Planting a petunia with pickaxe means your land has caliche

Agriculture, News

Beth Mcmahon on October 30, 2024

If you have ever used a pickaxe to plant a petunia, you might have been attempting to plant it in caliche. Before you dig that hole or get any further, does it make any sense to plant that gentle petunia in something that is commonly used as road base?

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CELEBRATING FOOD AND WINE

October 30, 2024

A revamped Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival, combined with near-perfect weather and a bevy of new offerings, brought out more than 2,000 attendees ...

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Locals share take on school vouchers

By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter

October 30, 2024

In ongoing series, survey respondents give opinions on legislative proposal In a survey by the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, Gillespie County re...

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Long lines expected on Election Day

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post editor

October 30, 2024

Early voting expected to draw at least half of registered voters Despite the fact that over 40% of registered voters have already cast their ballot fo...

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Babysitter gets life in child porn sentencing

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post editor

October 30, 2024

A Gillespie County babysitter was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for aggravated sexual assault of a child and two concurrent life sentenc...

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PLAYING THE PART

October 30, 2024

Father Ian Robbins got into the spirit on Sunday for the 62nd St. Mary’s Turkey Dinner held at the Holy Family Center. The event, a fundraiser for St....

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Developments mean likely boost to engineering efforts

By Ken Esten Cooke Standard-Radio Post publisher

October 30, 2024

With little development oversight allowed by state regulations and more projects on the way, Gillespie County may boost its engineering efforts where ...

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