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| View Larger Image | Bond 9629 3 Way Garden Soil Meter (Moisture, Light, pH) | Tools & Hardwareby Bond
| List Price: | $11.26 | | Price: | $7.31 | | You Save: | $3.95 (35%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Sales Rank: | 4,200th |
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FEATURES | - accurate and easy-to-use
- instructions included
- no batteries required
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
* Moisture meter is accurate and easy way to measure moisture content of soil and lets you know when to water * Helps you determine if plant is getting adequate light * Helps you control PH level in soil * Instructions included * No batteries required |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.5 based on 7 reviews)
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Doesn't work by Patricia Sa Viana (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)  1 Stars
November 05, 2009
The product marks same pH for all soils and pH levels are very small to read - can't be precise.
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Excellent soil meter for price by San Antonio Sal (Bulverde, Tx United States)  4 Stars
September 21, 2009
Works great. My only problem is that the meter doesn't face up, making it easier to read. Shipped on time.
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garden soil moisture meter by britt12  5 Stars
July 14, 2009
Well built product. The light meter was an added plus. Much more economical than the one offered at the local garden store.
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Variable Accuracy by Adam Flanders (Belfast, Maine)  3 Stars
June 06, 2009
pH: I'm a biochemistry major at UMaine and I've often used high-end pH meters, which require very sensitive electrodes. This just uses two metal prongs, but I've found it to be accurate enough for soil testing.
light: the light meter on mine must be broken or I'm not using it correctly - perhaps I need to use it in direct sunlight because it's not registering much under my UV grow lights. That said, light intensity is something that doesn't usually require a meter to figure out. You can usually get a good estimate just by looking or reading local forecasts for your region.
moisture: the key with these meters is that they have to pass an electric current between the electrodes (the prongs) and pure water or even tap water from the faucet doesn't usually contain enough ions to conduct a strong current. You would probably not get any reaction from one of these types of meters by placing the prongs under a source of running water. If you pour a cup of water and place the prongs in there, that will probably show up on the meter. However, what it really needs is the ions contained in the soil to propagate a strong current and therefore an accurate reading (just for fun, add salt to your cup of water and then see the needle max out - the salt forms ions in the water). I've been using this meter in soil tests and it very accurately reads the moisture level.
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Not so great by Rughooker (Ohio) 1 Stars
April 06, 2009
I held this under running water and it still did not register "wet." So, I don't know how I can trust it to test the moisture in the soil.
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