Soil pH Tester, Acidity Test Meter, Strips Kit 200 Tests, for Garden Home Lawn Farm Vegetable Yard Compost Outdoor and Indoor Plants, 4.5-9.0 Range

Saw a lot of mixed reviews but took a chance on this kit.The reality is that you are trying to measure something quite sensitive and this is science not a cooking recipe.If you take care with the preparation it works fine so for me I got accurate results thus good value.The kit contains everything you need so easy to use.

Why did you choose this product over others?:good product

Works as expected and good value comes with everything you need other than the distilled water 😂

I’ll keep this one short. I like the kit in theory but firstly it states that distilled water is required to get accurate readings. Whilst I understand the reason for this, it is not stated so a bit misleading. Not everyone has distilled water and yes I know you can make your own.Secondly, the PH shades in the 4.5 to 6.75 range are all very similar. When I tested my soil I found myself changing my mind so many times “it’s 6.0, no it’s 5.75, no it’s 6.25… grrr”You get 200 tests and everything you need (apart from distilled water), but it’s no good if you can’t easily see the correct PH.

very easy to use - multiple uses compared to alternatives

At last! This test kit works, as opposed to an earlier tried zinc-aluminium single rod electronic tester and a generic litmus paper. The kit includes accessories allowing to collect up to 3 samples of soil, and then complete testing in the comfort of your home or shed. The test requires some deionised, distilled, rain, or at worst bottled water. If the sample is too muddy, it could be difficult to read the colour. I this case use a coffee paper filter or paper towel to filter out the sediment. There is no data stamp on the indicator containers, but they are properly sealed. If one would last a couple of months, the next might survive until the next season.

Just received it today. Package was damaged but item was ok.

The pH strips used in this test kit do not change colour and do not give any indication of pH when used to test soil pH. A quick test of water from the tap should give a pH of 7 but once again no colour change was noted even when leaving the test strips for some time to develop. The kit is well put together and the instructions are clear, it just the test strips that let it down. Unfortunately this is the most important bit!