10/10/2025
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🌿 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 #2: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗼 🌿
Keeping your pastures — and your horses — safe from the plants we most often see causing trouble in North Florida.
🍃 𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 🍃
Creeping indigo thrives almost all year in Florida’s sandy soils, but it’s often easiest to spot when grass thins out — along driveways, fencelines, or parking areas where it’s carried in on tires or equipment. 🚗
🐴 Horses can actually develop a taste for it and seek it out — but don’t panic, toxicity usually comes from repeated ingestion over time, not a single bite.
⚠️ Signs of chronic exposure can include:
• Weight loss
• Depression or dullness
• Eye discharge
• Neurologic changes
✅ Control tips:
Pulling it up often leaves roots behind. For long-term control, treat with GrazonNext® or another pasture-safe herbicide labeled for creeping indigo.
Recheck the area after treatment before turning horses back out.
If you’re unsure whether that plant creeping along your fenceline is the real thing, snap a photo and send it our way — we’re happy to help.
🌿 This is the second post in our 𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 — helping you spot the hidden pasture hazards we see most often in North Florida.
Catch up on last week’s post on 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱, and stay tuned for 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘅) next week. 👀
