We really had to give up 'The Patch' because of old bones, but the joy since then, has been gardening at home using 'mini-patches' - (almost as sq. ft. 'bits' as suggested by Mum and chums here), so the sorts of posh salads which cost a lot in the supermarkets are now in trays, buckets, big pots etc., and the value and taste of these exotic items is immeasurable! As for toms, we're even cutting back to 32 plants this year... (the freezer still has about twenty-five plastic bags from last year)!
But the cost is lower than when we had one and a half allotments, so I suppose we are in some sort of credit now, but I really miss the walk there and back and the long chats with chums on 'The Moor'!