Bond 9629 3-Way Garden Soil Meter (Moisture, Light, pH)
- Bond 3-way garden-soil meter is accurate and easy-to-use
- Helps you control pH level in soil
- Moisture meter is accurate and offers an easy way to quickly see moisture content of soil
- Alerts when watering is needed
- Instructions included; no batteries required
Bond 9629 3 Way Soil MeterBond 9629 3 Way Soil Meter Features:; accurate and easy-to-use; instructions included; no batteries requiredBond 9629 3 Way Soil Meter Specifications:; Moisture meter is accurate and easy way to measure moisture content of soil and lets you know when to water; Helps you determine if plant is getting adequate light; Helps you control PH level in soil; Instructions included; No batteries required; Carded
List Price: $ 11.26
Price: $ 7.62
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Variable Accuracy,
pH: I’m a biochemistry major at UMaine and I’ve often used high-end pH meters, which require very sensitive electrodes. This just uses two metal prongs, but I’ve found it to be accurate enough for soil testing.
light: the light meter on mine must be broken or I’m not using it correctly – perhaps I need to use it in direct sunlight because it’s not registering much under my UV grow lights. That said, light intensity is something that doesn’t usually require a meter to figure out. You can usually get a good estimate just by looking or reading local forecasts for your region.
moisture: the key with these meters is that they have to pass an electric current between the electrodes (the prongs) and pure water or even tap water from the faucet doesn’t usually contain enough ions to conduct a strong current. You would probably not get any reaction from one of these types of meters by placing the prongs under a source of running water. If you pour a cup of water and place the prongs in there, that will probably show up on the meter. However, what it really needs is the ions contained in the soil to propagate a strong current and therefore an accurate reading (just for fun, add salt to your cup of water and then see the needle max out – the salt forms ions in the water). I’ve been using this meter in soil tests and it very accurately reads the moisture level.
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|Posted on May 20th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Excellent soil meter for price,
Works great. My only problem is that the meter doesn’t face up, making it easier to read. Shipped on time.
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|Posted on May 20th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
good tool fo rthe mney,
this produt does a good job for what it was designed for the ph meter is not the greatest if u need presise ph measure this is not for u but moisture and light readings are very good
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|Posted on May 20th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
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