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Q: I planted a small cluster of pomegranate trees (five individual trunks) three years ago, and they are all healthy, reaching heights of around 7 feet tall. The first year there was small fruit. Since then, there have been many flowers, but they drop before setting fruit. Is there a way to encourage pollination or are the trees too young? Also, is there a point at which I reduce the number of trunks? 鈥� JB, Albuquerque

A: Gosh, I know two things about pomegranates. The flowers are amazing and I like to eat the fruit.

I did some research in my books and took to the internet for a bit but I just don鈥檛 know. The Sunset 鈥淲estern Garden Book鈥� says pomegranates will 鈥渢ake great heat and live and grow well in alkaline soil that would kill most plants.鈥� They do require good drainage. So no sitting in a swamp for a healthy pomegranate.

They do zone here, so I don鈥檛 think that鈥檚 an issue for you. Perhaps a late freeze got all the blooms, but I don鈥檛 know. I鈥檓 guessing that you have the variety 鈥淲onderful,鈥� as it is the best known offered for fruit production and matches the description of the trees鈥� height.

The 鈥淲estern Garden Book鈥� says to keep the trees regularly and deeply watered while in bloom and growing the fruit, if it鈥檚 a fruit crop you are aiming for. Nowhere did I see info offered as to the age of a tree affecting the ability to set and grow fruit. I don鈥檛 know what to recommend for pruning.

I suggest getting a hold of the Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardeners. You can reach the Master Gardeners hotline at 505-243-1386 or reach out via email to abqmghotline@gmail.com. The hotline is staffed from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but you can leave a voicemail (being sure to include your contact information) on days the line is not staffed. From there, the Master Gardeners can offer advice, and if need be, instruct you on how to take and bring to them any samples they might need to help you solve your gardening issues. The hotline is staffed from April through October.

My sincerest hope is that you鈥檒l find the information you need to get your pomegranates well on the way to blooming, setting and being able to harvest those yummy fruits.

Q: I know that you suggest cutting out bloom stalks of tulips and daffodils when the flowers are finished, leaving the leaves to refeed the bulbs and not cutting them until the leaves are yellowed and scraggly. What about iris and Dutch iris blooms? Do I snip them off when the blooms are finished, like the tulips and daffodils, or leave them alone? 鈥� K.G., Albuquerque

A: The same rules will apply. Once the flowers are completely finished, crumpled and done, using the sharpest, cleanest pair of scissors you own, follow that bloom stalk down as far as you dare and snip it out. Be careful not to snip or injure the leaves, because yes, they are refeeding the bulbs and rhizomes for next year. So yes, you can tidy up the spent bloom, just not the leaves now.

Dear readers: It鈥檚 almost time for the city鈥檚 annual green-cycle service to start, May 4-15. So, get out there snipping, pruning, sweeping and cutting to be ready.

Happy Diggin鈥� In!

Tracey Fitzgibbon is a certified nurseryman. Send garden-related questions to Diggin鈥� In, 近距离内射合集, 7777 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109, or to features@abqjournal.com.