Bahahahahaha, if only when he offers you cabbages he was referring to something different. He wants to get rid of them as quick as he can. Not a good sign. I agree with your disposal efforts. Who knows what that thing might have brought into your house.
I did start to wonder if I was missing some kind of code! Them I was utterly barked at to the state of it. Why offer someone something houfing bad?! Madness!