Luster Leaf 1817 Rapitest Mini Soil pH/Moisture Tester

by Luster Leaf

Product Features

• Instructions included
• Guide Book for over 100 plants
• No batteries required

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00026UTM6
• Item model number: 1817
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,125 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #11 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Gardening Tools > Soil Testers

Product Description

The Rapitest Mini pH/Moisture Tester instantly tells you when to water your plants and what nutrients they need.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Gardening Tool, February 15, 2005

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E. Watts "The Whole Ed Catalog" (Huntsville, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luster Leaf 1817 Rapitest Mini Soil pH/Moisture Tester (Lawn & Patio)

Extension agents will tell you "Fertilize the crop, not the soil." Good advice if you're using chemical fertilizers. As an organic grower, I believe "Feed the soil, and the soil will feed the plants." Either way, you need to keep up with soil pH and organic matter content.

This great little meter may not be laboratory grade, but it is accurate enough for a quick check on your soil's lime requirements and organic matter content (by way of its relative moisture retention.)

Periodic soil testing is good practice. Frequent spot testing with this inexpensive meter is a gardening breakthrough!

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars USE ONLY IN SOIL! NOT LIQUIDS!, July 18, 2009

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K. White "erzbet" (Chicago USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luster Leaf 1817 Rapitest Mini Soil pH/Moisture Tester (Lawn & Patio)

The people who tested it in milk and orange juice did not read the instructions. Mine say clearly that this is NOT designed to test water or other liquids, but rather soil and damp, but not liquid situations.
to quote from the packaging: USE THE METER ONLY IN SOIL. DO NOT PLACE THE PROBES INTO WATER!!

Yes, all in caps. I guess some folks aren't literate.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No problems so far, January 17, 2010

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Cevan L. Cross-Hall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luster Leaf 1817 Rapitest Mini Soil pH/Moisture Tester (Lawn & Patio)

Obviously it's not a digital and I knew it when I purchased it. It seems to be accurate enough to perform it's function so I have no complaints at all. Quite happy really. The pins can be a bit flimsy in dryer soil so just mind the conditions and be cautious about it.