hops

[gertie50]

Hello all,

I was offered several bags of spent hops from a brewery yesterday, but I'm not sure if I dig them in or put them to rot down in the compost bin. Any ideas?

Many thanks,
Gertie.

[gertie50]

[cornykev]

Use them as a mulch and or in the compost bin.   

[goodlife]

Oh you lucky thing...lovely stuff..!

[caroline7758]

As Kev says, they're great as a mulch.

[NightWish]

I find that if used as a mulch they tend to dry out and blow away.  However, I can vouch that they are brilliant for breaking down horse manure in a compost bin. I had some field droppings in February and the ones that got mixed with hops are now ready to use whereas those without the hops are still a bit ripe.