"CWatters" wrote in message
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Is there a way to kill the roots? .... preferably without killing the
darker green ivy that it was intertwined with?

You will need a "systemic weedkiller" that gets taken down into the roots
(eg one based on glyphosate such as Roundup) .

I've been trying to kill ivy on and off for years now as I can stand another
foray into the patch. I've found that glyphosate does absolutely nothing to
kill ivy.

The only thing I've found that works is blackberry and tree killer and the
active ingredient in that is Triclopyr 50g/L and to that I add a dash of
kerosene and a drop or 2 of dishwahing liquid to break up the waxy coating
on the leaves. That works but also ocassionally needs a second dose.