I get used hops from the

[Leif]

I get used hops from the local brewery too. I once mulched at the base of a privet hedge I had recently planted. The hops dried and became very light. Then blackbirds hopped around, snuffling down into the hops, and spreading them everywhere, in the search for worms. It was endearing albeit annoying. If you don’t mind some hops blowing around, go for it. I find they compost slowly for some reason, but the mulch worked.