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Would hydroponics be allowed in Israel on the seventh year, when there are additional restrictions on farming the land?

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  • other qs about hydroponics http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/52681/759 http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/45979/759 http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/52630/759 – Double AA Dec 09 '15 at 22:50
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    this may be a dupe, but i don't really know what it's asking http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/61611/759 – Double AA Dec 09 '15 at 22:51

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Yes they are allowed.

Due to the special status of Eretz Yisroel, generally, vegetables grown there must have ma’asros, tithes, separated. However, if the AeroGarden kit is used to grow vegetables in Eretz Yisroel, ma’asros need not be separated from the vegetables. This is because hydroponically-grown vegetables are free from the obligation to separate ma’asros.11 In addition, they may be grown during the Sabbatical year of Shmitta.12

Source: http://www.star-k.org/articles/articles/1121/hydroponics/

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