Hana ʻia ʻo Akadama me ka lehu pele a me ke ʻano lepo i hoʻohana nui ʻia. ʻO ia hoʻi ke ʻano mahiʻai i hoʻohana nui ʻia ma Iapana; he lepo pele permeable kiʻekiʻe me nā ʻāpana poepoe ʻulaʻula ʻeleʻele; ʻaʻohe ona bacteria ʻino a he pH waikawa iki. Kūpono kona ʻano no ka mālama ʻana i ka wai a me ka hoʻokahe ʻana. Ma keʻano laulā, ʻo ka pakeneka o ka hui ʻana me nā mea ʻē aʻe he 30-35%, ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe ma mua o ka peat a he
hopena e like me ka peat.

He kūpono ʻo Akadama no nā mea kanu i loko o nā ipu hao o nā ʻano mea kanu āpau. He kūpono loa ʻo Akadama no ka mahi ʻana i nā mea kanu succulent e like me ka cacti a me nā orchids Kina; ʻo nā hua liʻiliʻi ke koho maikaʻi loa no ke kanu ʻana i ka lau nahele a me nā mea kanu māla, a hoʻohana nui ʻia me nā mea ʻē aʻe e like me ka lepo mulch a me ka lepo deer marsh.