Green or brown? Community › Community › No dig gardening › Preparing the ground › Green or brown? This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 8 years, 6 months ago by offwego. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts 10th March 2018 at 9:52 pm #45484 offwegoParticipant I hear that spent hops are good for the garden would they be considered green or brown in the compost heap? Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In