- Liriope is one of the most popular landscape crops for Georgia.  There are hundreds o varieties grown through out the state.  This is an ease project that anyone can do.  It is very easy to grow and can be produced by any one with a few square feet of sunny to semi-shade space.  It can even be grown as part of the home landscape, then dug divided and sold.  A ready market may be found among landscapers, homeowners, and retail stores.  

- Be sure to choose desirable varieties. Ask landscapers what varieties are in demand.  

- If several students are growing liriope they may want to pool their crop through the ag teacher and sell in bulk. 

- Liriope can be grown in pots or beds, but beds are easiest.  However, if grown in beds, it must be dug, divided and potted.  The individual clumps may also be packaged by putting the roots in damp peat moss or soil and wrapping in plastic, if they are going to be planted soon.  

- Liriope puts on all its top growth in the spring.  That means that you will want to dig the crop after late spring when the years growth has hardened.  Be sure to plant after late spring also to take advantage of root establishment in summer though winter and a big flush of top growth in spring.