Abstract: A weeding device provides leverage for pulling a deeply-rooted plant from soil without requiring excessive foot pressure for operation. A handle is attached to a weeder head having a first fork extending away from the end of the handle. A rotating jaw is mounted to the weeder head, and has a second fork displaced from the first fork when the second fork are parallel. The weeding device has a step for applying foot pressure to insert the first and second forks in the soil prior. A lever extension of the rotating jaw on an opposite side of the handle contacts the soil when the forks are fully inserted in the soil, and as the handle is rotated toward the soil a tip of the second fork inclines toward a tip of the first fork to close the first fork and the second fork around a plant.