WATERING SCHEDULES FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA LANDSCAPE PLANTS
ESTABLISHED		SEASON		FREQUENCY		DURATION
PLANTS						AND PENETRATION
SUMMER LAWNS		Summer		3 to 5 days		1/2 to 1 hour (maintain soil moisture
		Spring & Fall		7 to 10 days		at least 12" deep)
		Winter		20 to 30 days
WINTER LAWNS		Spring & Fall		3 to 5 days		1/4 to 3/4 hr. (maintain moisture 8" to
		Winter		5 to 10 days		10 " deep)
TREES			IN GRASS YARDS:		IN DESERT YARDS:	4 to 6 hrs. (maintain soil moisture
		Summer	14 to 21 days		20 to 14 days	3' to 5' deep)
		Spring & Fall	21 to 30 days		14 to 21 days
		Winter	30 to 60 days		21 to 30 days
SHRUBS, HEDGES			IN GRASS YARDS:		IN DESERT YARDS:	1 to 2 hrs. (maintain soil moisture
& VINES		Summer	7 to 14 days		5 to 10 days	2' to 3' deep)
		Spring & Fall	10 to 20 days		10 to 14 days
		Winter	20 to 30 days		14 to 21 days
DESERT TREES &			GRASS YARDS:		DESERT YARDS:	2 to 3 hrs. (maintain soil moisture
SHRUBS		April - Nov.	30 to 45 days		15 to 30 days	2' to 3' deep)
CACTUS		May - Oct.		Only when wilt is obvious		1/4 to 1/2 hr.
FLOWERS		Summer		2 to 5 days		1/4 to 1/2 hr. (maintain soil moisture
		Spring & Fall		5 to 10 days		12" to 15" deep)
		Winter		7 to 14 days
GARDEN		Summer		2 to 5 days		1/2 to 1 hr. (maintain soil moisture
VEGETABLES		Spring & Fall		5 to 10 days		15" to 20" deep)
		Winter		7 to 14 days
(INDOOR)
CONTAINER PLANTS		Summer		3 to 7 days		Until water drains out of the
		Spring & Fall		5 to 10 days		bottom
		Winter		7 to 14 days
(OUTDOOR)
CONTAINER PLANTS		Summer		2 to 5 days		Until water drains out of the
		Spring & Fall		5 to 10 days		bottom
		Winter		10 to 20 days
NEW PLANTINGS
SEEDS		Summer		Don't allow the soil surface		Maintain moist soil surface through
		Spring & Fall		to dry.		seeding establishment.
		Winter
TRANSPLANTS		Summer		Often enough to minimize		Long enough to thoroughly
		Spring & Fall		foliage wilt.		moisten the rooting zone.
		Winter
DON'T WATER EXCESSIVELY