Rapitest Soil Test Kit for Gardens, Vegetables, Flowers and Lawns. USA designed and assembled soil tester completely, quickly and accurately measures/analyzes soil pH acidity and garden nutrients.

It really works but it takes long to do all the testing, but it's worth it cuz you know exactly what's in your soil! And it tells you how to correct the levels. Very useful tool for experts or beginners like me. I'm already seeing the results in my garden vegetables and even my flowers! This test kit is a must have for gardening.

This is my first time using a product like this. I have a small garden and it wasn't producing as much as it did in the past so I thought I would see if the soil needed additives, also called amendments. This test was somewhat easy after I got the hang of it, you have to really read the instructions as one test is slightly different than the other tests. The 20 tests turns out to be really just 5, you use all 4 testing units, which requires one of each of the capsules mixed with water and soil. I don't know why you would just test for 1 of the 4 components, common sense says you test for all 4 each time you test. All in all an easy test once you get the hang of it. I found that getting the small capsules open was a problem until I took a small sharp knife, (I used an X-Acto) to just cut the outer shell so it would open easier and I opened it over a piece of paper in case I spilled any. As with any test that uses color as the basis of degrees of component, you have to interpret the colors on the plastic tester. I would up holding mine up to a window that had good north light so it wasn't too bright and did my best to interpret the results. This was far cheaper than buying a professional test and sending it away, but I don't know if the results were better or worse. Time will tell as I amended my soils and planted some herbs. You need to know what you're going to plant in an area to make this work as different types of plants require different types of soils. I deducted 1 star for 2 reasons, first it seemed like there would be 20 different tests when instead it is a 4 part test you run so there are really only 5. And the instructions are not the easiest to follow in the beginning. Whether this is better than a professional test I don't know.

This is an economical way to test your soil. Perfect for my small vegetable gardens. I like that it has 5 tests for each feature: PH, N, P, and K. The PH test vial is a bit different than the other three, so you have to follow directions carefully to get accurate results. The kit includes recommended PH and nutrient levels for different plants. That was very helpful.

Works great. I do think they should provide a few more capsules as 2 if mine were very hard to open, like the casing got wet or hot and stuck together so I couldn't get them open without it crushing the casing and wasting half of the powder.I have small fruit trees and you can't fertilize until you test the soil because a little too much of anything can mess them up for a year or 2. Worked great at giving me npk and ph of the areas I needed to test.I do believe they are accurate. My son in law goes to school for horticulture and he tested my soil 10 months ago at school, it's a very professional test. This set showed pretty much the same results so I know it's accurate.

I just received this product today, so I can't speak on effectiveness or quality but I will speak on my first impressions of this specific product, what it contains and explain how it works. I bought it fearing that my homemade chunky soil mix was lacking sufficient nutrients and because I can't afford an expensive comprehensive lab test, and because this one has fairly decent reviews, I decided to try it out.In this kit has 4 test component:1. Acidity test (pH test)2. Phosphorus test (P Test)3. Nitrogen test (N Test)4. Potash (K test)Each test is color coded and is accompanied by a pill that's color coded as well. The directions are very clear and detailed, but the pH test is the only test that gives it's results rapidly, you h to wait 24 hours (it's explains why in the instructions)My I don't have a proper pH tester so I can't speak on it's effectiveness but the results were indeed "rapid" 🤷🏾‍♀️I will update after use thorough use

Look - I should have done this 8 years ago. Nope. I fell for the marketing - the four applications a year of the recommended seasonal product. And every year my lawn would look horrible around August or September.In hindsight a wise soil chemist could have likely named the issue - deficiencies in crucial nutirents and a pH problem - just by looking at the weeds in the lawn. I am not a soil chemist. Other than the blonde in the front row of freshman chemistry which was only offered at 7.30am I found most of the class boring. Uninteresting. Incomprehensible. I would have flunked if it were not for her being assigned my lab section and giving me a reason to attend a 2.30pm Friday lab.While her name is long forgotten to the nearly three decades since that class, two things I did not forget: the way she looked at me with utter disgust one of the many times I failed to offer an even halfway compentent response to question, and the importance of following directions in chemistry experiments in order to obtain accurate results.Not being a soil chemist I did the test - on two different areas of my 3,000 square foot lawn. And what I found was that despite my poor attempts at regular lime applications the pH was 5.5. And my occasional and relatively inconsistent application of whatever fertilizer was both in season and on sale left me with a complete and utter deficiency in Nitrogen and Potassium (the N and the P of the N-P-K number). Which - as any soil chemist will tell you - results in the perfect growing conditions for goosegrass and violets - two realtively common weeds that are a regular sight in my lawn.In conclusion - think of this handy soil test as an insurance policy against applications of the wrong fertilizer - or in this case - insurance against wasting money applying fertilizer when the pH is 5.5. And oh yeah - perhaps I should do something about my longstanding policy of being utterly ignorant about chemistry.