקַדְּשִׁין. הַמַּעֲבִיר עָצִיץ נָקוּב בַּכֶּרֶם, אִם הוֹסִיף בְּמָאתַיִם, אָסוּר:
A perforated flower-pot [in a vineyard, into which grain seeds were planted] renders forbidden in a vineyard. But one [a flower-pot] that is not perforated does not render forbidden. But Rabbi Shimon says, Both [perforated and non perforated] are prohibited [one may not plant in them], but [if one planted in them] they do not render forbidden [since it is not he sme as planting directly in he ground]. If one carries a perforated flower-pot in a vineyard, if it increased by one two-hundredth, it is forbidden.
English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Introduction
This mishnah deals with seeds of grain that were sown in a flowerpot and then brought in to a vineyard. This creates a situation of kilayim depending on whether the flowerpot is perforated. If it is perforated, then that which grows in the pot is treated as if it is grown in the ground. If it is not perforated, then it is not considered as if it is grown in the ground.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
[Seed sown in a] perforated flowerpot, prohibits [as kilayim] in a vineyard. A flowerpot that is perforated is treated like the earth. If one plants seeds in such a pot and then puts the pot in a vineyard the seeds and grapes are kilayim and are prohibited.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
[In] one not perforated, does not prohibit [as kilayim]. However, if the pot is not perforated, then nothing is prohibited as kilayim.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Rabbi Shimon says: both are forbidden but neither prohibits. According to Rabbi Shimon, while it is forbidden to bring either type of pot with seeds into the vineyard, neither of them becomes kilayim. Rabbi Shimon disagrees specifically with the opinion in section one. He holds that even perforated flowerpots are not treated like the ground.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
One who carries a perforated flowerpot through a vineyard, if [that which is sown in it] grows a two-hundredth part, it is forbidden. This section discusses a person who carries a perforated flowerpot through a vineyard, and doesn’t put it on the ground, as was the situation in section one. The mishnah rules that if the seeds that are in the pot grow 1/200 of their size while being carried through the vineyard, they are forbidden to eat. However, they are not strictly kilayim, nor do they cause the grapes to be kilayim either.
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