What are the cultivation methods for licorice? Detailed explanation of the key planting techniques

There are mainly two. (1) Direct seeding, generally done in rows, with a row spacing of 30-50 cm, a furrow depth of 3-4 cm, and 2 cm of covering soil, with a seeding rate of 2-3 kg per mu. Because direct-seeded products develop many branched roots, with the roots thick at the top and thin at the bottom, most fail to meet the quality standard, and because digging them out is laborious and highly labor-intensive, in production generally only seed-production fields use this method. (2) Seedling raising and transplanting, which is mostly used in production because of its high yield, excellent quality, low labor intensity, and high economic benefit. Generally, raising one mu of seedlings requires 6 kg of seeds, which can produce 80000-120000 seedlings and can be transplanted to 6-8 mu, with 10000-120000 seedlings used per mu for transplanting. Seedling raising is generally done from late April to the end of July, with May being the best, and transplanting is generally done in late autumn and early spring, with spring generally around Qingming Festival.