Legumes Sown in the Sixth Year
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Question
Legumes sown in the sixth year and growing in the seventh, are they subject to the prohibition of sefichin?
Answer
If they reached one-third of their growth before the Shemitah year, they are not subject to the prohibition of sefichin, according to all opinions. If they did not reach this measure, they are subject to the prohibition of sefichin according to all opinions.
Source
Jerusalem Talmud (Maaserot, ch. 5, m. 2) and the version of the Vilna Gaon (there), see also Rash (Sheviit, ch. 9, m. 1) and Chazon Ish (Sheviit, ch. 20, sec. 2; Seder HaSheviit by R. Z. Shapira, letter b); Rambam (Shemitah, ch. 4, m. 9-10); Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, issue 5).