Spent hops
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:25 am
Has anyone ever used spent hops as a compost or mulch and have they found them beneficial? I have been offered a regular supply and am wondering how to use them.
Hi Petera and welcome to the forum.
About 30 or 40 years ago (time flies!) local breweries used to deliver spent hops to the allotment site I was on at the time.It was always a mad rush to be first at the heap. They are a good soil improver and are fairly high in nitrogen, so good for leafy crops. How lucky you are to have a regular supply. I haven't seen or heard of them for many years.