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Irrigation Schedule Suggestions
Time to turn down your irrigation controller
It’s that time again…
Time to turn down your irrigation controller!
September and October is the time to cut back on your irrigation.
We recommend reducing the number of watering days and/or the number of minutes from your summer watering schedule. Typically during September, plants need only about 75% of the water that they do during peak summer in July; in October, they need only about 50% of peak water use. See the table below for typical monthly percentages compared to July for the Stanford area. Sprinklers can be turned off in the winter months, for areas that are exposed to rain.
Typical Monthly Percentage Comparison of Landscape Water Need Using July as Basis – Using 5 year Average (2008-2012) for the Stanford Area
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 10 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 80 | 75 | 50 | 30 | 5 |
