Pembuatan dan Pemanfaatan Pupuk Organik Cair (POC) dari Air Cucian Beras Terhadap Pertumbuhan Tanaman Hortikultura di Dayah Al-Kamal, Keunaloi

Abstract

Dayah Al-Kamal is located in Keunaloi Village, Seuliumeum District, Aceh Besar Regency. Dayah Al-Kamal has 5 hectares of land area and 120 students. The main activities of Dayah students are studying and participating in extracurricular activities such as scouting and reciting the Koran. The recitation activities are carried out in the evening so that the students have free time in the afternoon. Therefore, using waste rice washing water into liquid organic fertilizer (POC) to grow horticultural plants can fill the students' free time. The aim of making POC and planting horticultural plants is to increase the students' insight into the use of organic fertilizer, which is good for the growth of horticultural plants, and reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers. Planting is carried out by sowing seeds in beds and polybags. Liquid organic fertilizer is made using the fermentation method for 1 week. The results obtained from this activity are the real influence of liquid organic fertilizer from rice-washing wastewater on the growth of horticultural plants. It is hoped that this activity can increase students' entrepreneurial spirit, especially in the agricultural sector.