Where are the best areas in AZ for having a home garden? (Yuma: houses)

[popwar]

Assuming you're on a budget and can't afford high dollar green houses or hydroponics, which area of AZ has the best soil / and or conditions for a consistent / sustainable home garden without needing constant protection from the beating sun?

I've looked at plant hardiness zones , but each map is laid out differently giving different results.

[AZgarden]

Prescott, AZ

[gemstone1]

Yuma. Almost everything from artichokes to watermalon grow there...commercially. If crops are not viable, they would not be grown there for profit. Over 200K acres are in commercial agricultural production in Yuma county. Seasonal planting must be adjusted however...for instance, tomatoes are planted in October/November, not April. Access to water, other than thru a city water meter is a great option, either thru an irrigation district (common in rural areas) or a well, the aquifer is shallow, my well was 40' deep, and I had unlimited water via an irrigation district.

I have never grown asparagus anywhere like I did in Yuma, bumber crop in the first year. Most fruits will grow in the Yuma climate, even apples, and you have the unique ability to grow citrus crops too. We had 3 huge pecan trees, 15 citrus trees, and with an average of 350 sunny days per year, we could raise any vegetable we wanted.