Welcome, hopefully you can gain some knowledge and info here to help your
gardening.
Something to consider, AZ is a tough region. If you grow something that isn't covered in thorns or poisonous or foul tasting, every bug reptile bird and mammal will want a bite of it.
So protecting a garden becomes a pretty critical step in keeping a garden in such a region.
Though since you planning an indoor garden now, it
should be easier to regulate those pressures from critters wanting to raid your hard work.
"Where will you drive your own picket stake? Where will you choose to make your stand? Give me a threshold, a specific point at which you will finally stop running, at which you will finally fight back." (Derrick Jensen)