Soil Moisture Meter,4-in-1 Soil Ph Meter, Soil Tester for Moisture, Light,Nutrients, pH,Soil Ph Test Kit, Great for Garden, Lawn, Farm, No Battery Required, Gifts for Plants Lover

Should have bought this a long time ago! I use this to measure soil moisture, what appears on the surface of the soil is not even related to the soil moisture itself. I was very surprised by the readings even with few pots types and sizes right next to each other. This device is very simple to use, and I found myself using it more than I expected, specially when the weather is getting warmer and help not over/under water. Well Build, very handle to use, dial is clear and easy to read.

I purchased a meter because it has a swivel head and I thought it would really be nice to know the alkalinity and acidity. I am very disappointed that the alkalinity / acidity function does nothing. I tested it on potting soil that was rich nutrients and also in straight sand the meter reading didn't change both read the lowest alkalinity. I know sand is not alkaline it is acidic. I'm going to keep it only because I like the swivel head and the moisture reading seems to be accurate.

This was a little more than I wanted to spend but now that I have it, it’s totally worth it. I’ve never had one that tested the nutrients in the soil. I love the rotating head, it looks nice, works very well, is very accurate. I will say, the soil has to be moist for the other meters to work. Obviously the light meter will read, but if you have a dry plant, it will not be able to read the pH and nutrient levels. But I very much recommend it, it seems very durable, so much nicer than any I’ve had in the past, and like I said, I love it has the nutrient reading.

UPDATE: The pH metering stopping giving me readings. I used in the Fall and it stopped working in Spring. I sanded it per instructions but didn't help. Customer service quickly got back to me and sent a replacement with some extra hints. I think I might have messed it up because you are only supposed to lightly sand the lowest piece of the probe - the tip - but I had lightly sanded the length of the probe. The extra instructions they sent said this - so save your sandpaper and don't overdo it like me and you should be able to enjoy using it for multiple seasons. ---- The meter does produce different results for different soils around the yard. I mainly wanted the pH part, the other stuff isn't super necessary for my needs but interesting nonetheless. The pH seems like it could be pretty correct as it does adjust slightly for soils I know are more acidic (due to the type of fertilizers I use.) My problem is that the range of pH anyone really needs for soil is liberally only between 4.5 - 8.5. If you have soil below or above these it really doesn't matter how much since it is so far off the chart of what is needed for anything other than highly specialized growing media. And if you were doing that you would have more sophisticated equipment. So the entire range of what I care about takes up very little space between 1 and 8 since everything I have is between 5.5 and 7.0 pH. It's impossible to see at this scale if you are at 5.8 or 6.2 or what. You just have a rough approximation that it is about 6 which isn't super helpful. Every 0.1 change in pH represents a 26% difference in acidity or alkalinity of the soil. This instrument should be fine tuned for a smaller range of the pH scale showing at least .5 unit steps. An annoyance is that the needle at rest, in no soil medium, is pretty much right over the 6.5/7 pH scale. So if you insert the probe into soil that is 6.5 the needle doesn't move causing you to think it doesn't work. Every time this happened to me I flipped the switch around and would see the needle react very quickly and so I know it was functioning but the resting needle should really have its own place as is the standard on almost every other instrument you can find. The probe itself seems well constructed. I pushed it deep into the ground and was able to pull it out pretty easily. I think if you put too much pressure on the meter head while pushing it in you might break it though. The box comes with a little square of sand paper you should not throw away. Eventually the probe will lose its measuring abilities from a little corrosion build up on the metal. A light sanding would refresh it.

The unit seems to work well for my gardens and most of my potted plants. but does not seem to work with soils used for my citrus trees in pots.

I have potted plants on my front porch and back pool deck, this takes all the guess work out of plant care. This meter helps me maintain a schedule and keep my variety of plants healthy. Not only reads moisture, it measures soil pH balance. Durable and good value for the money.

Like: - Design - esp the tilting display - Most of the measurements - all other than pH, work well, easily & quickly Don't like: - In my experience pH measurement just doesn't work well, even when instructions are fully followed and many attempts are made. It does work a little better when the soil is very moist and different depth insertion is tested, but pH measurement results remain VERY intermittent, in my experience it's extremely rare when any pH reading is obtained (any movement of the needle when product is set to pH mode and probe is inserted in soil) Update: 1) The seller contacted me and offered a full refund. Excellent customer service. 2) Fwiw it appears that there is an updated version of this product from the same seller

I like having a meter which will test four different options. I have tried all four and they are easy to use. The directions from the shipper are easy to understand. The switch used to change from one test to another is very small and that is the reason for 4 stars.

China scam product, does not work.

Producto de Excelente Calidad

Easy to use, no batteries to replace. Head tilts for easy reading. Arrived on time, securely packaged, and in excellent condition.

للاسف المنتج سيء جدا ولايعمل حاولت كثيراً مع المؤشر ولكنه لايتحرك باي طريقه اشعر بالاحباط والخداع لن اشتري من هذا البائع مره اخرى وسااخبر اصدقائي المزارعين بذلك

Best thing I had bought for my house plants and garden,so, I am not over watering them.