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==Promoting plant growth== | ==Promoting plant growth== | ||
# If one has an indoor plant one may not open the curtains in order to allow the plant to get sunlight. Similarly it’s forbidden to open a window near a plant in order to improve the ventilation for the plant. However, it is permitted to open the curtains or open a window if it is done in order to brighten or ventilate the room and the plant only benefits indirectly. <Ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 274) </ref> | # If one has an indoor plant one may not open the curtains in order to allow the plant to get sunlight. Similarly it’s forbidden to open a window near a plant in order to improve the ventilation for the plant. However, it is permitted to open the curtains or open a window if it is done in order to brighten or ventilate the room and the plant only benefits indirectly. <Ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 274) </ref> | ||
# It is permitted to open and close a green house door in order to enter and exit but one may not do so in order to promote the growth of the plants. <ref>Shemirat | # It is permitted to open and close a green house door in order to enter and exit but one may not do so in order to promote the growth of the plants. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:9 </ref> | ||
==Dropping seeds== | ==Dropping seeds== | ||
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# It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref>S”A 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | # It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref>S”A 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>S”A 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>S”A 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 | # 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). | ||
# Regarding leaving a sprinkler on a timer one must consult one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref> Shemirat | # Regarding leaving a sprinkler on a timer one must consult one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:8 writes that one should ask this question to one's Rabbi. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/727469/Rabbi_Daniel_Stein/Meleches_Zoreiya_-_2_-_Sprinklers_on_Shabbos Rabbi Stein] quotes Rav Hershel Schachter who is strict regarding leaving the sprinkler on a timer over [[Shabbat]]. However, [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehalacha.com%2Fattach%2FVolume5%2FIssue12.pdf Halachically Speaking] quotes Rav Yisrael Belsky who permits except in an area that is seen by the public.</ref> | ||
==Removing a Sukkah covering== | ==Removing a Sukkah covering== | ||
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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 | # 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 S”A 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>S”A 654:1, Mishna Brurah 336:54, Shemirat | # 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>S”A 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> | ||