Marcus Holloway

Gardening & Growing Research Editor

I'm a long-time gardener and backyard experimenter who got hooked on asking "why not?" when it comes to growing things. After years of trial-and-error (and plenty of failures) with climate-zone edge cases—from cold-hardy ginger to high-altitude cinnamon attempts—I realized that solid, region-specific growing information was scattered all over the place. That gap inspired Can You Grow. Now I spend my time researching cultivation feasibility across US zones, testing assumptions, and helping other growers cut through the guesswork. When I'm not in the garden or digging into USDA hardiness data, I'm tinkering with heritage vegetable varieties and occasionally rescuing overly ambitious herb experiments.