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==Shemitta==
==Shemitta==
===Tosefet Sheviit===
===Tosefet Sheviit===
#Even though there is no prohibition of Tosefet Sheviit nowadays, planting a fruit tree close to [[Rosh HaShana]] of a [[Shemita]] year is considered like planting it during [[Shemita]] itself. Therefore, the Chachamim prohibited one from planting something less than forty-four days before [[Rosh HaShana]] of a [[Shemita]] year.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:2)</ref>
#Even though there is no prohibition of Tosefet Sheviit nowadays, planting a fruit tree close to [[Rosh HaShana]] of a [[Shemita]] year is considered like planting it during [[Shemita]] itself or at least a [[Marit Ayin]]. Therefore, the Chachamim prohibited one from planting something less than forty-four days before [[Rosh HaShana]] of a [[Shemita]] year.<Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:2), Ma'amar Mordechai (Eliyahu, Sheviit 1:3)</ref>
#One may, however, plant a tree that is already potted in dirt as late as the 29th of Av, as long as the dirt does not come apart when the tree is replanted.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:2)</ref>
#One may, however, plant a tree that is already potted in dirt as late as the 29th of Av, as long as the dirt does not come apart when the tree is replanted.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:2)</ref>
# Non-fruit bearing and fragrant trees and the like may be planted as late as [[Rosh HaShana]], but it's best to finish planting them before the 15th of Elul.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:3)</ref>
# Non-fruit bearing and fragrant trees and the like may be planted as late as [[Rosh HaShana]], but it's best to finish planting them before the 15th of Elul.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:3)</ref> Others argue against this distinction but admit one who wants to be lenient has what to rely on.<ref>Ma'amar Mordechai (Eliyahu, Sheviit 1:3)</ref>
# Even one who relies on the Hetter Mechirah may not plant a tree after the 15th of Av.<ref>Ma'amar Mordechai (Eliyahu, Sheviit 1:5)</ref>
# One may graft a branch onto a tree even as late as [[Rosh HaShana]], but it's best to do so with enough time for it to take root beforehand.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:4)</ref>
# One may graft a branch onto a tree even as late as [[Rosh HaShana]], but it's best to do so with enough time for it to take root beforehand.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:4)</ref>
# A fruit tree planted in a pot with holes on the bottom before Tu BeAv and placed on the ground before Rosh Chodesh Elul may be planted in the ground until as late as [[Rosh HaShana]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:11)</ref>
# A fruit tree planted in a pot with holes on the bottom before Tu BeAv and placed on the ground before Rosh Chodesh Elul may be planted in the ground until as late as [[Rosh HaShana]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 2:11)</ref>
===Working the Land During Shemita===
===Working the Land During Shemita===
# One may not prune Aravah bushes on Tu BeAv of Shemitah for them to grow long in time for [[Sukkot]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 7:25)</ref>
# One may not prune Aravah bushes on Tu BeAv of Shemitah for them to grow long in time for [[Sukkot]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, Sheviit 7:25)</ref>
# One who lives in an apartment building and cannot prevent work from being done on the apartments gardens during Shemita should tell the board that he wants his fees to go towards non-gardening expenses. Some say he should declare the garden Hefker in front of three people, and it is advisable to do so before Tu BeAv.<Ref>Ma'amar Mordechai (Eliyahu, Sheviit 9:22)</ref>


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