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.
Remove the spiny husks from the horse chestnuts. Carefully press the blade of a paring knife onto the husk until it penetrates. Score around the husk until it is cut in half. Peel off the two halves and discard them.