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

This tool is a game changer when it comes to watering my plants. It is a must have tool for any plant parent. It has taught me so much when it comes to watering effectively and taking care of my plants. The 4-in-1 feature is fantastic and very useful. So easy to use and read the meter. The meter is very durable and easy to clean.

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 little meter works well and keeps me from overwatering my potted plants. Easy to use.

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.

Bought 12/24. The moisture function which is the only function I can trust worked (to the best of my knowledge) until 2/11/2026 just over 2 years (one year longer than the assumed mfrs warranty. which was not listed). That’s approximately $7.00 a year? And it just stopped working for moisture and the other three (3) functions. It has not been dropped and is used carefully by adults only. I have depended on the meter for accurate watering of gardenias, other tropical plants, and tomato seedlings all being kept indoors during this winter, I’m going to get another moisture, pH, nutrient meter, but sorry, not another one of these.

Because I'm hoping to grow blueberries this year, I have been trying and benchmarking the various "N-in-1" meters. pH is the only important measurement for me. Several other meters had i) no change on the pH scale at all, or ii) at best, inconsistent readings. This one actually works pretty well (at least when I first bought it -- I'll hope it lasts)! Readings were: 5.0: Apple vinegar 6.7: faucet (well, non-chlorinated) water 6.0 to 7.0: soil from trenches Happy testing to you all!

Has been very useful for checking moisture level and nutrient meter seems generally ok. But the pH reading shows 7 on everything, despite other tests showing acidic levels

The old timers will tell you that these things don’t work. Well for new gardeners, knowing exactly when you should water has helped me a ton. I went from overwatering to watering much less and having excellent plant growth even in the heat of the summer. Just having a number I can put to moisture is a huge help for new gardeners. I also found my PH was a little alkaline, which I found out was not the end of the world. All of the functions work good, but I would say for a new gardener the moisture gauge is the best. Full water is like a 7 and watering needs to take place when it gets to 3. I’m in zone 7a. High mountain desert. In the heat the of the summer I’m watering every 3-4 days instead of overwatering every other day. I also like that the head moves so you can see it easily.