Gardening and Wound Care
Robert O'Leary • May 15, 2025
Spring gardening has me thinking about wound care.
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I was tilling soil.. priming it for production… and the themes of sharp debridement popped in my head. 🤔
…A handful of thoughts later and I’m at…
💭“For a garden to yield healthy vegetables, soil needs to be made fertile and steps need to be taken to protect it.”
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I added earthworm castings and compost to enrich the soil.. (nutritional interventions and supplementation)
I planted marigold and nasturtium as a pesticide - they attract “predatory pollinators”, who eat the pests and promote healthy plant development.. (probiotics and autolytic/biologic debridement)
I planted the veggie seedlings and added mulch to the bed to protect them, insulate their roots and control “what” grows.. (skin and forests are similar in the sense that they’re always dying and regenerating)
☝️🤓 Mulching a garden bed simulates the natural process that happens when leaves, twigs etc. decompose on the forest floor, providing a similar barrier.
Lastly - I “compressed” the soil and put it on a regular watering schedule.
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It was a great day of gardening and I enjoyed having my little epiphany..
💭“We’re a lot like plants and you are what you eat.”
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P.S. The metaphor’s not perfect for all wounds. My gardening situation in Connecticut parallels a dry-neutral wound.
Addressing wounds with heavy drainage - we might need to consult with gardeners in Louisiana.
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