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I’m clearing out my flower bed and I came across this. How likely is it that I can get it out without any professional help? It is not near our bathroom, but it is near our kitchen. I just sprayed it off with a hose.

Update based on very good questions in the comments:
-house built in 1942
-MA
-the city rolled out sewers between 1940-1980
-there are rocks and stuff inside whatever this is so it fits the decommissioned septic theory
-the reason why I’m taking off the flower, but it’s because I wanna put gravel on it so we can put our bikes there overnight. This old septic tank or sewer opening or whatever it is is sticking a little high up and was only 2 inches below the dirt. But I can work around it as long as it is not a health and safety issue.

Well, it finally happened. 😩

Just set up this beautiful octagonal cedar sandbox for the kids, added a Big Dig play excavator (which they absolutely love), and within no time the legs punched right through the weed cloth underneath. Now I’ve got grass shooting up through the sand and it’s turning into a weedy mess.

Considering two options:

1. Pull the cloth entirely and pour vinegar directly into the sand to kill the grass underneath — simple, but not sure how well it works long-term or whether it affects the sand quality
2. Full redo — thicker/heavier landscape fabric, maybe a layer of gravel or decomposed granite underneath before the sand goes back in

Anyone else deal with this? Did the cloth-free approach actually work? And is vinegar safe enough around kids once it dries? Would love to hear what you all did. The kids are obsessed with this thing so I want to get it right.

Location: Massachusetts.

This is an old pan that I’ve been trying to clean and use it. Has this weird stains at the bottom that are not coming out with anything. I’ve tried BKF and normal dish soap. Are they burn marks?