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Gymgirl wrote:
Brigidlily,
I think you're waaaaaaaay early! But, there is still hope! If they're still portable, bring them inside to the coolest, brightest location you can find, and keep em' bottom watered. They'll stall on you, but soon as the weather changes come the end of August or so, start hardening them off to go back outside.

I planted my very first cabbage seedlings outside in May 2007. I was an UBER newbie! Managed to keep the outside and they looked like death warmed over. But, come August, I repotted them to my eBuckets in some fresh new potting mix, and soon as the chill hit the air they started perking up. Grew 'em all winter, and picked em' in February 2008 -- 9 months later.

You might've seen what I harvested...