RTC help need for programming timers for long strings

the only thing i can get to work is the example code which only counts up like a stopwatch.

You should be able to get the date, too.

Once you have them, it is trivial to add some if statements.

if(month >= 1 && month <= 5)
{
   // the month is right
   if((month == 5 && day <= 23) || (month == 1 && day >=12) || (month > 2 && month < 5)
   {
      // and it's a good day
      if(hours == 4 && minutes == 0 && !flouresOn)
      {
         // turn floures on
         flouresOn = true;
      }
   }
}