Taking a short time to think this through, it doesn't count throwing your raw mulching material such as tomatoes and sawdust on your garden area. Oh, and I almost forgot to cover another nice feature: mulch keeps drooping tomatoes, sprawling squashes and cucumbers, and other vegetables out from the dirt, where they're more likely to rot, and prevents rain from splashing dirt all around the leafy vegetables like lettuce and chard and spinach. They really love eating your garden waste, as well…