Birmingham City Council has opted out of managing allotment sites. Some of the people now in charge are propagating an idea that 'cultivation' involves digging, and necessitates either fruit or veg. Obviously, they're just redefining the word to suit their narrow ideas. I'm worried about people who use their plots as gardens though. There's nothing in the Birmingham tenancy agreement to stipulate what you can or can't grow, so they're effectively inventing a new rule to suit themselves.