A weeding tool (10) for the removal of weeds from the garden, the tool (10) includinga longitudinal body (12) attached to a head (14) the head (14) including divergingfork fingers (16, 18), the fingers (16, 18) spaced to define connection pointsfor a lateral or horizontal cord or strip (24) across the fingers (16, 18), suchthat when the fork fingers (16, 18) are rested or pressed into the soil for weedextraction, the cord or strip (24) is submerged enough to be drawn across the stemor roots of the weed to be removed.