indoor Pepper is miserable indoor

[chiger]

I have this pepper plant which I acquired roughly half a year ago. I planted it in a pot, put it in a window facing south and watered it regularly - but no matter what I did it looked worse every day. After a month or two I almost gave up and just put it outside on my terrasse (still in the pot) - hoping that it somehow would do better. And it actually did! After a month or so it looked almost as new again, and even started growing some peppers.
 
However, I live in Scandinavia and it's getting cold so I had to take it inside. I replanted it in a larger pot with some new topsoil and even bought a LED grow lamp to ensure it got enough light. However, little did it help - the plant is again looking worse by the day.
 
I have attached some pictures of it, but I should note that the colors are a bit off on the first image. The leafs are not that yellow, the seconds picture have much more accurate colors.
The only thing I can think of right now is that out tap water contains a lot of calcium - can a chili plant get too much? Besides that - can anyone here come up with any ideas of what could be wrong with it? Again, it was doing fine outside :/

 

[Major Pain]

It might be shocked from going outside to indoors.. maybe transplant shock as well.  I'm not 100% sure, but that's what comes to mind.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Over watering?

 

[MNXR250R]

  chiger !
 
It's hard to tell what is wrong from the pictures. I know from experience that when you move a plant inside it will experience some level of shock. Plus, if you transplanted it, that adds even more shock.
 
Looks like the leaves may have some insect damage. Did you look closely at the leaves to see if you could see any bugs (insects)? Treat for insects if you find them.
 
Though it doesn't look like you've been watering too much, remember that Peppers don't need a lot of water. Wait until the leaves begin to droop a little bit before you give them water. How much water well, you'll have to experiment.
 
It also looks like the plant is too cold ?  What is the temperature in your room ?
 
What kind of LED did you buy ? A fixture or just one lamp ?  If you want to keep this plant alive for the winter you won't need a lot of light.  If you want it to "grow" indoors, then you'll need a powerful fixture.
 
After the transplant, it might be a good idea to cut back the upper part of the plants (cut away some of the stems and leaves). This will give the roots a chance grow nice and healthy.
 
Outside of what I've said, the only thing to add is.... it will take time, then maybe some more time before the plants comes back to life. Be patient, and don't give up until the plants is absolutely dead !!!
 
Good Luck,
 
Jeff

 

[chiger]

Over watering?
 

 
Perhaps. But the reason I didn't think so was that I definitely did not water it too much last time I had it indoor. That said, you are right that there are some small white things which definitely wasn't there when i replanted it. I don't know if this is a sign of over watering, but I'll look into it.
 

  chiger !
 
It's hard to tell what is wrong from the pictures. I know from experience that when you move a plant inside it will experience some level of shock. Plus, if you transplanted it, that adds even more shock.
 
Looks like the leaves may have some insect damage. Did you look closely at the leaves to see if you could see any bugs (insects)? Treat for insects if you find them.
 
Though it doesn't look like you've been watering too much, remember that Peppers don't need a lot of water. Wait until the leaves begin to droop a little bit before you give them water. How much water well, you'll have to experiment.
 
It also looks like the plant is too cold ?  What is the temperature in your room ?
 
What kind of LED did you buy ? A fixture or just one lamp ?  If you want to keep this plant alive for the winter you won't need a lot of light.  If you want it to "grow" indoors, then you'll need a powerful fixture.
 
After the transplant, it might be a good idea to cut back the upper part of the plants (cut away some of the stems and leaves). This will give the roots a chance grow nice and healthy.
 
Outside of what I've said, the only thing to add is.... it will take time, then maybe some more time before the plants comes back to life. Be patient, and don't give up until the plants is absolutely dead !!!
 
Good Luck,
 
Jeff

 
Thanks for your reply.
 
I know it looks like there is some insect damage on one of the leafs, but there are definitely no insects now, and it's very isolated - so it's not something I worry a lot about.
 
The room is ~21C (~68F) and I have been thinking of about if it's too cold. I've considered moving them to my bathroom (which is warmer), but then I have a light issue because the lack of electricity and proper windows. 
 
Regarding the LED lamp I just grabbed one from my local IKEA store
 
I will also try to cut back the upper part of the plant.
 
And thank you for your encouragement. I also learned that it can come back to life again, because before I put it outside it was almost dead and I thought it was gone forever.

 

[chiger]

It also looks like the plant is too cold ?  What is the temperature in your room ?
 

 
Also - regarding the temperature. I also have some Chinese 5 color seed which I planted almost 2 weeks ago. They should (barley) be able to germinate at 21 degree C, but they have not. So I think it might be a bit on the cold side.

 

[MNXR250R]

Well 21 degrees C is too cold for you to "grow" indoors, but that temp is OK if you simply want to keep the plant alive.
 
As for the germination of the Chinese, do you have a dome or other way to keep the heat and moisture in ? It is best to keep the soil moist, but not wet. So it is important to keep the soil from drying out between waterings. Best way to do this is to cover your seeds and soil with something that prevents the soil from drying out.... like a "grow dome" or even simple plastic covering to prevent evaporation (fordampning). The seeds don't need light to germinate, so maybe you could move them to the top of your refrigerator (køleskab). It should be warmer up there.
 
Google Translate... even though it is very clear that you understand !!!
 
Good Luck and Happy Growing !
 
Jeff