Hoʻohana nui ʻia no ka palaoa, kānana, raiki a me nā mea kanu ʻē aʻe, a me nā kumulāʻau hua, nā mea kanu a me nā pua a me nā mea kanu ʻē aʻe e pono ai ka hoʻolako ʻana i nā meaʻai. ʻO ka mea hoʻohuihui he ʻano mea momona i loaʻa i ka nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium a me nā mea waiwai ʻē aʻe i ka like. Loaʻa iā ia nā mea maikaʻi o nā mea momona kiʻekiʻe, nā mea liʻiliʻi a me nā waiwai kino maikaʻi, hiki ke hoʻokō i nā pono o ka ulu ʻana a hoʻoikaika i ka hua kiʻekiʻe a paʻa o nā mea kanu.