"Frogleg" wrote in message
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Glyphosate doesn't work well (or at all) on plants with 'waxy' leaves.
It needs to be absorbed by the foliage to work on the innards, and ivy
leaves (and Vinca major) are just too repellent.

The only way to eradicate ivy is to pull it all up. It can be
'controlled' by pruning or chopping off, as in the case of patio
encroachment.

I think it works well on ivy if you stamp on the leaves/crush them with a
spade first to break the surface of the leaves. That lets the chemicals get
in.

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