RIPENS

Matures

• Ages

• Ages, as cheese

• Approaches harvest

• Approaches maturity

• Attains maturity

• Becomes less green

• Becomes ready for plucking

• Becomes ready to harvest

• Changes color, maybe

• Comes of age, so to speak

• Comes to maturity

• Nears the harvesting stage

• Prepares

• Prepares to be picked

• Reaches fruition

• Turns edible

• Turns red, perhaps

• Yellows, bananawise