1817 Rapitest Soil pH/Moisture Tester, Black

I was very skeptical about buying this little guy to check my soil ph/moisture after reading reviews, but after looking at others it seems that no soil ph tester has good reviews so I decided to give it a shot. It works great for me, I also ordered strip test too to test accuracy and it's right on the money. As far as the reviews saying the probes on tester break easy....are you people trying to test the ph of concrete? I'm not gentle with mine, just stick it in the soil and turn it to either setting and bingo.I can't speak for these other guys, but it does clearly say to test soil not liquids in the instructions. Yeah, I know like most people I wasn't going to read em either but after reading these reviews I thought to myself, maybe these bad reviews could be user error? Clearly that was the case. I try to take reviews with a grain of salt anyway.I tested my plants soil before and it was WAYYY too acidic (miracle grow), as I thought. I replanted with FF ocean forest which is suppose to be neutral and when I tested my soil again, sure enough it was. Now my plants are doing great! Moisture test works well too, keeps me from over-watering.

Easy to read and very accurate. Inside plants are hard to determine without this tool

Accidentally dropped and it broke. Cheap plastic. Now it never goes to bottom of line. The one I bought from Home Depot that was much better but the tip broke off. That was why I bought this. Too bad the return had expired. I would not recommend.

Works well. Easy to use. Easy to read Like no batteries. Love it wish I bought other one that does more testing. But it is simple and works well

This item is super easy to use with very easy to understand instructions. Great product for beginner gardeners! My only complaint is, while it does give you an extensive list of types of plants and how much moisture they like... I did find it difficult to find some plants moisture preferences that were not included on the list. I would recommend possibly including a paper brochure/instruction sheet with it, included on the inside of the package, with a more extensive list of plants and their pH/moisture preferences to make it even easier for beginner gardeners, such as myself. Other than that, I love it, and would recommend it to anyone!

Simple accurate reading

I saw a lot of negative reviews about this item, but there were also a lot of positive ones, and it looked like those who had trouble had not followed the instructions properly--so I gave it a try. I should've listened to the bad reviews. I never put the tester in any liquid. I followed the directions exactly. I tried it in different soils, some of which were fairly dry, and some that had just been watered, some with fertlizer/some without. The indicator never moved. It stayed in the exact same spot no matter what type or condition of soil I tested. When I pick it back up, the needle wiggles, so I know it's not stuck in place. It just doesn't work. I can stick my finger in the soil next to my plants and know more than this thing can tell me. Save your money.

I initially used this to measure moisture in my indoor potted plants. It worked well when the plants were small. However, as they grow I found that I was having to push the metal rods through the root structure to get it deep enough to get an accurate reading. I could feel it tearing/damaging roots in the process. It has since been retire to the shelf.