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.
Whole chestnuts can be eaten raw, baked, boiled or roasted. Use a sharp knife or chestnut knife to peel and eat them raw, or score an X with the knife deep through the outer shell, then roast at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until the cut edges peel back. Peel the rest of the shell off and you are ready to discover the the wonderful flavor of the chestnut.