Exactly my thinking, Larry!! I first thought the dirt in that section of the garden must be extra-good somehow I haven't gotten any from big box stores, so I have no idea how this mess got into my garden, but it's there and I'm in attack mode now!

The seeds are very small and are carried by the wind. They also produce underground runners.

They are a pain due to constant weeding....

I just finished weeding that bed. Amazing how much/how many there were that went right by me until yesterday! I know I didn't get all the underground, so my eagle eye will need to be adjusted to get them even smaller!

Barbalee, great observation about adjusting the eye to pull weeds when they are much smaller. I like to pull them when they are so small I consider them future weeds. However, even pulling weeds on almost a daylily basis I sometime run across weeds that have been there for weeks, it seems impossible they could reach such a huge size before I actually saw them.

I think I should get a magnifying glass to put over my regular eyeglasses! Might look a bit weird, but by golly, by gumba, those terrible things are going AWAY!

Barbalee I can see you now looking like the dad on "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" while pulling the tiny weeds

Superior thought, Daniel! I think I should go for it!

Barbalee, we expect pictures.

My shrunken son would have to take them, Natalie, and if all goes as planned, he won't be able to shoot that high!

You are all just amazing with your weeding. I think around here it is wait until they get bigger than the daylilies and you won't need any assistance to see them. I really do have 4 or 5 weed free beds..............................out of 20.

Exactly my problem, Kidfishing! I had some blooms hiding in the weeds since the weeds were so tall! I also had one I almost lost because it was so well-shaded. And I only have 4 beds!!

plants will always find bare spots to grow so planting closely and mulching will help discourage unwanted plants from popping up. In established flower beds a pre emergent like preen can also be used. With edibles corn starch can stop seeds from germinating and is safe for food crops vs preen which most likely is not.

Mulch didn't get 'em, so Preen or Treflan will be first thing next spring. The weeds are actually crabgrass, so what I miss will die very soon, but it's prepared to come back next year... we shall see about that! I'm crabbier than you are, crabgrass!

Lol, now that that would be pretty crabby!!

Barbalee,
Hope this is not a worst weed problem contest because I would win or lose depending on how you look at it.
We do so many seedlings that new beds are created every year. Last year the beds were about 300-400 seedlings each. A total area of 10 feet wide by 150 feet long but broken into 4 beds, was planted with seedlings. We don't like pre-emergent use on the new babies. Anybody have experience with this?
Anyhow the beds started perfect, but the henbit, then winter grass and winter weeds started and got out of control. By the time I got to them in spring, you could not see a daylily in 3 of the beds. I wondered how many babies could survive. Two of the three beds had 3 foot tall winter grass by the time I got to work clearing. All was cleared and those tough little daylilies were living in there despite the owner neglect. They were tiny but took off once they saw the light.
I understand the pre-emergent could stunt their growth, but hiding under grass and weeds for a few month also stunts their growth.
I use Snap Shot once they are established. So these beds now get pre-emergent. I am adding several new seedling beds now. I already have 2000+ new babies to plant.