"Watching bugs eat one's crop is a unpleasant experience that farmers new to shumei frequently have to bear. Often, the plants are entirely devoured, so that collecting seeds is impossible," explains Lin. "Even if there are healthy plants with seeds, the next year it's often the case of 'a tiger siring a dog,' and growth isn't as one had anticipated."
「忍受菜被蟲吃光，是新手常有的遭遇，有時植株甚至被吃到一葉不剩，完全無法採種，」林義隆略顯無奈表示：「即使留下最強壯的植株來採種，隔年播種時，仍經常『虎父出犬子』，成長不如預期。」