Greg Hambali Award 2009 Menuju Tangga Juara

Moonlight berdaun 11 lembar itu dibongkar. Media dibersihkan lalu disemprot air. Begitu akar terlihat putih dan sehat, sinar rembulan ditanam kembali. Bedanya media diganti dengan media khusus: campuran pakis, andam, cocopeat, dan sekam mentah yang sudah difermentasi sebulan. media ‘matang’ itu lalu ditambah sedikit pasir malang dan sekam bakar. Dua bulan berselang usaha Robert Suryakusuma, pemilik Moonlight, itu tak sia-sia. Sri Rejeki itu berhasil merengkuh Piala Emas Greg Hambali Award 2009.

Setiap pagi moonlight itu disiram. Pupuk daun seimbang disemprot sekali sepekan. Tiga lembar daun pun muncul dalam waktu 2 bulan. Tepat pada 1 Maret 2009, moonlight itu mencetak sejarah di jagad aglaonema Indonesia. Ia menang voting terbuka dengan meraih 25 suara pemilih-peserta dan pengunjung. Total suara yang masuk 109 suara. ‘Ini seperti pemilihan Indonesian Idol di televisi. Saya betul-betul tak menyangka,’ kata Robert.

Menurut Gatot Purwoko, ketua harian Aglaonema Indonesia, moonlight peraih emas Greg Hambali Award itu menjadi moonlight terbaik di Nusantara. ‘Sosok keseluruhan betul-betul mendekati ideal, kompak. Sosok daun juga optimal: bulat dan cekung seperti mangkuk. Coraknya juga tegas,’ kata mantan pilot maskapai penerbangan ternama di Indonesia itu.

Ia juga istimewa karena bentuk daun optimal dari daun tertua hingga termuda. Lazimnya 3-4 daun pertama moonlight rusak. ‘Saat daun membuka, terhalang batang induk,’ kata Henry Biantoro, hobiis aglaonema di Jakarta Selatan. Daun terbawah yang drop juga sulit pulih. Robert menyiasati hal itu dengan membuang daun tertua. Moonlight pun prima dari daun pertama hingga pucuk.

Modal Rp240-juta

Kisah hampir sama terjadi pada harlequin, peraih perak Greg Hambali Award 2009. Pada awal tahun Edward Ekayono, pemilik harlequin, memborong 3 paket harlequin-berisi 7 pot-senilai Rp240-juta dari seorang kolektor. ‘Sebetulnya saya mengincar sepot terbaik berdaun 14, tapi karena mesti beli paket maka saya ambil semua,’ kata Edward. Di kediamannya di bilangan Cengkareng, Jakarta Barat, harlequin idamannya dibongkar.

Media lalu diganti dengan sekam mentah, sekam bakar, humus andam, cocopeat, dan pasir malang. Perlakuan Edward terhadap media pun sama dengan Robert. ‘Semua media difermentasi dengan mikroorganisme sebelum dipakai, kecuali pasir malang,’ kata importir minuman kaleng dari Malaysia itu. Dua bulan berselang 2 daun berwarna jingga berlapis perak muncul. Warna jingga dan perak pada daun lama pun kian terang.

Menurut Gatot harlequin koleksi Edward itu pantas menjadi runner up. ‘Warna jingga dan perak betul-betul muncul,’ katanya. Dalam pengamatannya, hampir semua harlequin yang beredar, warna jingga memudar menjadi merah muda. Itu berbeda dengan di tempat penyilangnya di Bogor. Bahkan menurut Songgo Tjahaja, hobiis di Cengkareng, Jakarta Barat, beberapa harlequin cenderung dominan hijau ketimbang merah muda, jingga, atau perak. Artinya, saat ini anakan harlequin itu menjadi yang terbaik di tanahair.

Media fermentasi

Media yang difermentasi memang kunci moonlight dan harlequin berhasil menuju puncak. Selama ini teknik fermentasi hanya lazim digunakan untuk mempercepat pembuatan kompos dari pupuk kandang atau pupuk hijau. Bahan organik yang biasanya melapuk setelah 3-6 bulan dipangkas waktunya dengan fermentasi menjadi seminggu sampai sebulan. ‘Artinya, pemain aglaonema telah melakukan revolusi besar-besaran dalam memelihara tanaman hias,’ kata Ir Agus Hermawan MT, ahli kesuburan tanah dari Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang.

