[Avodah] Avodah: Kilyaim for Sale !?

[Simon Montagu via Avodah]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:45 PM, D via Avodah <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>
wrote:

> Though potato and tomato are from the same family, it is clear from
> mesechte Kilayim, fruit [or animals] that look different are treated as 2
> different species.
> Hence, though the spuds and tomatoes would be permitted to eat - as with
> any grafted fruit - it would be ossur for a Yid to grow
>

Do you mean because the potato and tomato that we eat look different?
You're not comparing apples to apples (pun intended). The fruits of a
potato plant look very similar to the fruits of a tomato plant!
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