test gardens and detector comparisions.

[Calabash Digger]

Looking at the importance of them.

 

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[Rookster]

I'll be the first to say I don't do enough research.

 

[HighVDI]

I agree with you on a lot of these points but a manually buried coin will never behave the same as a natural target Imo. So, the results from the test garden could be flawed from the get go.

 

[dirtlooter]

well. coins get moved about quite often by many means including dozers etc so I can easily see that there are too factors involved to safely declare exactly how a coin test garden could be flawed. I figure every coin has it's own story as to how it got to where it was and how it got covered by the dirt above it. I also figure that after a few years, the ground naturally packs harder unless it is sand based and even then it can be to some degree. add clay to the mixture and this can alter depth etc. plus, not all soils are going to have the same results do to their makeup. to me, any coin that has been buried for a year should react a little differently than it will several years down the road. I know that around here where I live, a garden spot not used for around 8-10 years needs to be broken with something other than a tiller. but not land is the same and some spots may still be tillable even then. To me, not an exact science but.... a test garden is still better than air testing in my book

 

[Calabash Digger]

I have heard that all before about it not acting the same. I have dug many silvers ,copers, and large cents. Guess what they acted the same as the ones I have in my garden. I buried a fresh silver dime awhile back
to test the Nox on . Guess what went to a plantation and dug two silver dimes and called them before the dig. Why ? How? They acted the same as the one in my garden. I dig old coins pretty regular around here and what your talking about I have not seen.


How does a long buried coin act differently than a freshly buried coin?? How long does it have to be buried to act different? On my machines 200 year old coins sound the same in my garden as they do in the field. I would like to see a video showing how long buried coins act different than freshly buried ones.

 

[HighVDI]

I have heard that all before about it not acting the same. I have dug many silvers ,copers, and large cents. Guess what they acted the same as the ones I have in my garden. I buried a fresh silver dime awhile back
to test the Nox on . Guess what went to a plantation and dug two silver dimes and called them before the dig. Why ? How? They acted the same as the one in my garden. I dig old coins pretty regular around here and what your talking about I have not seen.


How does a long buried coin act differently than a freshly buried coin?? How long does it have to be buried to act different? On my machines 200 year old coins sound the same in my garden as they do in the field. I would like to see a video showing how long buried coins act different than freshly buried ones.

Remember not everyone has primo Calabash soil..

I've dug plenty of shallow silver dimes that sounded nothing like my buried silver rosie.

 

[Ammoman]

Every hunt is my test garden!

 

[Calabash Digger]

Yeah I know soil is a variable and it might be different n other part of the country. In my soil really no difference but I would like to see how does in hotter soil.
My garden is pretty much the same soil I hunt in so I guess I got it lucky on that end.

If you run across a video of a test garden compared to coins in the wild please shoot me the link.

I do have question though. If coins sound so different up there how do coin shooters up there ID there coins? Is the difference dramatic or minimal?

 

[HighVDI]

Yeah I know soil I a variable. In my soil really no difference but I would like to see how does in hotter soil.
My garden is pretty much the same soil I hunt in so I guess I got it lucky on that end.

If you run across a video of a test garden compared to coins in the wild please shoot me the link.

I do have question though. If coins sound so different up there how do coin shooters up there ID there coins? Is the difference dramatic or minimal?

Majority of signals are spot on. I'm referring to the small few that dont.

 

[Ammoman]

What you say may be true and helpful to those who have conditions that are stable and don't go further than their front porch to detect but, i believe the best tool for learning how a target acts under the coil is to know your detector and adjust as needed.

Its called swing time and nothing can prepare you better for your next hunt than the 50 hunts you had before.

 

[HighVDI]

I just have to agree with Nasa Tom and his write up. This is one hobby with infinite variables that can change at any given time. It's probably what keeps us coming back!

 

[Calabash Digger]

You are correct that swing time is the most important thing BUT …. If you don't have your machine set up correctly and a number of other things can hurt or hamper your swing time . Test garden invaluable imo for learning HOW your machine acts and also how to setup your machine for the targets your looking for. A invaluable starting point that can be tweaked in the field if need be. Going to the field with a new machine or even a machine that you had without running thur a garden to see how its on desired targets is backing up...…..

I don't just hunt in my yard look at the 160 or so hunt videos I have posted. Not all my soils are the same as my yard but close in my area and I just make adjustments as needed but the garden has been a invaluable tool in my detecting career. If you guys don't think testing your detector is important hey that's your business. For me proofs in the pudding and I firmly believe that some of the finds I have made were a direct result of the test garden and TESTING my detectors.

 

[dirtlooter]

we must remember that not all test gardens are created equal, some have more thought put into them than others while a few may have too much thought put into them. Personally, I don't have any ground that I can dig with out using a tractor with post hole digger to get thru the rock and clay etc. Then, there is the very iffy problem that guys like me have..... I would have to have a permanent marker at each location telling me what was buried there because I would forget everything. I would love to have such a test garden though, it would have sped up a lot of my learning the deus as I learned the machine. (still learning.)

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Thank you for the well done video!

I use a test garden to adjust machines for maximum performance in my soil conditions! It is also important to understand each adjustment and how they interact with others.