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# One must be very careful not to drop or throw seeds, pits or cores of fruit or vegetables on the ground on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 264) </ref> | # One must be very careful not to drop or throw seeds, pits or cores of fruit or vegetables on the ground on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 264) </ref> | ||
# If one accidentally dropped a seed on [[Shabbat]], if the seed is not [[muktzah]] (such as watermelon, apple, pear, or sunflower seeds, bird seeds) then it should be picked up right away (in order to violate Zoreah according to some opinions) and if the seed is [[muktzah]] (such as raw beans, raw peas, garden seeds, date pits, and date pits) it should not be picked up only after [[Shabbat]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 266) </ref> | # If one accidentally dropped a seed on [[Shabbat]], if the seed is not [[muktzah]] (such as watermelon, apple, pear, or sunflower seeds, bird seeds) then it should be picked up right away (in order to violate Zoreah according to some opinions) and if the seed is [[muktzah]] (such as raw beans, raw peas, garden seeds, date pits, and date pits) it should not be picked up only after [[Shabbat]]. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 266) </ref> | ||
# Placing a seed on a well trodden path isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the seed won't sprout), <ref> | # Placing a seed on a well trodden path isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the seed won't sprout), <ref>Shulchan Aruch 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>Shulchan Aruch 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>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>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>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> | # Urinating on a plant isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the caustic fluid doesn't help the plant). <ref>Shulchan Aruch 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 [[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> | # 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> | ||
