Mantis Compost Thermometer #201101
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend From the Manufacturer Compost is all about accurate temperature. This 20-inch thermometer measures up to 220 degrees Fahrenheit - perfect for measuring the temperature of the heat core of your compost. Product details and pricing info |
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11 Customer Reviews Posted
- Works good but priced a bit to high.
- Bought this a few months ago because my compost pile was steaming and I wanted to know the temp.
When it 1st arrived, I felt it was built cheaply. Then again, most things these days aren't built like they once were. But it's held up well.
It's been in my pile since day one and there's not a sign of rust or moister in the gauge.
So far so good, but I still feel it's over priced for a thermometer. - 2008-05-07, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Doesn't work!
- Don't waste your money! Doesn't work at all! Gave it to my father for a birthday present and don't have the return stuff, so I am stuck with a nonworking thermometer.
- 2008-04-06, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Works great
- Pretty basic. Works as expected. I was pleasantly surprised to find it can measure the soil temperature as well as the compost temperature so I only need one thermometer :)
- 2007-11-25, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- good composting tool
- simple thermometer that gives you feedback on piles activity.
I mix a 4' x 4' pile of shredded leaves, layered with fresh green grass clippings. Pre-mix temperature 80 degrees; after 24 hrs 100 degrees; after 48 hrs 125 degrees; at three days pile maxes out at 135 to 145 degrees, then gradually decreases over time as bacteria settle down. This thermometer lets you know how well things are working a lot more accurately than the "stick your hand in the pile method". You do not need a thermometer to make good compost....nor do you need a compost bin, or controlled mixing of green and brown material....but it may make it more precise and interesting. - 2007-10-02, 7 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Overpriced, but the only one I know of for this purpose
- It's just a long thermometer that should be priced at $10-15. So far it seems reliable. I bought the Mantis composter and really feel it was over priced too, but I wanted twin bins that spin and were off the ground.
- 2007-02-06, 6 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
