Now, I just checked since it appears the rain has stopped, plants in 6.8 pH bed have some dark splotches on the tops of leaves (almost purple), undersides not purple. Of course some lower leaves were yellow and also some edema so I took those off. The top growth looks very dark green/purple.

7.2 pH bed was planted first, with some plants that had been left in 6-packs so as expected the root system was not as developed and those will have to be replaced. But some plants that had been in 3.5-4.5" pots and had a very good root system (not potbound) are showing some "bronzing" of lower leaves with dark green growing tips (these are Grandma Mary's paste tomatoes and foliage is a bit wispy) others (Cosmonaut Volkov) are just the dark splotches on tops of leaves between the veins.

It's not the dark reddish distinct spots of Mg deficiency, not purple undersides of P shortage. Sorry no pix I didn't take the camera out. It's overall bronzing (not light yellow) of lower leaves on some (almost like Mg deficiency but these are in the bed with High Mg) and indistinct purple coloring between veins on others. Some plants(both beds) have somewhat purple stems. Not only has it rained 4 out of the last 5 days here (about 3", waiting to see if they are going to revise the amount from yesterday - it could be more) but it's been low-mid 50's (I believe the high here yesterday was 55, low 52).

I'm wondering if watering in some blood meal after the ground dries out a bit (at least the beds aren't squishy like surrounding ground) might help, or if all these plants have been set back (except for perhaps the ones planted this weekend that missed the first few inches of rain last week including the 2.33" last Friday)? I don't believe they need anything other than N, since pH was so high to begin with and other nutrients aren't as soluble, I think it might just be that they can't take them up due to low N/too much water?

The Cosmonaut Volkov is looking pretty much the same, Brandywine, Rutgers, Cherokee Purple and Black Krim hanging in there. But the Mark Twain that I held back (only had 6) and planted on the 17th (just 4 days ago, but before another inch of rain) are starting to get that purple-black P deficient look the Cosmonaut have. I guess I really have to get a soil test ASAP but still wondering maybe liquid Neptune's Harvest this weekend for everything? May have to fertilize all summer?

We did have 1 night in the 40's (night before last - or actually early yesterday) but days have been in the 70's (upper 70's this week except for Wed) and most nights have been at least 50. I haven't checked the soil temp but assume that it's OK?

Neighbor on the ridge has nice looking plants (except for a little septoria), they had just as much rain and maybe colder nights so I'm thinking my problem is the soil (I didn't ask if she fertilizes but they have horses so maybe they manured the heck out of the garden area)? Oh, and they have landscape fabric down as mulch so maybe the soil IS a little warmer?

Just don't see how given the soil results above anything but N could have changed that drastically?

I want to get my peppers in this weekend, am amending heavily with the composted manure but don't know how much N is left in that now.