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A garden tool comprising a ground engaging portion for engaging the grou nd and up rooting a plant, a handle extending upwardly and forwards from the ground engaging portion such that a user can stand upwardly while using the tool. The ground engaging portion including at least two arms extending downwards and forwards being spaced apart and parallel for digging underneath a surface of the ground and a wire coupl ed to an end of a respective arm extending horizontally therefrom and is coupled to the arms such that the wire has a substantial amount of tension for engaging a root of the plant. The ground engaging portion has two outer arms and an inner arm, the outer arms are spaced outwardly from the ground engaging portion such that the inner arm is located in between and in front of the two outer arms, the arms extend downwardly and forwardly forming a substantially "C" shape and the wire is connected to each of the arms at a groove which is cut into the ends of the arms. The end of each arm is substantially shovel shaped. The wire is located with in grooves at the end of each arm. A wire housing is located on a top portion of the ground engaging portion at the handle which has a shaft such that a spool can be arranged to rotate about, the spool holds an extra amount of wire such that when the wire at the end of each arm is worn a replacement section of wire can be located at the end of each arm. A tensioning mechanism is connected to each arm, a threaded shaft extends coaxial from a respective arm in which a turnbuckle is fastened such that the turnbuckle can be rotated in a first direction thereby forcing the arms outward and the turnbuckle can be rotated in a second direction thereby forcing the arms inward, the outward force on the arms creates the tension o n the wire and the inward force on the arms loosens the tension.
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