As a gardening journalist, I come across so many different hacks to apparently prevent garden problems. While many of them have proven to be useful, some are not always the best advice to follow – including the latest trick of using plastic forks to deter pests from crops over winter.
It's a pest control method that involves sticking plastic forks in the ground upward to create a barrier for the pests that destroy plants. While it's true the spikey nature of the forks will deter some pests to a certain extent by making it challenging for them to reach the plants, it isn't necessarily the most sustainable or effective method to use.