Menurut Agus media yang difermentasi jauh lebih unggul ketimbang yang nonfermentasi. Semua senyawa organik di media-pakis, sekam mentah, cocopeat, dan humus-diurai dari bentuk komplek (seperti lignin, protein, dan karbohidrat, red) menjadi bentuk sederhana yang gampang diserap tanaman. ‘Media tak hanya berperan sebagai penopang tumbuh aglaonema, tapi juga memasok unsur hara dan senyawa yang diperlukan tanaman,’ kata Agus. Ragam hara dari media organik pun lengkap, dari hara makro hingga mikro.

Itulah sebabnya, menurut Agus warna aglaonema dengan media fermentasi jauh lebih tegas ketimbang nonfermentasi. ‘Unsur-unsur mikro seperti besi, boron, tembaga, seng, dan mangan bisa saja terkandung dalam jumlah kecil. Bila unsur itu tercukupi di tanaman, warna menjadi lebih tegas,’ kata Agus. Senyawa organik lain-di luar unsur hara esensial-pun ditemukan lebih banyak di sekam mentah yang difermentasi. Sebut saja tiamina (vitamin B1) pada kulit ari-ari beras masih banyak tertinggal dalam sekam. Tiamina disebut-sebut membuat tanaman segar.

Sepuluh besar

Tak percaya dengan keampuhan media fermentasi? Bukti lain disodorkan Anugerah Firmanto, di Serpong, Tangerang. Berkat fermentasi, 2 aglaonema koleksi Anugerah meraih posisi 10 besar di ajang bergengsi itu: mutiara dan widya. Yang disebut pertama meraih medali perunggu dengan perolehan 18 suara. Sedangkan widya di 10 besar. Bedanya ia hanya memfermentasi sekam mentah. Andam dan pakis halus tak difermentasi secara langsung. Sebagai gantinya, ia menyiramkan pupuk organik cair-yang mengandung mikroorganisme pengurai-seminggu sekali.

Menurut Songgo komposisi media yang dipakai hobiis itu juga unggul karena tanaman menjadi tahan banting. ‘Biar disiram sehari 4-5 kali, akar tidak gampang busuk,’ katanya. Memang, mereka sedikit mengakali pot, agar air tidak tergenang. Robert melubangi pot dengan luasan hingga 30% dari luasan dasar pot. Ia juga melubangi pinggiran pot. Edward lebih banyak lagi, jumlah lubang hampir memenuhi seluruh dasar pot hingga menyerupai saringan.

Menurut Agus air pemicu pembusukan akar ialah air tergenang yang miskin oksigen sehingga suasana anaerob. ‘Akar rusak karena tidak bisa bernapas,’ katanya. Akar itu menjadi rentan penyakit bila media banyak patogen. Pada media yang difermentasi jumlah patogen biasanya tertekan oleh mikroorganisme pengurai yang menguntungkan. Lubang pot yang banyak pun menjadi saluran drainase air yang memadai. Artinya, meski media disiram air berkali-kali, tapi air pada daerah perakaran ialah air baru yang kaya oksigen sehingga akar tetap bisa bernapas. Berkat media yang baik mereka pun melaju ke tangga juara aglaonema. (Destika Cahyana)

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Greg Hambali Towards Ladder Champion Award 2009

Moonlight leafy sheet 11 was dismantled. The media is cleaned and then sprayed with water. Once the roots look white and healthy, moonlight replanted. The difference is the media is replaced with a special media: a mixture of ferns, andam, cocopeat, and raw husks that have been fermented month. media 'mature' was then added a little fuel poor sand and chaff. Two months later Robert Suryakusuma business, owner of Moonlight, was not in vain. Sri Rejeki it successfully grabbed the Gold Cup Award 2009 Greg Hambali.

Every morning moonlight that poured. Sprayed leaf balanced fertilizer once a week. Three leaves appeared within 2 months. Right on March 1, 2009, moonlight was making history in the universe aglaonema Indonesia. He won an open vote with a 25 vote voter-participants and visitors. Total of 109 incoming voice vote. 'It's like the selection of Indonesian Idol on television. I really did not expect, 'said Robert.

According to Billy Purwoko, chairman of Aglaonema Indonesia daily, moonlight gold medalist Greg Hambali moonlight Award became the best in the archipelago. 'The figure overall really close to the ideal, compact. The figure also optimal leaf: rounded and concave like a bowl. Coraknya too strict, "said the former pilot of the leading airlines in Indonesia.

