I'm sorry to be slow in replying to you. I seem to have taken on abit too much at the moment. The chestnuts came from a private woodland in Liss in Hampshire, and they are a bit small. Probably as a result of the lack of rain last year. I'm quite keen on a lot of hedgerow products, such as nettles, ground elder, hazel nuts, dandelions, blackberries and many other common items. I use dandelion root to make a hot drink for example. When I get a chance, I'll start to post some info about my findings.
Thanks also for the Steemit tips, I need to sort out the structure in my head, and I'll probably put some info on http://SteemRewards.com - I managed to pick up that domain a while ago, and I'll start to use it as a personal notebook.
RE: My chestnuts are sprouting