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.
Peel your chestnuts and enjoy straight from the shell. HOW TO ENJOY CHESTNUTS. 1  Eat fresh from the oven. 2  Use roasted chestnuts in place of potato at evening meals. 3  Drizzle with a little olive oil + enjoy. 4  Serve with roasted cinnamon pumpkin.