ripen

She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.

As part of her narration, Catherine describes summer as the "season for abundance", saying that "as the flowers bloom and the fruits ripen, we too are reminded of our own potential for growth".

“The Gilded Age” has always plied high-toned melodrama as its chief asset, but Season 3 ripens the starched formality of previous episodes into succulence.

Grapefruit trees in the UK typically fruit once a year, with ripening taking up to 12 months after flowering in late spring or summer.

Without workers, the juicy beefsteak tomatoes that are ripening and must be hand-harvested will rot on the vines.