Level I Master Gardener Training:
Plant Diseases
Description
Learn about disease-causing organisms (fungi, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas and nematodes) and the symptoms they cause, as well as information on environment factors that favor disease development. Also learn about disease-like plant disorders caused by non-biological factors such as nutrient imbalances, pesticide exposures, environmental pollutants and adverse environmental conditions. The final section of this talk covers the basics of plant disease control.
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- In-Person (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
- Online (with transcript and audio)
Presentation Length: 2.5 – 3 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Vegetable Diseases
Description
Learn about common diseases of vegetables and their management.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 3 – 4 hours (Full Talk)
(Shorter customized versions also available)
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Diseases of Herbaceous Ornamentals
Description
Learn about common diseases of herbaceous ornamentals and their management.
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Presentation Length: 3 – 4 hours (Full Talk)
(Shorter customized versions also available)
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Hosta Diseases
Description
Learn about common diseases of hostas and their management.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 – 1.25 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Orchid Diseases
Description
Learn about common diseases of orchids and their management.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 hour
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Diseases of Evergreens
Description
Learn about common diseases of evergreens (both needled and broadleaved) and their management.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 2.5 – 3 hours (Full Talk)
(Shorter customized versions also available)
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Deciduous Tree and Shrub Diseases
Description
Learn about common diseases of deciduous trees and shrubs and their management.
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Presentation Length: 4 hours (Full Talk)
(Shorter customized versions also available)
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Diseases of Bonsai Plants
Description
Learn about common diseases of plants used in the ancient art form of bonsai and how to manage these diseases.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 – 1.5 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
The Science (and Art) of Plant Disease Diagnosis
Description
Learn about the complex process involved in accurately identifying plant diseases.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 – 1.5 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Growing Healthy Plants – Basics in Plant Disease Management
Description
Learn about common methods for disease control, their pros and cons, and how you can adapt these techniques for use in your own home garden.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 – 1.5 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Plant Diseases in History
Description
Learn about how plant diseases have impacted human history and how plant diseases continue to be important in our daily lives and in pop culture.
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Presentation Length: 1 – 1.5 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Confessions of a Black Thumb – Plants That I Have Killed (or at Least Seriously Maimed)
Description
Learn about the favorite plants of Brian Hudelson (aka Dr. Death) and his epic failures in attempting to grow these plants in his home garden, either through his encouragement of plant diseases, his insistence on practicing “Darwinian gardening” or through his sheer gardening stupidity. Use these cautionary tales to improve your own gardening skills.
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- Via Distance Education (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 1 – 1.25 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Signs and Symptoms Workshop
Description
Hone your observational skills with this hands-on workshop where participants get to look at a wide range of diseased plant specimens. Learn about the wide range of disease symptoms, signs of plant pathogens that you can see by eye and the challenges of properly diagnosing plant diseases. The session includes a group of discussion of the diseases presented in the workshop, as well tips on management of the diseases.
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- Live In-Person (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)
Presentation Length: 3 – 4 hours
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic Tour
Description
Come visit the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic. Learning about clinic services and outreach, and watch clinic staff in action as they work with plant samples to diagnose disease problems.
Combine your visit to the PDDC with a visit to the UW Insect Diagnostics Lab, the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection, and the Allen Centennial Garden.
Available formats
- Live In-Person (email pddc@wisc.edu to book)