WATERING GUIDE

Below are suggested timer settings, they are not set in stone but rather a suggestion. It is a good rule of thumb to adjust your water settings several times during any given season or when temperatures fluctuate. Your maintenance company should know to do this for you. Also included are a few website links you may find helpful for additional information to care for your plants. We hope you find the information helpful.

WATERING SCHEDULE

The following watering schedule is intended only as a guide for many common types of established landscape plant materials. Check periodically for plant stress and adjust your irrigation schedule as needed. It might be helpful to put a copy of this watering schedule in your controller box. Remember that the root systems of all plants including lawns need to absorb oxygen between watering.

**Newly planted...first 14days : Plants - Every Day for 30 min , Trees - Every Day 1hr**

INITIAL SPRING/SUMMER WATERING SCHEDULE

Trees – 1 ½ - 2 hrs. every 2 - 3 days

Plants – 30 min every day or 45 min every 2 days Cactus – Hand water only when needed

INITIAL FALL/WINTER WATERING SCHEDULE

Trees – 1 ½ - 2 hrs. every 4 - 7 days

Plants – 30 min every other day or 45 min every 3 days Cactus – Hand water only when needed

Signs of under-watering

• Soil is dry

• Leaves are wilted

• Leaves are curled

Signs of over-watering

• Soil is constantly damp

• Leaves turn a lighter shade of green or turn yellow

• Young shoots are wilted

• Leaves are green yet brittle

• Algae and mushrooms are growing

SEASONS

Plants can use 3-5 times as much water during the hot summer months as they do in the winter.

Adjust your watering schedule with the season and when there are significant changes in the weather.

Watch for freeze warnings in the winter months and cover your plants with frost cloth.