The Daily Snail gets it wrong again ::) ::) ::)
It beats me how people can throw their money away on that rag and then believe what they read it it.
Wrong facts - £35 a year not month - though that mistake may put some people off and make the waiting lists shorter lol. The pictures - prizewinning cabbage, obviously grown for a competition and cared for, the entrance to the allotments in full summer, looking lovely, obviously, the "neglected" plot has been covered over for the winter. All pretty normal. The closeup of "rotting" cabbages are what leftover spring or summer cabbages look like, a few dead leaves, a few weeds and a couple of blown cabbages. Most people have those on their allotments. And sprouts don't rot over the winter.
This is a case of an ignorant reporter who can't be bothered to get up from their desk, and matches the pictures to the story.