Leggy seedlings - Re-planting deeper in pots.

[Paulines7]

Many of my seedlings indoors have gone leggy and I need to pot them on.  I know that tomatoes can be planted a lot deeper when potting on and those I have transplanted are looking very good.   :D

However, I now have cucumbers, chillies, peppers, aubergines and okra in jiffy7's but they too are very leggy.  If I pot them up, can I cover most of the stems with compost or will they rot away?  I haven't had this problem in previous years because  there was more sunshine and I was probably a bit later with the sowing.  Your help in this matter is very much appreciated.

[Paulines7]

[gunnerbee]

 you can plant cucumbers so the top leaves are level with the soil, so i read last night, be interesting to see what other people think.

[Barnowl]

Once chillies have grown their second set of leaves you can plant them up to the first set. I'm pretty sure the same goes for tomatoes.

Actually I've planted them a bit deeper with no obvious ill effect  :)

[Lauren S]

I had only one tomato seedling that went leggy and the pots i have weren't quite deep enough. Sooooooooooooo. I added a loo roll tube in and popped the little darling in the middle. It's really happy now.

[Barnowl]

Nice idea...

[gunnerbee]

great idea there

[manicscousers]

see you use the same plant labels as us, Lauren  ;D

[Paulines7]

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies.  I will start re-potting them tomorrow though I may leave those that only have one set of leaves.