Agro Commodities & Agricultural Produts

5 Responses

1. K Nexsen Said,

   I’ve only owned this product a few weeks, but so far, so good. I HAVE noticed that it seems to need to be in SOIL to accurately read (Anecdotally, I have read other reviews for similar products where people complained it wouldn’t read for moisture when stuck in water, and so I curiously tried placing this one in a glass of water. It’s true. It doesn’t always ping to the far end for moisture when you do this, but who cares? It DOES when you place it in heavily saturated soil). I DO recommend pushing the leads deeply in your soil, and to move it around a plant you suspect is not responding well to either its environment or your watering habits. I have noticed, by using this item, that areas around a few of my plants seem to have isolated patches of soil compaction, where they are holding more water. If I’d only done one reading per plant, I would not have gotten a fully accurate reading.

   I don’t really use the “light” measure, and the fertilizer and pH measure seem to work well. I suspect I will use meter this quite a bit.

   ***Ammended review***: After having this for some time, I’ve noticed some issues with it. First, the metal tines are not built for long-term use. In a short period of time, they began to bend every-which-way and now any time I try to insert the device in soil (not even compacted, at that!) they bend in different directions, which makes it quite difficult to get readings!

   Also, if you were interested in keeping it inserted in an individual “sick plant” to gauge its progress–or even aid in diagnosis–think again. I’ve found that, over time, the tines also begin to react to the moisture and minerals in the soil and stop rendering accurate readings. However, I’ve had other moisture gauges, and as this particular type of gauge goes, this is probably the better one on the market. Hope this helps!
   Rating: 4 / 5

   Posted on March 13th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

2. Ms. M Said,

   I initially purchased this product to test the soil’s pH. It does a very good job of giving you a general idea of the soil’s pH as long as you follow the instructions.

   Per a previous review, you must completely submerge the meter into wet soil. If you try to use it on dry soil, or not fully submerged, it won’t give you an accurate pH reading. Plus, let it sit in the soil for a few minutes so it has time to adjust.

   The other three functions ~ water, light, and fertilize, seem to work OK. They weren’t my major focus for purchasing this product. Plus, the instructions were poor and too generalized. That’s why I gave this product four out of five stars.

   Once again, this is a good product for general pH soil readings. You can get a good idea if your soil is too acidic or alkaline.

   I was able to verify the soil’s pH, the reading the product was displaying, because I have soil test stripes to confirm the pH level. I want to stop using test strips because they’re expensive and I can’t reuse them. With this product, there’s nothing to replace, such as batteries, or repurchase, such as test stripes.
   Rating: 4 / 5

   Posted on March 13th, 2010 at 9:48 pm

3. Jamie R. Wilson Said,

   We got this gauge to check the pH of our vegetable garden, but have found that it does so much more. It does check for moisture, it works well for pH, it works good for fertilizer too … light sensor seems to be the weakest link of this product.

   I must also agree about the metal probes bending when inserting it into the ground, so I take some of the soil and mix it up in a tall cup with some water until I get a mud like consistency, that keeps the probes from bending. I realize that is not always possible but it works better for us.

   Good value if you are looking to check the basics at a basic price.
   Rating: 5 / 5

   Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 12:39 am

4. Ralph T. Ditter Said,

   Does pretty much what it says it does. easy to read and simple to use.
   Rating: 4 / 5

   Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 12:53 am

5. Steven J. Bolliger Said,

   This works great Helps me as I have problems with my water PH levels & this monitors it so I can adjust Also tells me when to water & give ferterlizer
   Rating: 5 / 5

   Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 3:03 am

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