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 Eat Chestnuts. Chestnuts taste best when they have had a chance to dry out and ripen. Leave what you plan to eat on the counter for a few days. During this drying process, the chestnuts ripen and the carbohydrates are converted to sugars, enhancing the sweetness of the chestnut.