I’ve found peas and tillage radishes to be a good combination in the summer. The radishes grow to the size of my arm, which really loosens up my heavy clay soil. The peas love to climb thistles and smother them. And if things suddenly go south, both can be used as a food crop instead.
I’ve started planting winter rye in the fall. Hoping eventually I’ll get the weeds under control.
Other than endless weeding I think weeds are just a part of gardening.
Our soil is loamy with a little clay. Unfortunately my new garden spot is on top of the hill where the topsoil is thin.