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.
How to harvest: After a season of caring for your plant, it's time for the benefits of your labor! 1  When the leaves have been killed by frost (or very late fall in warmer zones) loosen the soil around the horseradish with a pitchfork then lift out the root.  Shake off any remaining dirt. Wash and dry the root.