Growing Cilantro - Leggy Seedlings

I was happy that my cilantro seedlings were growing so fast.  Until they started becoming fragile and started flopping over.  I learned that that's called "leggy seedlings".  Most sources say that insufficient light is the most common cause.

One source said to start all over.  Leggy plants will not produce healthy leaves and "it's not worth trying to nurse the doomed plants".  Another source said to replant them deeper, submerging all the way up to the leaves. 

 

I plucked out about half of them and threw them away.

 

Remember these?  I decided to plant these deep to the leaves in the vacated spots of the planter.

   

The roots on most of them looked promising.

   

I put the pot out in the sun.  But I left them for only a few hours.  It's just so brutally hot here, I feel uneasy about leaving them out for longer.  I think I'll try for early morning or late afternoon sun.

If the remaining leggy plants survive, I may try the second suggestion and replant them deeper.  But I do believe that it's easier said than done 'cause they seem so fragile.

   

Afterwards, I went to my desk to work on these.  Much easier to do.  LOL.

   

And here's Kai with a ball.  😍