Automation library · Scheduling

Smart irrigation scheduler with Google Sheets and Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. 18 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 10Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Daily Morning CheckSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Manual Override TriggerWebhookStarts it
  3. 3Merge TriggersMergeLogic
  4. 4Define Irrigation ZonesSetLogic
  5. 5Split ZonesSplit OutLogic
  6. 6Get Current WeatherOpen Weather MapService
  7. 7Get 5-Day ForecastOpen Weather MapService
  8. 8Merge Weather DataMergeLogic
  9. 9Analyze Irrigation NeedCodeLogic
  10. 10Filter Zones Needing WaterFilterLogic
  11. 11Aggregate All ResultsAggregateLogic
  12. 12Generate Irrigation ScheduleCodeLogic
  13. 13Has Irrigation Tasks?IfLogic
  14. 14Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Send IoT CommandsHttp RequestService
  16. 16Send Slack ReportSlackService
  17. 17Log No ActionSetLogic
  18. 18Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
18, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.