REOTEMP 15 Inch Garden and Compost Moisture Meter, Garden Tool Ideal for Soil, Plant, Farm and Lawn Moisture Testing

I have had this over a year and it still works perfectly

Easy to use, accurate

I use it for checking moisture deep in landscaping. Works great

I bought seven several year old cherry trees in 5 gal containers and immediately transplanted them into 35 gal containers. With summer coming on I was concerned I might not water them enough and that in reaction I might overwater them. I set up an automatic watering system where the main variables were when, for how long and how many times per day to water them. The moisture meter worked right out of the box and I quickly discovered the soil was extremely saturated near the container sides and bottom, (9 on the scale) but much drier near the root ball (2 - 3 on the scale). I changed the flow pattern to correct this, getting a uniform 4 to 5 reading every where. It didn't take long with the moisture meter to determine the trees liked a reading of 4 on the scale and I set the watering to start their day between 4 and 5, with two early morning waterings, going down to around 3 late in the afternoon before a single watering in the evening to bring it back up to 4 for overnight to keep them comfortable even though not growing then. When I found the surface area was much dryer (2 to 3) than halfway down, (the potting soil in the containers is nearly 14 inches deep) I obtained some large chip size cedar shaving mulch, and the surface moisture came up to the 4 moisture value they really seem to thrive on. The trees have added 14 inches of new growth, nearly tripling in leaf abundance in the five weeks since I got them and I am certain that this is in no small measure due to using this Moisture Meter with its 15 inch probe to find the moisture level the trees like, and be able to easily monitor and maintain it. Kudos ReoTemp! My cherry trees are sailing towards Cherry Blossom Time big-time thanks in large part to your really excellent Moisture Meter that has worked perfectly in my deep potted soils application!! In rating features, absolute Accuracy is not something I could measure, but repeatability of measurement reading, relative Accuracy, for given soil moisture levels is excellent in my uniform soil type application for sure. I am thankful I got it, and most importantly, my cherry trees are thankful too!

I love this thing, perfect for giving me a decent idea how moist my soil is in my deeper beds.

It seems to function well, but the guts of the meter were loose, with the screen pushed in and not attached inside the metal box that contains it. I used some high strength glue to cement it in place, but it’s come loose again. I suppose I’m gonna have to keep re-gluing it.

It never did work from the first day. I decided to open it and check the battery and found the wire inside had not been soldered. I missed the 30-day return window I'm hoping the manufacturer might reach out for a return.Update: I soldered the broken wire, and it is working now although like some of the others have complained the gauge itself is bouncing around inside the housing it is hard to say how long it will last. I won't be buying another one in the future. In the meantime, my wife went out and bought one of those $10 gauges works great! I don't think this gauge is worth the money.

This is the best moisturizer metering tool that I’ve ever used. The longer stem is handy for deeper pots and gives an immediate accurate reading.