Another one about greengages

[rogerspianocat]

I bought a greengage and planted it when it arrived (bare root) in November. Although the plum and the pear that I bought at the same time are showing good signs of life, the buds on the greengage aren't doing anything. Am I right to be concerned? I also bought a rhubarb at the same time and that has shown nothing yet either, which bothers me, as I was looking forward to some crumble.

Should my greengage and rhubarb have woken up yet?

[SimonCole]

If you gently scrape the bark from stem with your fingernail then you can often get a feel for how well it is doing.