As we've officially moved into spring, people are being encouraged to complete all sorts of jobs in the garden to make their outdoor spaces look lovely. However, one task you may want to tick off your list involves putting a pair of tights outdoors, as unlikely as this may seem.

If you're looking for a garden hack to try in March, it turns out you may want to think about putting old tights outside, and there's good reason why. Little you may know, they have handy uses, so it's best not to throw them away and simply place them outdoors when they look a little too battered to wear.

It's not the only unlikely item people have been encouraged to put outdoors lately either. Just weeks ago, they were also urged to place wine corks outside too.

A gardener, known as View from the Potting Bench on TikTok, recently shared handy ways you can use them. He said the tricks are absolutely "ingenious".

As someone who loves a good garden hack, he thought the advice was too good not to share. When it comes to tights, they actually have more than one brilliant use outdoors.

He said: "Start off by cutting off each individual leg from your pair of tights. Once you've got the legs off like this, you can use them in multiple ways.

"Now, I like to then cut this into strips to use as tree ties. These are strong enough, but also flexible enough, to tie around trees to stop them blowing over and protect them from high winds.

"The tree ties are good, but this next use is a game changer. This is going to help keep your shed nice and tidy.

"Cut a small hole in the top of the leg of the tights, and then hang it on your door. Then you can slide all your pots in, organised nice and neatly, and it stops them rattling around in your shed.

"Once I've done that, I cut off the bottom of the tights, and then you can pull out the pots from the bottom when you're ready to use them. When you buy new plants, and you've got loads more new pots, you can simply pop them in the bottom."

Little you may know, old tights actually have various uses in the garden. They're handy to use outdoors as they're stretchy, soft and durable which makes them ideal for tying plants and protecting crops.

Common uses include creating gentle plant ties, making slings for heavy fruits like melons, storing onions or garlic and covering pot drainage holes to keep soil in. They have more uses than you could have ever imagined.

Therefore, you don't have to throw them in the bin if you feel they've gone a bit tatty. They can be used for so many better things instead.

One person said: "Brilliant idea. Thanks!" Another viewer wrote: "Clever."

A third also noted: "I use them for drying onions. Drop them in the legs with a knot in between, then hang them up."