64 yr old newby would like some help

Your braces are not correct. Something is mismatched

I think there is something wrong here. The if conditional is sitting outside of any function, and the comment about END of TaskUniversal is not correct as there is a different closing brace in the correct place at line 449.

} //END of:           T a s k D H T 2 2 ( )

//************************* Handle the Irrigation needs **********************************
  //If we are not already watering is the sensor is dry?                                       //1.04
  if (Irrigation.EnableFlag == false && soil_moisture <= Soil_moisture_on )
  {
    //The moisture sensor has detected the low trigger turn on value
    digitalWrite(irrigation_pump, LOW);         //Turn the irrigation pump on
    Irrigation.EnableFlag = true;               //enable the irrigation timer
    Irrigation.StartTime = millis();            //initialize the start time when this pump was turned on
  }

} //END of:           T a s k U n i v e r s a l ( )