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Established in 1995, Pico-Gro at first specialized in cut flowers and essential oils, but several years of successful farming and an award for 'Female Farmer of the year in Gauteng', Erika Oberholzer became curious to explore new ideas. She spent countless hours researching farming trends, horticulture and culinary herbs before she began experimenting on an interesting concept known as micro herbs. Micro herbs are simply greens, lettuces, and herbs that are harvested when they are young, and only two and a half centimetres tall. 2011 proved to be a major turning point for Erika as she was given her first order to supply micro herbs to Woolworths. "After my introduction to the Woolworths fresh produce team, what followed was a very exciting, breathtaking whirlwind of planning, learning and preparing, " says Erika. At Pico-Gro, production never stops; the process is extremely labour intensive. The workers are busy seven days a week, sowing the seeds, washing and refilling the trays, cutting the micro herbs and moving them over to be packaged. The herbs are carefully cut and inspected by hand to ensure only the finest quality product is sent to the packing area. "I buy 30 pairs of paper scissors a month to use when cutting the herbs and they have to be sharpened daily," says Erika. The harvesting window is a maximum of three days so scheduling is critical. The complexity of the entire process lies in keeping the herbs free from any fungal diseases, due to the minimum air circulation in the densely packed seedlings, the correct amount of irrigation and irrigation times as well as maintaining a pure, clean environment for the herbs to grow.