A garden tool comprises a fork body with a base portion having upper and lower surfaces. The tool includes a plurality of elongated tines each having a first end connected to the base portion, and an opposed free end. A span element attaches to the base at an intermediate portion along the length of each tine, which are preferably parallel to each other. The span element includes one or more acute cutting edges, which may reside between adjacent tines, or may be connected to some or all of them, preferably being adjacent to the lower surface. According to one variant, the tines each include a plurality of span attachment facilities at different positions along their lengths. The span may have an elongated portion above the upper surface of the fork body. The tines may have opposed parallel sidewalls, and the tool may comprise three, four, five, or more tines.

A garden tool comprises a fork body with a base portion having upper and lower surfaces. The tool includes a plurality of elongated tines each having a first end connected to the base portion, and an opposed free end. A span element attaches to the base at an intermediate portion along the length of each tine, which are preferably parallel to each other. The span element includes one or more acute cutting edges, which may reside between adjacent tines, or may be connected to some or all of them, preferably being adjacent to the lower surface. According to one variant, the tines each include a plurality of span attachment facilities at different positions along their lengths. The span may have an elongated portion above the upper surface of the fork body. The tines may have opposed parallel sidewalls, and the tool may comprise three, four, five, or more tines.