Atree Soil pH Meter, 3-in-1 Soil Tester Kits with Moisture,Light and PH Test for Garden, Farm, Lawn, Indoor & Outdoor (No Battery Needed)

Living in the woods and having red clay for the dirt, this is great to help me with my gardens. It is easy to use and read. I have used this in both pots and just the ground. I was shocked that I was off as much as I was to where things need to be. I moved plants over a week ago to a location that they seem to like much better. This is a very handy tool to have whether you have plants in pots or in the garden. Helps to better treat the soil so the PH is what the plants need. Very pleased with this purchase.

I've only had this a week, so my review may change (and will update later), but so far the water reader works well as a gauge, which is what I bought it for. I am not certain if the pH meter is totally accurate, as I do not have anything to compare it to, but it seems to show relative levels, which is all I need. The light meter does not work at all, but I didn't expect it to at the price, and I bought this for the water meter. Again, I am just using it as a relative gauge to learn how my various plants are behaving and reacting to their environments and it has been helpful for that. I deducted one star because it's still relatively new and because the light meter is useless.Feb 2020 update: the water meter still works well, but I don’t use the other functions. I don’t mind, as I bought it for the water meter function.

After taking over the house the grass was embarrassing. Learning more about the soil helped me start the job in a right way.

I have clay soil so it always reads medium to high moisture. I have learned that clay soil holds more moisture even though that isn't available to the plants, so I am getting used to the fact that middle is actually low for my plants. That's not the fault of this reader.The PH meter moves a little but then settles around 7 (neutral) or a tad over every time. I find it hard to believe that the soil all around my yard, including right next to the foundation, is basically the same. Also, the 7 and 8 are really close on the meter, and the highest possible is 8, so it is actually hard to discern if the soil is truly alkaline. Hence the three review.I don't use the light meter.

I tested my plants and they all showed as being Maximum alkaline so I applied sodium phosphate to correct the issue. I tested again and the reading still showed as Max Alkaline. I waited a few days, no difference. I then tested every dirt area in the vicinity of my house and they all registered as Max alkaline. When my plants started showing signs of being too acidic I bought a different test kit. Sure enough they were never alkaline to begin with. I then tested putting the meter in a cup of dirt mixed with an extreme amount of sodium phosphate and guess what....still registered as Max Alkaline. Meter is not reading correctly!Checked the light reading on the plants in my dark entry way and they show good lighting but the magnolia tree in the sunniest part of the yard, in bright light shows as Dark. How hard is it to measure light???I would return it but of course it has been 42 days so the window has passed. Very very frustrating.I joked that it worked about as well as junk from China then turned it over and guess where it is made. YepDon't waste your money!

I laid new Bermuda grass in April and put new soil and tall fescue just two weeks ago. The flowers I’ve planted in the flower beds along the way. One has succeeded and the other has been a garden of death and that was the reason for buying this soil tester.I want to show everyone what I received out of the box. I got home and went straight to the yard because my sprinkler system had just watered and the soil was loose. I have a small screwdriver that I initially used to make the holes to insert the probes.I soon found they were not as fragile as people claim and only had to use it in a couple areas. But, I do recommend using the screwdriver method in case you have rocky or clay lawns. You have to use common sense. If it doesn’t slide smoothly into the ground, why force it in. As for the rest, the pictures I uploaded speak for themselves. Every area was a little bit different and most importantly, I got a great overall picture of what is happening with my lawn and garden areas. I don’t need to use this until I make amendments and if this only last me one year, at 16 bucks I’ll gladly purchase another for next year. I will also be doing professional soil tests this year as I get more serious about the main and garden but this is a new house and new sod so this is a great start. I am accumulating more professional equipment along the way but this soil tester is no slouch and I don’t see it giving me a problem as long as I take care of it just as I would a professional tool. Hope this helps.

I love this thing! I purchased dwarf citrus trees to grow in containers, and they are finicky about wet feet, so I wanted a moisture meter. I agonized over reviews and the price of digital units; I didn’t want to spend a fortune as a garden hobbyist. In my deep dive into reviews, I found one that recommended this unit as an alternative to the pricy digital ones. I’ve been so happy with it! I would have seriously overwatered my little citrus trees without it. In fact, I’ve discovered that I’ve been overwatering my tomato plants for years This meter has also reassured me that the plants in our west-facing courtyard are in fact not going to die of thirst between waterings in our high mountain desert summer heat.. I now have this bad boy in my shed with a repurposed spiral notebook and pen, and I make the rounds of all my vegetable and ornamental plants every morning. I haven’t even used the light and pH functions yet - the moisture meter alone is well worth the cost. The instructions do say to wipe the probes off as you move from plant to plant; I’ve repurposed an old sock for that and it lives in the shed with the meter and the notebook.