Gardening

I had a plot 20X20 in a community garden.The weeds became so prolific and consumed so much time i just gave up the garden and now use just pots on my balcony for growing vegetables, weeds are no longer a problem,my back is thankful..
If a garden is small enough i have seen some people cover the area with a black plastic product,cut small holes and plant their produce,no weeds'
to get my plot looking like this required 6-8 hours a week of weeding..