| Month | Season Adjust % | Days | Cycles | Minutes | Total Minutes per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| February | 50% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| March | 60% | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| April | 70% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| May | 90% | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| June | 90% | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| July | 100% | 3 | 3 | 5 | 45 |
| August | 100% | 3 | 3 | 5 | 45 |
| September | 80% | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| October | 60% | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| November | 50% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| December | 40% | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Month | Season Adjust % | Days | Cycles | Minutes | Total Minutes per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| February | 50% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| March | 60% | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| April | 70% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| May | 90% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| June | 90% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| July | 100% | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| August | 100% | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| September | 80% | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| October | 60% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| November | 50% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| December | 40% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Month | Season Adjust % | Days | Cycles | Minutes | Total Minutes per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| February | 50% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| March | 60% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| April | 70% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| May | 90% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| June | 90% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| July | 100% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| August | 100% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| September | 80% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| October | 60% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| November | 50% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| December | 40% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
This suggested watering schedule is intended to be a recommendation to conserve water. This schedule may need to be adjusted to meet your specific landscape's needs, as it assumes spray-head sprinklers, clay soil, minimal slope, and no rain, for landscapes in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, California. Please see additional scheduling tips below.
Plant Types
Turfgrass: Cool season turfgrasses such as bluegrass and fescue. Warm season turfgrasses such as St. Augustine, Bermuda, and kikuyu.
Traditional Shrubs & Trees: This includes common garden plants like magnolias, palms, roses, calla lilies, philodendrons, and hibiscus.
California Friendly Shrubs & Trees: This includes most CA Native plants and other common plants such as oaks, strawberry tree, agaves, sages, lavender, and succulents.
Season Adjust %: If your timer has a "seasonal adjust" or "budget" feature, then you may alternatively program your timer with the July/August schedule, and then use the Season Adjust % to easily adjust your watering to match the seasons. You do not need to add/remove water days!
Days: The number of days per week.
Cycles: The number of cycles or run times. For example: 3:00am, 4:00am, and 5:00am. Multiple cycles helps prevent runoff, and helps plants' roots grow deeper so your garden can grow better.
Minutes: The recommended number of minutes to water which varies with the type of sprinklers used and the weather.
- Spray-head Sprinklers - use the recommended number of minutes.
- Rotating Sprinklers - multiply the number of recommended minutes per cycle by 3. Example: 3 minutes x 3 = 9 minutes per cycle
- Drip - multiply the number of recommended minutes per cycle by 5. Example: 3 minutes x 5 = 15 minutes per cycle
