A watering guide is available at www.BeWaterWise.com to help homeowners individualize their irrigation controller (timer) settings.The guide is based on plant material, soil type and location (zip code). Irrigation demands vary with the weather (season), plant material and soil conditions.

Listed below is a sample of irrigation guidelines for cool season grass and moderate water plants and we have used clay soil with aboveground sprinklers for our calculations.Always check your plants for stress (under-irrigating) and watch for runoff which indicates that the sprinkler run times are too long.Modify accordingly.

Multiple start times in a day are needed as clay soil will not allow water to percolate quickly.This will help limit runoff and wasted water. Sandy or loam soils will allow for longer run times, but these soils are rare in the SMWD boundary.

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* Start times per week may not equal days per week. Multiple start times per day may be needed to promote deeper watering, healthier root growth and to avoid excess runoff.