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<h2 id="7-planting-1">7. Planting: [1]</h2>
<h3 id="a-what-items-are-forbidden-to-be-planted-during-shemita">A. What items are forbidden to be planted during Shemita?</h3>
It is forbidden to plant any produce during Shemita.
This includes:<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2">[2]</a>
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<li>Fruits</li>
<li>Vegetables</li>
<li>Non-fruit bearing trees<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3">[3]</a></li>
<li>Roses</li>
<li>Flowers</li>
<li>Grass</li>
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<h3 id="b-may-one-ask-a-gentile-to-plant-for-him-4">B. May one ask a gentile to plant for him? [4]</h3>
It is forbidden to ask a gentile to plant for him during Shemita.
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May one plant flowers during Shemita?
No. It is forbidden to plant anything during Shemita including flowers and other non-fruit bearing plants.
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May one throw seeds on an earth ground during Shemita?
Some Poskim<a href="#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5">[5]</a> avoided doing so during the Shemita year.
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<a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> Rambam 1:5
<a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2">[2]</a> Grac”h Naah
<a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3">[3]</a> Rambam 1:5
<a href="#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4">[4]</a> Toras HaShemita 2:1
<a href="#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5">[5]</a> Chazon Ish brought in Derech Emunah 1:18

Shulchan Aruch HaRav | 7. Planting

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy now on Amazon.com 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