Get watering and fertilizing reminders for your plants

Sends a daily Telegram reminder when a plant needs watering or fertilizing, skipping days it recently rained.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per per plant.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

flowchart TD trig(["daily schedule check"]):::trigtime s0[["Check plant care schedule"]]:::mi s1["Check local weather"]:::svc trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 gx{"× is watering still needed"}:::gate s1 --> gx p00["Skip the reminder"]:::task gx -->|"Rain recent or expected"| p00 p10["Send Telegram reminder"]:::task gx -->|"Care is due"| p10 p00 --> out p10 --> out out[/"daily reminder for plants due"/]:::out pay{{"never over or under water plants"}}:::pay out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itAn outside serviceRuns once per itemOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook IntegrationScheduling & Calendar
Connects
Google SheetsTelegramOpenWeather

The problem it solves

Keeping track of when each plant was last watered or fertilized is hard once you have more than a few. It's easy to either forget entirely or overwater right after a storm.

Who it fits

Home gardeners or anyone managing a plant collection who wants a simple daily reminder system.

How it works

  1. Once a day, the system checks your plant records
  2. It compares each plant's last watering or fertilizing date to its schedule
  3. It checks local weather and skips or delays watering if rain is expected or recent
  4. You get a Telegram message for each plant that's due
  5. Marking a task done updates the record in Google Sheets
What you get

Plants that never miss a watering day

You get a daily reminder for exactly which plants need water or fertilizer, skipping days it already rained.

What you get

A daily Telegram reminder for each plant that needs attention, with an updated care log in Google Sheets.

What you need

A Google Sheets account, a Telegram bot, and a free OpenWeather API key.

We can build this. But should you?

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