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Q: We have this tree in our front yard that started growing on its own around five years ago. Last year its leaves started to turn yellow about this time of year, and it鈥檚 doing it again this year. What do you think is happening? Too hot? I鈥檝e sent some photos and a couple of leaves for you to see. We water it every day. Help! 鈥� J.T., Rio Rancho

A: The leaves show me that this tree, I believe, is a cottonwood.

For it to have volunteered and grown so well is really nifty. I can鈥檛 tell from the photo you sent if this youngster has a moat or a well surrounding it, but it does look like there is a lot of concrete in the near vicinity.

You say you water every day, but if it鈥檚 a two- to four-minute watering, that might not be enough. Is it somehow possible that a moat, as wide as possible underneath the tree, could be created to hold more water? That鈥檇 be my first thought. Again, I can鈥檛 tell from the photo offered how much of a dirt space the tree has to live in.

If you could get a fresh leaf sample and take it to a nursery with your photos, including an image showing the ground area for diagnosis, they might be able to guide you about  fertilizer, water or heat-induced difficulty the tree might be facing.

I didn鈥檛 see any bugs from what you offered me, and that鈥檚 a good thing. Wish I could be more helpful.

So take a fresh leaf sample and photos to a nursery and see what can be figured out. 

Q: My neighbor is revamping one of his flower beds and just gave me a bag of 40 daffodil bulbs. What do I do with them now? Aren鈥檛 they usually planted in the fall? Please offer me some info so they鈥檒l be OK. Thanks! 鈥� K.R., Albuquerque

A: Oh my gosh! They aren鈥檛 still in a plastic bag, are they?

If so, you need to find a place that is shaded and dry and get them out of the plastic. Cardboard beer flats work great for a project like this, and with that many bulbs you鈥檒l want at least four flats, maybe even five.

Once you鈥檝e got the daffodils poured onto the flats, aim to make them one bulb thick, so to speak. I mean not piled on top of each other. They need air 鈥� shaded, dry air.

Daily I鈥檇 like to see you shake the bulb flats around so all the sides of the bulbs get a chance at fresh, dry air.

In a couple of days, maybe a week of being aired out, if there is a lot of dirt stuck to any of the bulbs, put on a pair of gloves and gently rub off the dirt. Your goal is for them to get cleaned up. The dirt might be damp, and that could hinder the bulbs being able to dry off.

Are the bulbs wearing any dead or finished leaves? Go ahead and snip them off too. About an inch to an inch and a half from the top of the bulb would be good. Just don鈥檛 cut into the bulb itself.

You can shorten the roots, leaving at least an inch of them attached to the bulb bottom. While you are tidying the bulbs, if any of the papery skins slough off, that鈥檚 OK. Just don鈥檛 go nuts making them bare and naked.

Once the bulbs are dry and clean, you get to store them for a while. You could get a bunch of crumbled newspaper, making it wadded but airy, and using cardboard boxes, lay down a layer of paper and set several bulbs on top. Cover them with another layer of crumpled airy paper and lay more bulbs. Remember that you want a bit of airspace between the bulbs. Don鈥檛 overcrowd them.

Use as many boxes as it takes.

Now as to where to store them? Again, dry is the key word, but see if you can find someplace that is shaded and cool too. No sun heating up the boxes.

Monthly I鈥檇 suggest you check the packings for any bulb that might be rotting and get it out of the collection.

Aim to plant the daffodil bulbs in mid-to-late fall this year. Meanwhile, you鈥檒l have plenty of time to scope out where you want to plant and perhaps start amending the soil if need be.

Forty bulbs? You鈥檝e got your work cut out for you, but the reward next spring will be grand.

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.