Compost Soil Thermometer by Greenco, Stainless Steel, Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Dial, 20 inch Stem

Fully submerged, it gets exactly to the middle of a 4ft in diameter pile. Reads accurately. Much safer than the hand test (lol).

Handy and useful

Build quality is great - stands up to the elements. Seems accurate enough. Easy to read. Good price. Long enough to get to the center of my compost piles. Not recommended for rectal temperature taking.

I have been composting for almost a year. I have the 75% brown and 25% Green stuff. My international grocery store gave some wonderful green stuff to add to my compost. So I have roughly 128 gallons of stuff. I live in Arizona so I was expecting the high heat (sure, it's a dry heat) to help with composting. Only it was too hot. Have you noticed the reading material on compost is vague? Add some water (good tip but not very specific.). So, I purchased a compost thermometer. I have two bins that hold about 64 gallons each. I added 3 gallons of water and stuck the thermometer into the center of the compost. Over 3 days I recorded temperatures of 94F to 103 F with day time temperature highs of 93 F to 103F. The most interesting thing is first thing in the morning my compost is at 90 F with a temperature in the yard of 77 F. One of the categories mentioned is accuracy. Great question. I gave it a "3" because I don't know. The thermometer has a range of 40 to 180F (it might have an extended range, it might not. So I wouldn't use an ice bath or boiling water to check. Easy to read -- gave it a "5". Value for money "3" time will tell. The company includes a card that states "Have question, we love to hear from you?" NO such luck. It appears the company was in India, They do not have a working website. And as such you can;t register for the lifetime warranty. The price is right and if you are venturing into composting start inexpensive and work your way up.

We needed to have a way to be sure our compost bins were working properly. This has a long enough probe to give an accurate reading of the internal temperature of the bins. Seems to be sturdy enough that we won't be able to accidentally bend it

The media could not be loaded. I put together a video. I’ve been struggling with getting compost correct I was using a spinning unit and could never get it to work properly and since I switched over to a fan which is a 90 gallon been a month ago I put in materials but had no idea whether it was working or not so I finally broke down and bought this thermometer which someone else recommended And I am a believer highly recommended. I’ve made minor adjustments by adding sheep manure and less than a day, I became active and in that orange space which is where I need it to be. Love the instructions love your knowledge that I receive and now have confidence I can have a fully functioning compost pile. Highly recommend.

This has been a lifesaver in letting me know how my compost pile is doing. I love having the color guide so I don't have to pull the thermometer out of the pile to see the temperature. I use the Berkley method of composting, so need to monitor it closely. This has been invaluable.

This thermometer is nice and long to get the temp in your compost bin. The packaging has thorough instructions on how to improve your compost for a quicker and more reliable processing time. I will always have one of these as long as I am composting.