Check out the PDDC website for more information and registration. If you have questions about the talks, feel free to contact Brian Hudelson at pddc@wisc.edu or 608-262-2863. Below is a list of the 2025 scheduled talks. All talks are on zoom from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- September 24 – The Bad and the Ugly: Ten Plant Diseases Not to Compost – Certain plant diseases are so horrible or so deadly that composting is not an appropriate way to get rid of affected plants. Learn about some of these diseases and their proper management.
- October 22 – Diseases of Houseplants – As gardening moves indoors for the winter, growing houseplants can prove challenging. Learn about common houseplant diseases that adversely affect your indoor gardening efforts. This presentation will include information on how to identify these diseases, as well as information on how to manage them.
- November 19 – Diseases of Evergreens – Learn about common diseases that can adversely affect the evergreens around your home. This presentation will include information on how to identify these diseases, as well as information on how to manage them.
- December 17 – Ten Cool Diseases You Can Learn to Love (and identify by eye) – Learn about ten fascinating plant diseases with such distinctive signs and symptoms that you can identify them by eye. This presentation will cover the biology of the organisms that cause these diseases and tidbits of disease control information as well.