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“So, what do you do in the winter?” While some greenhouses close for part of the winter, Malmborg’s stays busy year-round. We use our greenhouses in Rogers, MN to produce plants for our garden centers but we also produce young plants, called rooted cutting, for garden centers around the country and we want to give you a peek behind the curtain of our winter activities.

Growing plants isn’t just confined to the summer season. Bring the garden indoors during the winter with houseplants. Even if you have a small space, there is a houseplant that will be perfect to add to your home.

When the weather gets cold in Minnesota, we turn to plants that we can grow indoors. One of the most striking of these plants is Amaryllis bulbs.

If you would like to compost your food scraps but don’t have space for an outdoor compost pile, worm farming or vermiculture may be right for you. A worm farm is a contained, indoor compost bin for food scraps. It uses compost worms to break down food waste and produce worm casting.

Getting started with composting can be intimidating but it can be easier than you may think. Passive composting is a slower process than hot composting but requires much less effort and is a great option for gardeners just getting started.

The fruits and vegetables we grow in our garden are too delicious to enjoy for only a few months a year. There are many ways to preserve these foods for the colder months and one of the easiest and longest-lasting is water bath canning.