Sonkir Soil Moisture Meter, 4-in-1 Soil Ph Meter, Soil Tester for Nutrients, Moisture, PH and Light, Soil Ph Test Kits for Plant, Great for Garden, Indoor & Outdoor Use (No Battery Required), Green

I am a plant lover. This tool is very very helpful to see when to water my indoor plants. Otherwise it's hard to find out, did I over watered or less water to the plant. Every house must have this . I bought this 3 or 4 years ago. Never have any issues. So it last long.

Works great! I use calibration mixture any PH measurements are spot on. I really find it extremely helpful for moisture and light too.

I'm very new to owning houseplants, I tried my hand at it back in college and it did not go well. I bought this to help me keep an eye on the soil conditions, as I feel that my previous failures have mostly stemmed from underwatering and lack of fertilizer/nutrients. After experimenting the moisture, nutrient and pH functions of the meter appear to work very well. I will still likely use my finger to confirm the moisture readings as I know overwatering can be a common issue as well, and one of my plants already has root rot (came to me in this condition), but this meter definitely gives me some peace of mind to be more confident in my watering schedule than I would be by just feel alone. Paired with a plant care app on my phone (Plant Parent: Plant Care Guide) I think I'm getting the hang of things. My only complaint is that the light meter doesn't seem very precise (what are the numbers on the dial anyway, lux, foot candles? I can't tell) and I've only been able to get it to go from 0/dark in any type of indirect lighting to the max reading when moving it to direct light. I've never been able to get any readings in between. Fortunately there is a really good phone app that measures foot candles (Lux Light Meter Pro on Android) and some guides online (House Plant Journal) that tell you about how many ftc each plant species needs to survive or thrive so that has helped fill in where this device is deficient. It would be wonderful if the light sensor was more sensitive but for the price, I feel like this was still a pretty good deal and I'm glad I bought it.

Good product for the price pretty accurate readings

Did not work. Left in soil for 15 minutes, no changes in the readings. Placed in direct sun light, product indicated the lighting was dark.

I wanted a 4-in-1 meter and this was the brand that worked best for me. I took it out of the box and tried it out on several of my plants and it worked great. Two other brands I tried had thicker probes that had "grooves" near the tip and dirt was building up in them after only one reading and one of those other brands broke after one use. This probe does not have those grooves and seems far more robust to me.

I only wanted to know the soil PH, and the indicator for that reading is right at the bottom of the dial. It shows up as a line, rather than a dial. Perhaps having 4 uses for one tool might not be a good thing. You have to read the quick start guide (aka manual) to understand how to use this. Since this has 4-in-1 modes, you will need to move the switch to get the correct reading. There are 4 switch settings. Reading the manual you will find it has a useful list in the back with plant PH info. and what plants require for each setting. An online version of this would be helpful. I tried testing the PH of rainwater collected in a rain barrel a few hours earlier and it said it was 5 to 6 PH.

I couldn't read my old meter because the meter and probe were in a straight line. The Sonkir bends on the probe so I can stick it in the ground and put the meter at a 90 degree angle to the probe so I can see the readings. Very nice. The 3 readings, light, moisture and pH seem accurate. Just what I need to keep my flowers happy and my hydrangea blue like I want it.

Ne marche pas

Perfecto

Very good! Reliable and strong. Convenient and useful

Sehr hilfreiches Gerät um den PH Wert und den Nährstoffgehalt zu messen. War erst skeptisch aber funktioniert sehr gut.

Very useful tool for all gardeners. Using this neter, I was able to diagnose why my plants were not thriving, it was a lack of nutrients. I applied fertilizer and 1 week later, my plants are doing great. Very useful item. I like that I can tilt the top to make it easier to read.