In regions where the soil doesnât freeze, try planting spinach in February for a March harvest. Spinach seed doesnât store well, so buy fresh seeds every year. Sow them one half inch deep and two inches apart in beds or rows. If the weather isnât extremely cold, seeds will germinate in five to nine days.
CTA ridership has increased by more than 5 percent over the past 20 months, according to CTA records. Its most recent fare increase was in 2009. The CTA base fare will remain $2.25, except for Blue Line riders who pay with cash or buy a ticket from a machine to depart from O'Hare International Airport.
All tourists and non-Belizean nationalities are required to pay an exit fee of U.S. $39.25. As of October 2010, all U.S. airlines include this fee in the price of the ticket. Cruise ship passengers are charged U.S. $7 whether they leave the ship or remain onboard. This charge is included in the price of the cruise ticket. At the land borders, U.S. citizens are charged U.S. $15 if their stay was less than 24 hours and U.S. $18.75 if the stay was more than 24 hours.