Plucking leaves from a potted plant
Question
In our home we have a pot with a spearmint plant. The pot has no hole underneath and it stands on a piece of polyfoam. The leaves of the plant are within the bounds of the pot. I understand that something that grows in a pot without a hole is not considereda as growing from the ground. So, is it permissible on pluck a leaf on Shabbat in order to recite the blessing "Who creates fragrant grasses"?
Answer
Dear ...!
It is forbidden to pluck even from a pot that has no hole.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, section Orach Chaim, ch. 336, subsection 7
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