PRE PLANNING TIPS for those who want to garden but are not yet gardening, or are planning to buy a house or property: (I know, sort of obvious....)
1) See Diana's note on your growing zone, above. Make certain that your prospective property has a minimum of eight to ten hours of daylight in summer months. (Be aware of shading trees on the south side of the property! Late Afternoon Shade is better than Morning Shade. ) Mature trees add value to most properties. Consider whether you will need to remove them in order to garden. (Tree of Heaven or dangerous Silver Maples? Woody weeds! Does not apply! Cut away! I had shade and 4 shattered maple trees in my back yard and expensive removal cost in my current house!)
2) Make certain that the property has enough soil for a garden; Some places have only a little soil on top of rock, or on coastal sand might require expensive purchase of top soil or years of composting in order to garden. (My Parents retirement home in Northern Arkansas had a thin 4 inches of gravel and clay on rock!)
3) Have a nearby fresh water source close to the garden. ( How deep is your Well? How long is your hose? Within 80-100 feet if possible!)
4) Know what kinds of fauna** live in the area and understand how much and what kinds of fencing you will need to erect to protect your garden and labor. (**Rabbits, cows, buffalo, deer, elk and moose, woodchucks, squirrels, poop cats, digging dogs, feral swine, feral neighbors, etc)
5) If you have not already done so in your preliminary location search, exclude any location near a garbage dump, rock quarry, Coal fired Power Plant, Nuclear power plant, Oil refinery, Superfund Clean up site, Antifa, Islamic, or Democratic run demographic No-Go zone! (Yes, very obvious stuff...OK, Humor/>!)
Check for flood plains.