Karma hit the nail on the head concerning the topic of quarantining infected plants. I had my collection infected via receiving infected cuttings. And it was heartbreaking to have to dispose of such wonderful brugs, such as Mango Crush, Bebe, Tropical Sunset, etc. SHOULD your collection become infected with one of the many types of "SB", don't put yourself down. Nowadays it is almost guaranteed, that at some point in time you will experience some species of Stem Blight in your collection. The only 100% fool proof way of not getting stem blight through trades, is not to trade at all. Other than that, strict quarantining of newly acquired plant material is the next best practice. And this is what too many brug collectors have not done, only to pay the piper in the end. And I include myself in this later group, I learned the hard way. In order for your brug collection to stay SB free, the brug collector is compelled to practice strict quarantine measures. Many of you have heard and/or read about SB, short for Stangelbrand, a German word for stem blight. This stem blight devastated many German brug collections several years ago, in particular, the suaveolens species. For some reason this species is not very resistant to stem blight, especially the yellows. This started the trend of attempting to breed out all of the suaveolens genes in the progeny. Now this is just my opinion, based on researching stem blights and other diseases that brugs are susceptible of contracting. There are many different native species of stem blight right here in the U.S., so that presents the problem that our brugs could possibly become infected with one of our very own species of stem blight, and not the German variant. So we have to keep a keen eye out for any symptoms of stem blight and deal with it accordingly. So to sum it up, prevention is the key to a healthy brugmansia collection. And I will not go into my thoughts of trying to breed out all suaveolens genes. That is another hornetÂs nest in of itself. Which I don't feel like discussing right now. LOL!! Sorry to rant on so long about this subject, it is time to get off of the Soap Box now.

Thanks Glender it sounds good..but right now I'm not using wheat..and I've not totally figured out converting my own recipes. But I'll c/p it and save it, maybe for Easter Guests. Here's the picture of my bar..It's good. sorry lighting was carpy..and I moved! LOL I'll take a better picture tomorrow. The top's got this crispness to it, then the middle is pudding like and the crust is a bit crumbly..the recipe asked for and egg in it and I forgot. DUH~ Here's the recipe for those that want a Gluten Free Lemon Bar. 1 c gluten free flour mix 1/2 c almond meal/flour 1/4 c confectioners sugar pinch salt 1/2 t xanthan gum 1 1/2 sticks of butter, chilled Blend dry ingredients, then cut in butter to pea size. Blend in 1 egg. Press into 9x13 pan and bake at 325F for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, juice 4 lemons and zest one. (I actually zested 3 sm Meyers, juiced them plus added the juice from a regular lemon too. was about 1/2 cup.) 3 c sugar (I only added 2. I added 2 then tasted.) 6 eggs 1/2 c GF flour blend Combine juice, zest and sugar. Add in eggs and mix well. gently add in flour. Pour over baked crust, put back in the oven dropping temp to 300F, until firm. (Top did not brown.) Gluten Free Flour Blend 1 c white rice flour 1 c brown rice flour 2/3 c potato starch 1/3 c tapioca starch 1 T sweet rice flour (optional) Whisk well.

Good luck, good luck! It just hit noon your time. I'm online right now trying to get through to buy tickets to the same concert for Pam and Cara. It's soooooooooo slooooooow! Again, GOOD LUCK!

Karen, Congratulations ... and good wishes for a happy and fulfilling experience on your part and on the part of your students, as well. Taking a real interest in people and offering appreciation as they develop new aspects of their complex person, hitherto unrealized, helps them to really grow as people. That makes both the achiever and the facilitator happy! ole joyful