Some details:
One area of the warehouse has multiple pallets loaded with several tons of crushed coconut husks and another area with a dozen pallets of perlite. The two products are used together as a soil to grow the plants in.
Instead of commercial pesticides, Radtke is using sprays of natural rosemary and citrus to combat spider-mites.
All of the products grown will be tested for "contaminants, molds, pesticides and other foreign substances" by an independent testing facility, similar to ones used by grocery stores.
The fertilizer will be food-grade -- safe for humans to eat or drink.
As to electrical power, the facility is equipped with 2,500 amps at 480 volts, which will easily accommodate future growth.
For security, there are 200 video cameras that will display on 4 inch screens.
A lot of thought has gone into how to maximize the use of space and power consumption:
One room in the warehouse will be used as a 3,800 square foot grow space using only natural light from June through October. A special composite material was installed on the roof to expand the natural light and increase growth production.
...The roof of the warehouse has a level section that Radtke is looking to turn into another 16,000 square feet of growing area.
Green Dragon has already been accepted into the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Radtke's retail stores will sell both medical and recreational marijuana, with different counters. There may be as many as 70 different strains.
Our goal isn’t just to have a product that’s 20 percent THC,” [General Manager] Kennedy said. “We want to offer choices to our customers. Not everybody wants the strongest marijuana possible; some people like the taste, the color, the smell or just the mood they feel from different strains. There are so many other components to a plant that’s beneficial or desirable to our customers other then just the THC count.”
In addition to pot, the store sells "edibles, smoking paraphernalia, clothing and vaporizing products."
One detail not included is the number of jobs Radkte and his grow facility are providing. There will undoubtedly be bud-tenders, trimmers, edible producers, inventory control persons, sales persons, extraction technicians, security staff, administrative positions, just to name a few.
