Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) I have no use for internet bullies!
I would use the cardboard. In our yard we had some tough plants so we put down two layers of heavy cardboard to make a small kitchen garden. You can see the outline of the cardboard under the landscape fabric. I also lined the bed with landscape fabric so the soil would not escape and the water was able to drain just fine. There were zero weeds coming through.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"