He is also special because the optimal shape of the leaves of the oldest to the youngest leaves. Normally 3-4 first leaf damaged moonlight. 'When the leaves open, unobstructed stem mother,' said Henry Biantoro, hobbyists aglaonema in South Jakarta. Bottom leaves that drop is also difficult to recover. Robert get around it by removing the oldest leaves. Moonlight was excellent from the first leaf to the top.

Rp240-million capital

Almost the same story occurs in harlequin, silver medalist Greg Hambali Award 2009. In the early years of Edward Ekayono, owner of the harlequin, harlequin-buy 3 pack contains 7-pot-worth Rp240 million from a collector. 'Actually, I was eyeing the best sepot leaf 14, but since then I have to buy packages take all,' said Edward. At his residence in numbers Cengkareng, West Jakarta, harlequin dreams demolished.

The media then replaced with raw rice husk, rice husk firewood, humus andam, cocopeat, and poor sand. Edward's treatment of the media was the same with Robert. 'All the media fermented by microorganisms prior to use, except for poor sand,' said Malaysian importers of canned drinks from it. Two months later two silver plated orange leaves appear. Orange and silver colors on the old leaves also becoming light.

According to Billy Edward harlequin collection that deserves to be runner up. 'The color of orange and silver really emerged, "he said. In his observations, nearly all of the outstanding harlequin, orange fading to pink. That's different from where penyilangnya in Bogor. Even according to Songgo Tjahaja, hobbyists in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, a few harlequin green tends to be dominant rather than pink, orange, or silver. That is, when this puppy harlequin became the best in the homeland.

Fermentation media

Fermented media was key to moonlight and harlequin successfully to the summit. During this fermentation technique commonly used simply to speed up composting of manure or green manure. Decaying organic material that is usually trimmed after 3-6 months of fermentation time with a week to a month. 'That is, the player aglaonema has done a massive revolution in the maintenance of ornamental plants, "said Ir Agus Hermawan MT, soil fertility expert from the University of Sriwijaya, Palembang.

According to Agus fermented media is far superior than the nonfermentasi. All the organic compounds in the media-ferns, raw bran, cocopeat, and humus-disassembly of complex shapes (such as lignin, protein, and carbohydrates, red) into a simple form that easily absorbed by plants. 'The media do not just act as support grows aglaonema, but also supplies nutrients and plant compounds that are needed, "said Agus. Variety of nutrients from the organic media was complete, from macro to micro.

That is why, according to Agus aglaonema color with fermentation media is much more firmly than nonfermentasi. 'Micro elements like iron, boron, copper, zinc, and manganese could be contained in small quantities. If the element was fulfilled in the plant, the color becomes more assertive, "said Agus. Other organic compounds-outside-the essential nutrients found any more in raw fermented chaff. Call it tiamina (vitamin B1) on the skin of the placenta is still a lot left in the rice husk. Tiamina touted make fresh plants.

Ten major

Do not believe in the efficacy of fermentation media? Other evidence proffered gift Firmanto, in Serpong, Tangerang. Thanks to fermentation, 2 aglaonema collection reached the top 10 Award at the prestigious event: the pearls and widya. The former won the bronze medal with the acquisition of 18 votes. While widya in the top 10. The difference is he only ferment the raw bran. Andam and delicate ferns was fermented directly. Instead, he poured liquid organic fertilizer-containing microorganisms decomposing-once a week.

According to media composition used Songgo hobbyists were also superior because the plants become resilient. 'Let me be watered 4-5 times a day, not easy to root rot,' he said. Indeed, they outsmart a little pot, so water is not stagnant. Robert pot hole with an area of up to 30% of the area of the pot bottom. He also perforate the edge of the pot. Edward's more, the number of holes almost fill the entire bottom of the pot until it resembles a sieve.

According to Agus water triggers root decay is oxygen-poor stagnant water so that the anaerobic atmosphere. 'The root damage because they can not breathe,' he said. The roots of the disease when it becomes vulnerable media many pathogens. In the medium fermented number of pathogens is usually depressed by the beneficial microorganisms decomposing. A lot of pot holes which had become inadequate water drainage channels. That is, although the media repeatedly doused with water, but water in the root zone is a new oxygen-rich water so the roots can still breathe. Thanks to good media they had advanced to the championship ladder aglaonema. (Destika Cahyana)

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