Washing machine and control method thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and particularly discloses a washing machine and a control method thereof. The load detection unit is used for detecting position and/or height information of clothes in the inner barrel; the stirring and spraying device is arranged in the inner barrel and used for stirring and spraying clothes in the barrel, and the stirring and spraying device comprises a plurality of spraying holes formed in different spraying directions and/or different heights; a control unit of the washing machine controls the spraying holes in the corresponding directions and/or the corresponding heights to be opened according to the clothes position and/or height information detected by the load detection unit. According to the washing machine, the angle and/or the spraying height of the spraying water flow of the stirring and spraying device can be adjusted according to the position and/or the height of the clothes, the spraying water is sprayed on the clothes more com