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# Placing a seed on a well trodden path isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the seed won't sprout), <ref>S"A 336:4 </ref> however, this is inadvisable because one could misjudge the situation and many seeds are [[muktzeh]]. (for which seeds are [[muktzeh]] see last halacha).<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 263) </ref> | # Placing a seed on a well trodden path isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the seed won't sprout), <ref>S"A 336:4 </ref> however, this is inadvisable because one could misjudge the situation and many seeds are [[muktzeh]]. (for which seeds are [[muktzeh]] see last halacha).<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 263) </ref> | ||
==Watering plants== | ==Watering plants== | ||
# It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref> | # It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | ||
# Washing one’s hands over plants on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden because watering a plant helps it grow and is forbidden on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> | # Washing one’s hands over plants on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden because watering a plant helps it grow and is forbidden on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | ||
# One should be careful not to spill any liquid or even to spit on plants on [[Shabbos]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8), Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:6 </ref> | # One should be careful not to spill any liquid or even to spit on plants on [[Shabbos]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8), Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:6 </ref> | ||
# Urinating on a plant isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the caustic fluid doesn't help the plant). <ref>S"A 336:3, Mishna Brurah 336:28, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref>See the halacha about urinating into dirt (Melachet [[Lash]]). | # Urinating on a plant isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the caustic fluid doesn't help the plant). <ref>S"A 336:3, Mishna Brurah 336:28, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref>See the halacha about urinating into dirt (Melachet [[Lash]]). | ||
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==Putting flowers in a vase== | ==Putting flowers in a vase== | ||
# A bouquet of flower isn’t usually [[Muktzeh]]. Some authorities permit putting fully bloomed flowers in water on [[Shabbat]], while others forbid in any event. Therefore, one should avoid putting any flowers in water on [[Shabbat]]. | # A bouquet of flower isn’t usually [[Muktzeh]]. Some authorities permit putting fully bloomed flowers in water on [[Shabbat]], while others forbid in any event. Therefore, one should avoid putting any flowers in water on [[Shabbat]]. | ||
# It is permissible to remove flowers from water on [[Shabbat]] <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7) quoting Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:29</ref>and if a fully bloomed flower was removed and it was in water from before [[Shabbat]] it is permissible to reinsert it. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7). See | # It is permissible to remove flowers from water on [[Shabbat]] <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7) quoting Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:29</ref>and if a fully bloomed flower was removed and it was in water from before [[Shabbat]] it is permissible to reinsert it. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7). See Shulchan Aruch 336:11. </ref> | ||
# One may not put tree branches in a vase with water on [[Shabbat]]; however, one may return them to water unless there are flowers on the branches. On [[Shabbat]] one may not add water to a vase with flowers or branches; however, on [[Yom Tov]] one may add water. <Ref> | # One may not put tree branches in a vase with water on [[Shabbat]]; however, one may return them to water unless there are flowers on the branches. On [[Shabbat]] one may not add water to a vase with flowers or branches; however, on [[Yom Tov]] one may add water. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 654:1, Mishna Brurah 336:54, Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:26 </ref> | ||
# On [[Sukkot]], it is permitted to put a [[Lulav]] back in water if it was in water before [[Yom Tov]]. Also, one may return the [[Lulav]] to a damp towel but one may not prepare this towel on [[Yom Tov]]. However, on [[Shabbat]] the [[Lulav]] is [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 277) </ref> | # On [[Sukkot]], it is permitted to put a [[Lulav]] back in water if it was in water before [[Yom Tov]]. Also, one may return the [[Lulav]] to a damp towel but one may not prepare this towel on [[Yom Tov]]. However, on [[Shabbat]] the [[Lulav]] is [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 277) </ref> | ||