The farm workers note that seed companies from around the globe regularly send locally produced seeds to Known-You for test planting in order to learn about their qualities; others are seeds brought back by company employees traveling overseas. As long as there are suitable climate and soil conditions, Chen will try growing and tasting them in the testing grounds.
農場人員表示，世界各國的西瓜種子經銷商，都會定期將當地種子寄給「農友」試種，以便瞭解其特色，並希望「農友」提供更適合或更好的種苗；還有一些則是公司同仁到國外旅遊時帶回來的種子，只要氣候、土壤適合，陳文郁就會在試驗場裡試種、試吃。