The present application relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and specifically provides a control method for a washing device, aiming to solve the problem that the recommended washing and protecting program of the existing washing device is inaccurate and cannot meet the use requirements of users. To this end, the control method comprises the following steps: obtaining the
current season; obtaining the last season before the first preset time; determining whether the
current season is consistent with the last season; and according to the determination result, selectively recommending the washing and protecting program according to the
current season or the last season, so that the recommended washing and protecting program matches the clothes actually washed by the user, avoiding the case that the washing program recommended by the washing device is not suitable for the clothes to be washed after the season alternates, not only can provide reasonable washing and protection for the clothes to be washed, but also can better meet the use requirements of the user, thereby improving the user experience.