I’m in So. California. A good place to have a garden, I think. We have lots of sunshine.
Yes, southern California is ideal for gardens.
I lived in San Diego County for 30 years, but I think our best gardens were in the Otay area.
Still, I gardened the entire time.
There you do need a garden today and storage of food, as like here it is all shipped in.
When I was young, the I-8 freeway, was a 2 lane road, that went through the farm area.
Now it is “Mission Valley”.