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Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter Review
Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter Overviews
Instamatic Moisture Meter Essential for Successful Growing This Rapitest Moisture meter is an invaluable aid in maintaining correct moisture levels. This accurate instrument will help you eliminate detrimental over or under watering! An instant reading is obtained from the tip of the probe into the root level. This Rapitest is made by Luster Leaf Inc. Ships Quickly breville tea kettle : Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter>Compare Prices<
Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter Feature
Luster Leaf informs you whenever your house plant needs to be watered
Includes chart to help you indicate how much water your plant needs to prevent overwatering
Meter provides accurate, easy to read results
Moisture probe is separate from meter so you can even monitor hanging plants
The handy flexible cord allows you to hold the meter while you insert the probe
Luster Leaf 1820 Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter Reviews
All the negative reviews I've seen are from people who have no clue as to what they're doing. You can't just stick it in water and call it broken. It works through electric impulses and with no resistance (i.e. soil) to those impulses you are going to have an insufficient reading. If you don't place it deep enough into the soil, you're going to have the same improper reading. I mean this thing isn't rocket science. I'm honestly baffled that so many people are having problems figuring out something so simple. It isn't broken, it isn't faulty, and it doesn't give horrible readings. It's the person operating the device, not the device in itself.Here is how to use the meter properly.-Submerge at least half of the meter into the soil. You may or may not choose to read 4 different points however for better accuracy of soil moisture I would suggest it.-Water with half of the amount that you would typically use. Wait a few minutes to let soil drain down to the bottom. Then test the soil once more. If soil is still too dry continue to the next step-Take the remaining amount of water and continue watering with 1/4 of the remaining amount. Wait a few minutes and then check the levels. Continue this until you're soil has reached the proper levels.
Moisture meters start at about $6 and run up to well over $100. At first I bought the $6 type, the only kind at the local nursery because I didn't want to pay a high percentage of the product's value for shipping. It's sold by Amazon (with free shipping) as the "mini" meter. It was unusable junk just as the reviews indicate. Because I was turned off, I was reluctant to try this one (#1820) because it's still fairly cheap compared to the meters and irrometers used in commercial operations and research. If I needed to pay $70, even $200 or more, I would, and an additional 5% for shipping would be fine. I needed something that actually worked and not just a toy trinket to play around with. This one is quite inexpensive and though shipping was proportionately costly, I gave this one a shot and I found it completely satisfactory.
Rapitest Soil Light & Moisture MeterThe moisture part is amazing and very accurate from houseplant to houseplant, BUT the light meter part does not react at all to any stimulus. The accompanying chart is helpful to decide how much and whether or not to water. It is also interesting that the reading sometimes changes when the meter is inserted into different parts of the same pot, so that it indicates that some parts are more moist than others of the same plant, and so you can adjust your watering to insure even amounts reach all of the soil.
Luster Leaf Rapitest Soil Moisture Meter #1820. Effective, versatile, accurate and inexpensive water meter. Convenient flexible cord permits holding meter in hand while probe placed in soil. Can be used inside for house plants and outside for larger plants and new shrubs. Cheaper if ordered from Denny and Kathy Ace on same page with Amazon direct order. Make nice and appreciated gift to people with garden interests.
Years and years ago, my mother gave me one of these moisture meters to save me from over watering my house plants and ruining my floors and my furniture.It finally died (probably after over 25 years!) so I purchased this one. What I like about this moisture meter is that it has a wand separate from the meter itself, which you can stick into the dirt. It makes it much easier to read than the temporary replacement moisture meter I purchased at my local garden supply store that has the wand extending from the bottom of the meter. I have hanging house plants and simply could not read the meter that way. So I highly recommend this one, which also comes with a guide that indicates how much to water a variety of plants. No more checking the top of the soil with my finger, thinking the plant needed water, and killing it with over-watering.
I have been using this product for many years to help me decide if it's time to water individual house plants. I bought 2 more so I would have one on each floor of my house. It's a great tool. Read a review that someone wrote that complained that the same plant gave different readings in 2 separate areas of the soil. This seems normal to me as water does not evaporate uniformly throughout the soil.
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