People are using Coca-Cola to clean their gardening tools — here's why it's not a great idea

You've been hard at work maintaining your yard all year round and while your shrubs and flowers are thriving, your gardening tools have become rusty and worn. Sound familiar?

When you see rust on your tools, it can feel like there's no saving them. But, like a withered plant that just needs a little love, that's all your tools need too.

And while there are ways to spring clean your gardening tools, a recent trend suggests using an unusual item that you may already have in your home will make your tools good as new – Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola has long been known to tackle rust and if you didn't clean a rusty cent when you were younger, then you really missed out...

So, while using this fizzy beverage to clean up your gardening tools isn't an entirely new concept and one we've actually sugges