OK, I see why you think it's a nutrient uptake issue. purple leaves and all. Some pepper varieties are very slow growing for me no matter what I do until the are transplanted to there final home. Tomatoes never give me a problem.
Purple stems on pepper seedlings are normal, purpled cots are normal for some varieties, purpled true leaves are only an issue when the soil temperature is too low.
I inoculated all early only once with BiotaMax and then AZOS a week so later I think, no negative effects there. Also watered in some compost tea later on, a week before potting up.
I haven't used Actinovate in the mix until the full root dip at transplant, but I don't see why Actinovate would effect very young seedlings in any negative way unless there is some severe competition for nutrients. You said you used EM1 bacteria, that's the TeraGanix product?
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