Is northern jer-z the real garden area?
Believe it or not, there is a good chunk of north western N.J., parts of central and a lot of south Jersey that are farmed and most people have a garden. Those that live in towns, cities not so much. The conditions vary a lot from north to south, south of Rt.1 is much warmer than the northern part, and soils are very different. For a small state, there is a lot of variation.