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<strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Organic Vegetable Production<br />

❏ What were the commonest dimensions (e.g., width, length, and height) <strong>of</strong> raised beds you<br />

observed in farmers’ field?<br />

❏ When is the proper time to prepare raised beds? Why? What crops need to be grown in raised<br />

beds? Why?<br />

❏ Did you observe any differences in pest and disease occurrence on organic vegetable crops<br />

grown in raised and flat beds? What pests and diseases were more prevalent?<br />

❏ Were there differences in crop stand, weed growth, soil moisture, and drainage conditions<br />

between organic vegetable crops grown in raised and flat beds or plots?<br />

❏ Did you observe variation in raised bed preparations? Were there differences in pest and<br />

disease occurrence among variations? Were there differences in crop stand, weed growth, soil<br />

moisture, and drainage conditions among variations?<br />

❏ Were there variations in other cultural management practices employed when using different<br />

variations <strong>of</strong> raised bed or plot preparations?<br />

❏ Which <strong>of</strong> the raised bed variation was most cost efficient? Which <strong>of</strong> the raised bed variation<br />

was most practical?<br />

❏ Was organic vegetable growing in raised beds effective in reducing disease occurrence?<br />

❏ What other management strategies can you use to reduce disease occurrence, which will<br />

complement growing <strong>of</strong> organic vegetable crops in raised beds?<br />

❏ What other benefits can you derive by growing organic vegetables in raised beds?

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