Pumpkin Center, Kern County, California. This article is about the unincorporated community in Kern County. For the unincorporated community in Lassen County, see Pumpkin Center, Lassen County, California.
When to harvest chestnuts? Chestnuts donât ripen at the same time and chestnut harvest time can span as much as five weeks, although the nuts generally ripen in a 10- to 30-day span of time in late August and September. Allow the nuts to fall from the tree naturally.
Roasting the chestnuts also smelled really amazing. One benefit of boiling the chestnuts is that it starts to soften them. Directions: 1. Cut an X into one side of the chestnuts. 2. Boil the chestnuts in water for 5-10 minutes. 3. Let the chestnuts cool in the water until you can handle them.4. Peel the shells and the skin from the nuts.ne benefit of boiling the chestnuts is that it starts to soften them. Directions: 1. Cut an X into one side of the chestnuts. 2. Boil the chestnuts in water for 5-10 minutes.