Loaʻa nā waiwai maikaʻi o ka vermiculite i hoʻonui ʻia e like me ka absorption wai, ka ea permeability, adsorption, looseness a me ka paʻakikī ʻole.Eia kekahi, he sterile a ʻaʻohe mea ʻawaʻawa ma hope o ka ʻai ʻana i ka wela wela, kahi mea kūpono loa i ke aʻa a me ka ulu ʻana o nā mea kanu.Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia no ke kanu ʻana, ka hoʻoulu ʻana a me ka ʻoki ʻana i nā pua makamae a me nā kumulāʻau, nā mea kanu, nā lāʻau huaʻai, nā ʻuala a me nā hua waina, a me ka hana ʻana i kahi substrate seedling, ka mea kanu pua, ka lepo nutrient, etc.