Compost Thermometer

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This Thermometer Tells You When Compost is "Cooked"

  • Check the progress of your compost pile by monitoring the temperature
  • Stainless-steel thermometer is 19" long with a sealed dial
  • Measures from 0 to 220 degrees F

Does your compost pile get hot enough? This 19" stainless steel probe makes it easy to monitor temperatures at the center of your pile so you know when it’s ready to turn — and when it's ready to use.

  • Stainless steel
  • 19" L overall with 2-1/2" diameter dial

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Compost Thermometer
 
4.4

(based on 14 reviews)

93%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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  • Attractive (5)

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        • Avid gardener (8), Getting started (3)

      Reviewed by 14 customers

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      5.0

      Compost Thermometer

      By Dancinbini

      from Florida

      About Me Avid Gardener

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      Pros

      • Attractive

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about Compost Thermometer:

          Will be able to check the temperature of my compost to know when to add it to my garden soil.

           
          4.0

          Works well if you add 4 degrees

          By Vickie

          from OH

          About Me Avid Gardener

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • EASY to use

          Cons

          • Calibration is low

          Best Uses

            Comments about Compost Thermometer:

            Overall seems to be a good product but according to my other thermometers it reads the ambient temperature 4 degrees lower than the other termometers do.

             
            1.0

            This product never worked.

            By Ed the Educator

            from South Dakota

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                  Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                  This product has never worked correctly. It is a cheap design.

                   
                  5.0

                  Compost Thermometer

                  By Bill

                  from Georgia

                  Verified Buyer

                  Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                  We use this thermometer to monitor the internal temperature of large round bales of hay prior to and after putting them in the barn. This is a precaution to be sure they are safe from catching fire -- hay gets warmer after being baled because of bacteria and fungi activity that was on the grass prior to cutting.

                   
                  4.0

                  Works great.

                  By Reet

                  from San Joaquin County

                  About Me Master Gardener

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Functional

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Coffee Grounds
                    • Ecological Waste Disposal
                    • Leaves & Brush

                    Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                    Nice to finally know how hot the compost really gets.

                    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    5.0

                    Wouldn't compost without it

                    By Hopecotton

                    from Plant City, FL

                    About Me Avid Gardener

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                    Pros

                    • Necessary for success

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Testing the temp

                      Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                      I used one of these when living and composting in Connecticut but didn't bring it with me to Florida - - big mistake. I was very happy that you offer this item.

                      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                       
                      4.0

                      Compost Thermometer

                      By Ken

                      from Corpus Christi metro area, TX

                      About Me Getting Started

                      Verified Buyer

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                      • Attractive

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                          Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                          Well made product, looks like it will last but time will tell. I haven't seen anything made in China that was "stainless" that didn't rust. Seems to work quickly and is plenty long enough to get down to the middle of the pile (for me).

                          The face, however, has a full scale from 0 to 220 degrees, 50% of which is not needed to measure compost temperature. If the range was better adjusted the numbers could be larger and easier to read. I have to put my reading glasses on to get an accurate number.

                          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          5.0

                          Not Just For Compost!

                          By auntiena

                          from South Lake Tahoe, CA

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                          • Attractive

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                              Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                              Just like the instant read thermometer I use in the kitchen. Not just for checking compost temp. Once our mountain freeze and thaw weather settles down I plan to use it to plant my veggie garden when the soil is right for the particular plant. I made a hoop house over my raised boxes to speed things up. This thermometer will be a huge help in growing my food crops!

                               
                              5.0

                              Is it hot enough???

                              By ACT 1st

                              from Skippack, PA

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                              Pros

                              • Attractive

                              Cons

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                                  Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                                  Springtime composting is always a little tough...not any more.

                                   
                                  5.0

                                  Hot Compost!!

                                  By E

                                  from Upstate NY

                                  About Me Getting Started

                                  Pros

                                  • Works well

                                  Cons

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                                      Comments about Compost Thermometer:

                                      With this product we know when the pile has cooled and can build the temperature back up without having to guess.

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