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Build A Metal Detecting Test Garden

March 11, 2010

As usual I spend the majority of the Winter browsing the internet; researching new treasures and educating myself about our hobby. Of course the purpose of this blog is to share what I “dig up” online with other people as into treasure hunting as I am.

As spring approaches, it is time to start getting some of our equipment in order. One thing I always like to do is build a Metal Detecting Test Garden. A test garden is just a plot of ground where you have various pieces of metal and trash scattered and buried about.

It helps you learn (or re-learn) the capabilities of your detector and educates yourself about what you intend to find.

A test garden cannot completely prepare you for what you may encounter in a real hunt situation. However, it can help you better understand the effects of ground minerals, moisture content, target angle, oxidation/rust, trash proximity, target defects, surface textures and provide practice in target pinpointing.

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