Rhubarb, which way up?

[sunnymay10]

Now please don't laugh,
I bought 2 packs of rhubarb, from a chainstore type place, so they were wrapped in plastic, not potted up.
One had a couple of shoots so that was okay, the other one, when I moved the compost around a bit, it just looked like a block of stumpy wood with no signs of life.
i have sort of laid it on it's side in some compost to see if any life comes from either end, but so far after 3 weeks no joy, is there any way to tell one end from the other if I try planting it.

sunymay.

[Nicos]

patience young grasshopper!!!

[Glutton4...]

Green side up!



Oh, no, that's Turf LOL!

[sunnymay10]

Grasshopper he say " but there's no green only brown wood"

sunnymay.

[binley100]

Hopefully gravity will make the roots grow downwards afterall which way's up for seeds?

[sunnymay10]

Okay, so you don't all think it's just a lump of firewood, there's still hope yet?
It's just the other one is racing away, I thought this might be dead.

sunnymay.

[Nicos]

Okay, so you don't all think it's just a lump of firewood, there's still hope yet?
It's just the other one is racing away, I thought this might be dead.

sunnymay.

It could well be...but only time will tell