Watering schedule
Set fixed watering times by hour and weekday
The schedule waters at fixed times by clock and weekday. The sensor does not decide WHEN watering happens — but it can skip a scheduled watering if the soil is moist enough anyway. Out of the box this safeguard is off; if you set up with the app's setup wizard, it is switched on.
Useful for:
- a constant plant rhythm
- soils that are hard to measure
- a reliable backup when a sensor acts up
WHERE TO FIND IT:
- In the app: right in the zone detail view — switch the mode, then add time slots with "+".
- On the device: at the top of the zone settings, in the mode bar, via "Schedule"; it opens the zone's complete schedule page.
IMPORTANT: The schedule does not regulate toward the target moisture — it waters the set amount at the set times. The moisture still gets a say: with "Moisture check" switched on (in the app and on the device), a scheduled watering is skipped as soon as the soil is above the threshold set there.
1Open the zone
The path differs between app and device — the result is the same.
In the app
Tap the zone card on the home screen.
On the device
Tap the zone card and go to "Settings" — the schedule lives inside the zone settings.
2Activate schedule mode
After that, the list of time slots is empty. Use "+" to add one — up to eight per zone.
In the app
In the zone detail view tap "Watering schedule" under "Watering mode".
On the device
At the top of the zone settings, in the mode bar, tap "Schedule" and activate the schedule there.
3Open a slot
Tap an existing time slot to change it — or add a new one with "+". A window opens showing the time, weekdays and amount for EXACTLY THIS time slot.
Tip
You only create as many time slots as you need — a single one is perfectly enough.
4Set the time
Set hour and minute at which watering should start.
5Pick weekdays
Check the days the slot should run (Mon–Sun). At least one day must be active.
6Save the slot
A new slot is active straight away; the active toggle pauses it. Tap "Save" — the slot now shows its configured values.
7Set the watering amount
The amount in ml belongs to the individual time slot, not to the zone. A generous morning slot and a small evening one are therefore possible.
Below the field you see the pump time this works out to. A slot pumps for at most 2 minutes — at 1500 ml/min that is about 3000 ml; more cannot be set. Spread larger amounts over several slots.
Tip
The pumping time is only accurate with a calibrated pump — see the guide "Calibrate pump".
See also: Calibrate pump
8Week overview
Below the list of slots sits "Show watering calendar". It opens a week grid across all zones: time runs vertically, weekdays horizontally, and every bar is one event in its zone's color.
It answers the question a list of slots does not: when something actually runs, and whether two zones land on the same minute.
In the app
Open the zone → Watering schedule → below the slots, "Show watering calendar". All zones are shown, but only their switched-on slots — the view is for looking, changes happen in the zone itself.
Tip
Two events at the same time are not a problem: the zones run simultaneously, at most two pumps at once; any others wait until one has finished.
9Moisture check (optional)
Switch on "Moisture check" and set the threshold "Waters only below" (e.g. 60%). If the soil is wetter at slot time, that watering is skipped.
Tip
The best protection against overwatering in rainy weather or slow-drying soil.
10Configure more slots
If needed, add more time slots — up to eight per zone, for example morning and evening. Each slot has its own weekdays and its own amount; changes to one do not affect the others.
11Done — the schedule runs
The schedule now works automatically. Its waterings appear in the events, as do skipped time slots with the reason (soil still moist enough, vacation mode or rain expected).
Caution
Three things worth knowing about the schedule:
- The "max daily amount" applies here too — with several slots per day their sum should stay below it, otherwise the last watering gets cut short.
- If weather control is on and the zone is marked weather-dependent, rain also pauses the schedule.
- After a device restart an already executed slot is not run twice on the same day.
EXAMPLES
- Daily in the morning: one slot 07:00, all days, 200 ml
- Twice a day when demand is high: 07:00 with 200 ml and 19:00 with 150 ml
- Generous on weekdays, sparing on weekends: 08:00 Mon–Fri with 250 ml, 09:00 Sat–Sun with 120 ml
- With sensor safety: 08:00, all days + skip above 55%