Yeh--I was watching a You Tube video--some gal was transplanting cilantro seedlings she had grown together in a block and she was breaking off sections and tearing the roots too. I was cringing just watching her knowing that cilantro sends down those tap roots and not fond of being transplanted. Oh well.
If I would just pick a spot and leave them there, instead of moving them year to year, they would volunteer and I wouldn't have to mess with it.
/johnny