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.
Harvesting Chestnut Trees. After the chestnuts fall from the tree, watch for the spiny burs to split. Donât harvest chestnuts if the burs are still green and closed because the nuts inside will be unripe. Harvest the nuts every couple of days.
At this age, the nuts have both coconut water and a thick layer of coconut meat inside the nut's hull. If you are harvesting coconuts primarily to drink the electrolyte-rich coconut water, however, you can harvest the nuts when they're somewhat immature and unripe at the eight-to nine-month mark. fully ripe nut should have a brown, even color with no gray splotches. If you chose to pick it early, the young coconut will be green and evenly colored. Regardless of its age, the nut should also have no cracks or stains, which would be a sign that the nut is damaged and its contents may have leaked out.