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7. Planting:[1]
A. What items are forbidden to be planted during Shemita?
It is forbidden to plant any produce during Shemita.
This includes:[2]
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Non-fruit bearing trees[3]
- Roses
- Flowers
- Grass
B. May one ask a gentile to plant for him?[4]
It is forbidden to ask a gentile to plant for him during Shemita.
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Q&A May one plant flowers during Shemita? No. It is forbidden to plant anything during Shemita including flowers and other non-fruit bearing plants.
May one throw seeds on an earth ground during Shemita? Some Poskim[5] avoided doing so during the Shemita year.
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[1] Rambam 1:5
[2] Grac”h Naah
[3] Rambam 1:5
[4] Toras HaShemita 2:1
[5] Chazon Ish brought in Derech Emunah 1:18
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